{"id":7342,"date":"2025-08-14T02:09:04","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T02:09:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/surge4democracy.com\/?page_id=7342"},"modified":"2025-08-14T02:18:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T02:18:16","slug":"surge4democracys-latest-posts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/surge4democracy.com\/?page_id=7342","title":{"rendered":"Latest Posts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n            <aside class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post theme-system display-default\" aria-label=\"List of the latest Bluesky Posts\">\n                    \n                \n                <ul class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-list\">\n\n                    \n                    <li class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-item\">\n\n                        \n                        <a title=\"Get to this post\" href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/surge4democracy.com\/post\/3mpnya5ybbu2j\" class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-link\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Get to this post<\/span><\/a>\n                        <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-header\">\n                                                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bsky.app\/img\/avatar\/plain\/did:plc:4iqkumr6cvbfbfzelldlmwma\/bafkreifisk76u7uyy47clecpxjvjbbzfgqxmvuvdi6aklt5howclj4rd7a\" width=\"42\" height=\"42\" alt=\"\" class=\"avatar post-avatar\">\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-content\">\n                            <p class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-names\">\n                                                                <span class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-name\">Surge 4 Democracy<\/span>\n                                <span class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-handle\">@surge4democracy.com<\/span>\n                                <span class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-date\">2\u00a0weeks<\/span>\n                            <\/p>\n\n                            <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-content-text\" lang=\"en\">\n                            \n                            A free society is built on the consent of the governed. Laws derive their legitimacy from the people. When leaders try to place themselves above those limits, it&#8217;s democracy itself that&#8217;s at risk. <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/hashtag\/Democracy\">#Democracy<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/hashtag\/RuleOfLaw\">#RuleOfLaw<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/hashtag\/WeThePeople\">#WeThePeople<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/hashtag\/Surge4Democracy\">#Surge4Democracy<\/a>                                <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-gallery\" style=\"--bluesky-gallery-nb: 1\">\n                                                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.bsky.app\/img\/feed_fullsize\/plain\/did:plc:4iqkumr6cvbfbfzelldlmwma\/bafkreifad4cp7i3qspnjcuujrhz64fdm5mzd7beke4p7j5vmj2a4ma3mim\" class=\"bluesky-gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bsky.app\/img\/feed_fullsize\/plain\/did:plc:4iqkumr6cvbfbfzelldlmwma\/bafkreifad4cp7i3qspnjcuujrhz64fdm5mzd7beke4p7j5vmj2a4ma3mim\" alt=\"The background is an image taken deep in a green forest with sun shining through in rays through the canopy of leaves onto the forest floor. In the center is a rectangle which is made octagonal by the corners being cut off. In it is a quote that reads: \u201cLaws are, properly speaking, only the conditions of civil association. The people, being subject to the laws, out to be their author: the conditions of a society ought to be regulated solely by those who come together to form it.\u201d The quote is attributed to Jean-Jacques Rousseau. In the bottom left of the rectangle is the URL surge4democracy.com and in the bottom right is the surge4democracy logo.\"  width=\"1000\"  height=\"1000\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                                \n                            \n                            <\/div>\n\n                                                    <\/div>\n\n                        \n                    <\/li>\n\n                    \n                    <li class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-item\">\n\n                        \n                        <a title=\"Get to this post\" href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/surge4democracy.com\/post\/3mplhraerms2s\" class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-link\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Get to this post<\/span><\/a>\n                        <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-header\">\n                                                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bsky.app\/img\/avatar\/plain\/did:plc:4iqkumr6cvbfbfzelldlmwma\/bafkreifisk76u7uyy47clecpxjvjbbzfgqxmvuvdi6aklt5howclj4rd7a\" width=\"42\" height=\"42\" alt=\"\" class=\"avatar post-avatar\">\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-content\">\n                            <p class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-names\">\n                                                                <span class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-name\">Surge 4 Democracy<\/span>\n                                <span class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-handle\">@surge4democracy.com<\/span>\n                                <span class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-date\">2\u00a0weeks<\/span>\n                            <\/p>\n\n                            <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-content-text\" lang=\"en\">\n                            \n                            An independent judiciary is one of democracy&#8217;s strongest safeguards against the abuse of power. When courts are ignored, corrupted, or politicized, the rights guaranteed to every American become less secure. <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/hashtag\/Democracy\">#Democracy<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/hashtag\/RuleOfLaw\">#RuleOfLaw<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/hashtag\/JudicialIndependence\">#JudicialIndependence<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/hashtag\/Surge4Democracy\">#Surge4Democracy<\/a>                                <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-gallery\" style=\"--bluesky-gallery-nb: 1\">\n                                                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.bsky.app\/img\/feed_fullsize\/plain\/did:plc:4iqkumr6cvbfbfzelldlmwma\/bafkreig5a7egwznasuxvuqljlbg5a346mqlslypvlqzgjqw7c6cbe6an2i\" class=\"bluesky-gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bsky.app\/img\/feed_fullsize\/plain\/did:plc:4iqkumr6cvbfbfzelldlmwma\/bafkreig5a7egwznasuxvuqljlbg5a346mqlslypvlqzgjqw7c6cbe6an2i\" alt=\"The background is an image of some large, marble columns behind a few steps, like those outside courthouses or federalist style memorials. In the center of the image is a rectangle that is octagonal with the corners cut off. The quote in the middle of the rectangle reads: \u201cJudicial independence doesn\u2019t happen all by itself. It\u2019s tremendously hard to create, and easier than most people imagine to destroy.\u201d The quote is attributed to Sandra Day O\u2019Connor. In the bottom left of the rectangle is the URL surge4democracy.com and in the bottom right is the surge4democracy logo.