I know housing is expensive.

Spend enough time in the metro New York City area, and you’ll discover that “starter home” has become one of the funniest phrases in the English language. People are putting prices on houses today that would have gotten them institutionalized 20 years ago.

So, yes, housing matters.

Families need homes. Young couples deserve a shot at ownership. Builders need less bureaucracy. Interest rates need to come down. All true.

But let me ask a question. If your house is on fire, do you stop and rearrange the furniture?

Apparently, Congress does.

This week, President Trump effectively told Washington to put its bipartisan housing celebration on hold because he wants Congress focused on the SAVE Act.

And frankly, I’m tired of pretending this is some fringe issue.

I’ve said repeatedly on my radio program that the SAVE Act is the single most important issue facing the nation right now.

Not because housing doesn’t matter. Not because inflation doesn’t matter. Not because energy prices don’t matter. But because none of those things matter if Americans lose confidence in the system that governs all of them.

I’ve spent decades talking to Americans from every corner of this country. I’ve interviewed presidents, Cabinet secretaries, senators, governors, billionaires, pastors, activists, and thousands of ordinary citizens. 

I’ve never had a single caller tell me: “Kevin, I don’t really care whether elections are honest.”

Normal Americans understand........

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