The Fourth of July marks the day America declared our independence from the idea that one man should hold unchecked power over an entire people and from a system that placed loyalty to the crown above fairness, above freedom, and above the law. That’s the kind of government America’s founding fathers risked their lives to overthrow…
Too often, we treat criticism of a president as disloyalty. But that’s not how the Founders saw it. They built a system where debate, dissent, and accountability were patriotic. Where allegiance is owed to the Constitution—not to a man.
We can and should insist on a system where no one—left or right—can ignore the law, silence opponents, or rig the system for personal gain.
The Founders gave us a framework strong enough to withstand kings, tyrants, and demagogues—but only if we choose to uphold it. We uphold it by not letting any president—Trump, Joe Biden, or the next one—rule without limits. And that’s something every American—no matter who you voted for—should stand up and defend.
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Corey Saylor is the research and advocacy director for the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization.