Recently, I was speaking on the campus of the University of Virginia, sponsored by the Young America's Foundation (yaf.org) in support of the Jefferson Council. What an honor to give an address on the campus founded by the author of our Declaration of Independence, and our 3rd American President.

When you think about the Commonwealth of Virginia and its impact on the establishment of these United States of America, one has to be in awe and give deference. The names are historic and memorable...George Washington, Thomas

Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, George Mason, Patrick Henry, just to name a few. Virginia, along with Massachusetts and Pennsylvania, provided the men who were the foundation of the bringing forth of this incredible Constitutional Republic. However, when we look at the current political landscape in America, one must ask, how would these Founding Fathers vote today?

Of course, our dear delusional and misguided fellow Americans of a Marxist-Leftist, Islamic jihadist bent couldn’t care less about these astute men whose principles have stood strong for 250 years. Leftists would rather follow along with Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, and a plethora of deranged minds who created a political philosophy of failure and ignorance, which, sadly, has gained momentum in certain circles, mainly academia, in America.

Virginia Perspectives: Then and Now

As we approach some very important off-cycle elections in America, we should ponder what is at stake and consider the perspectives of those who created this Nation. I especially would offer that we examine the Commonwealth, which produced our first General, the first, third and fourth Presidents, and the authors of our Declaration of Independence and U.S. Constitution—Virginia.

There is a heated battle going forth in Virginia for who shall be its next Governor, current Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears, a U.S. Marine, or former Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger. There could be no greater........

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