It’s a dizzying time to be an American. In just the past few weeks, we’ve witnessed a relentless cascade of executive orders, high-stakes rulings from the judiciary, and a Congress that continues to fluctuate between legislative gridlock and untested political terrain.

Layered into this, Iran launched missiles toward a U.S. air base, a sobering reminder of conflicts past as we approach the Fourth of July. But amid the noise and turmoil, one principle should ground us: the rule of law, the very foundation of our democracy.

As we commemorate the 249th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, our nation may now be confronting threats to judicial independence and the rule of law that are reminiscent of those faced by the Founders in 1776, when they stood together to ratify America’s founding document.

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