'Agency and Office'

Editor:

As citizens of a Republic, we all have agency and office (“Sunshine, If We Can Keep It,” March 20). We have a responsibility to be informed and engaged. Voting is not a right, it is a duty we all share, and, if necessary, we must defend our Constitution by any means available.

An Oath: “I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God.”

Why? While often categorized as a democracy, the United States is more accurately defined as a constitutional federal republic. What does this mean? “Constitutional” refers to the fact that government in the United States is based on a Constitution, which is the supreme law of the United States.

If we are not willing to stand up for liberty and justice, we don’t deserve it!

Robert Calvosa, Eureka