Author: R. Alan Harrop, Ph.D.

The essence of a constitutional republic is the right of the people to select their representatives through voting. The process of voting has changed rather significantly since the founding of this great republic. Originally only property owners were permitted to vote since it was assumed that they would have the greatest interest and investment in doing what was best for the nation. All citizens are now allowed to vote, including women and ages 18 and above. What has changed even more, especially in the recent past, is the process by which votes are cast and counted. Some of these changes have been problematic and have created doubt about the integrity of the voting. A recent example of this problem is the California primary that took almost thirty days to certify the outcome the election. This is unacceptable.

President Trump has been adamant about the potential fraud. Not only are illegals being allowed to vote (as recently reported in New Jersey), but there are ongoing problems with mail-in ballots that are particularly vulnerable to fraud. In other countries such as France, there were so many problems with mail-in ballots that they have returned to voting only on election day and in person. Unfortunately, President Trump’s efforts to return confidence to the voting process through the so-called “Save Act” have been blocked in the Senate by contrarians like Senator Tom Tillis, (and essentially the entire Democrat Party). President Trump is being forced to use his administrative authority over the U.S. Postal Service in an effort to control mail-in ballots, but even this effort has been resisted by the Democrat controlled states who filed a lawsuit to block this effort. That lawsuit has yet to play out in the federal courts. This raises the question of why the Democrat Party is doing all they can to block efforts to ensure the integrity of elections. Perhaps they want to cheat. Could be.

In every election in the recent past we are told that the fate of the nation is at stake. The coming election in November is no exception. President Abraham Lincoln once famously said that if America was to be destroyed it would not be by a foreign enemy, but rather from within; with the citizens being the cause of that destruction. The issue we are increasingly facing is the threat from anti-American Marxists who are determined to fundamentally change this country to a communist country. There was a time in this country where no politician would dare to propose such an ideology, especially since we fought several wars to resist communism around the world, including the Korean War and Vietnam. The brave men and women who fought and died resisting communism will have died in vain if we now allow America to become a Marxist/communist country.

Alarmingly, we see this happening in many places (including New York City) where communist immigrants from other countries are increasingly receiving voter support and winning elections. This is no longer a fringe group that we can afford to dismiss or ignore. It will be at our own peril if we do. We have to face the fact that many of our younger citizens have been brainwashed by leftist professors into believing that socialism/communism is acceptable. This in spite of the historical fact that no communist country has ever been economically successful or has provided the freedoms that we take for granted in America.

The problem is the failure of true patriots to vote. In the 2024 election, only approximately 65% of eligible voters bothered to vote. In non-presidential elections the totals are even more dismal. For example, in 2022 in Craven County only 50.4% of eligible voters actually voted. Not acceptable! It is particularly important that conservative leaning counties get out the vote to offset the voting in leftist urban areas like Raleigh, Durham, Asheville and Charlotte.

So how do we motivate conservative voters? First, everyone who voted for President Trump in 2024 (which in Craven County was 59.6%, must be made to realize that if the Democrats control the House and/or Senate it will be nothing but impeachment hearings and blocking everything President Trump tries to accomplish. A Democrat Congress will also make every effort to eliminate all President Trump has accomplished and return to the disastrous policies of the Biden presidency. Second, the voters must realize that the Democrat Party is being taken over by the Marxist extremists who will do everything to destroy this country. As President Reagan frequently said, “ Freedom is always one generation from extinction.” WE CANNOT ALLOW THIS TO HAPPEN!

Each of us must fight to preserve our country. It is our turn. Join the efforts of your precinct and county GOP to get out the vote. Make phone calls. Knock on doors. If we fail, the brave men and women who died for our country will have died in vain. We will have betrayed them.