\"  width=\"1000\"  height=\"1000\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                                \n                            \n                            <\/div>\n\n                                                    <\/div>\n\n                        \n                    <\/li>\n\n                    \n                    <li class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-item\">\n\n                        \n                        <a title=\"Get to this post\" href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/surge4democracy.com\/post\/3mpixccxx6i2j\" class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-link\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Get to this post<\/span><\/a>\n                        <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-header\">\n                                                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bsky.app\/img\/avatar\/plain\/did:plc:4iqkumr6cvbfbfzelldlmwma\/bafkreifisk76u7uyy47clecpxjvjbbzfgqxmvuvdi6aklt5howclj4rd7a\" width=\"42\" height=\"42\" alt=\"\" class=\"avatar post-avatar\">\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-content\">\n                            <p class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-names\">\n                                                                <span class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-name\">Surge 4 Democracy<\/span>\n                                <span class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-handle\">@surge4democracy.com<\/span>\n                                <span class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-date\">2\u00a0weeks<\/span>\n                            <\/p>\n\n                            <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-content-text\" lang=\"en\">\n                            \n                            Liberty is something we experience through our rights, our votes, our voices, and equal justice under the law. When those are weakened for any group, everyone&#8217;s freedom becomes more fragile. <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/hashtag\/Democracy\">#Democracy<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/hashtag\/Liberty\">#Liberty<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/hashtag\/RuleOfLaw\">#RuleOfLaw<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/hashtag\/Surge4Democracy\">#Surge4Democracy<\/a>                                <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-gallery\" style=\"--bluesky-gallery-nb: 1\">\n                                                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.bsky.app\/img\/feed_fullsize\/plain\/did:plc:4iqkumr6cvbfbfzelldlmwma\/bafkreibxaglvqil5e4qonbshnx67i7scpnbqicgwsdkvsj5dfqivj7imze\" class=\"bluesky-gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bsky.app\/img\/feed_fullsize\/plain\/did:plc:4iqkumr6cvbfbfzelldlmwma\/bafkreibxaglvqil5e4qonbshnx67i7scpnbqicgwsdkvsj5dfqivj7imze\" alt=\"The background is a clear blue sky with an American flag that\u2019s partially in frame waving, and fading to transparent towards the middle. In the center of the image is a rectangle that is octagonal with the corners cut off. The quote in the middle of the rectangle reads: \u201cLiberty is not just an idea, an abstract principle. It is power, effective power to do specific things. There is no such thing as liberty in general; liberty, so to speak, at large.\u201d The quote is attributed to John Dewey. In the bottom left of the rectangle is the URL surge4democracy.com, and to the right is the surge4democracy logo.\"  width=\"1000\"  height=\"1000\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                                \n                            \n                            <\/div>\n\n                                                    <\/div>\n\n                        \n                    <\/li>\n\n                    \n                    <li class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-item\">\n\n                        \n                        <a title=\"Get to this post\" href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/surge4democracy.com\/post\/3mpggtfjrrs2i\" class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-link\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Get to this post<\/span><\/a>\n                        <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-header\">\n                                                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bsky.app\/img\/avatar\/plain\/did:plc:4iqkumr6cvbfbfzelldlmwma\/bafkreifisk76u7uyy47clecpxjvjbbzfgqxmvuvdi6aklt5howclj4rd7a\" width=\"42\" height=\"42\" alt=\"\" class=\"avatar post-avatar\">\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-content\">\n                            <p class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-names\">\n                                                                <span class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-name\">Surge 4 Democracy<\/span>\n                                <span class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-handle\">@surge4democracy.com<\/span>\n                                <span class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-date\">2\u00a0weeks<\/span>\n                            <\/p>\n\n                            <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-content-text\" lang=\"en\">\n                            \n                            Liberty is measured by whether everyone enjoys equal rights and equal protection under the law. Democracy only endures when we defend the freedoms of those with whom we may disagree, not just our own. <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/hashtag\/Democracy\">#Democracy<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/hashtag\/Liberty\">#Liberty<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/hashtag\/CivilRights\">#CivilRights<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/hashtag\/Surge4Democracy\">#Surge4Democracy<\/a>                                <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-gallery\" style=\"--bluesky-gallery-nb: 1\">\n                                                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.bsky.app\/img\/feed_fullsize\/plain\/did:plc:4iqkumr6cvbfbfzelldlmwma\/bafkreiepd2lxbqslalwxoipcd5sasil6h4gib7owjz2fjbcrlizudtefkm\" class=\"bluesky-gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bsky.app\/img\/feed_fullsize\/plain\/did:plc:4iqkumr6cvbfbfzelldlmwma\/bafkreiepd2lxbqslalwxoipcd5sasil6h4gib7owjz2fjbcrlizudtefkm\" alt=\"The background of the image is of a microphone in front of a blurry auditorium. In the center of the image is a semi-transparent rectangle that is octagonal with the corners cut-off. The quote in the middle of the rectangle reads: \u201cThe good citizen will demand liberty for himself, and as a matter of pride he will see to it that others receive liberty which he thus claims as his own. Probably the best test of true love of liberty in any country is the way in which minorities are treated in that country.\u201d The quote is attributed to Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President. At the bottom of the rectangle to the left is the URL surge4democracy.com and to the right is the surge4democracy logo.\"  width=\"1000\"  height=\"1000\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                                \n                            \n                            <\/div>\n\n                                                    <\/div>\n\n                        \n                    <\/li>\n\n                    \n                    <li class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-item\">\n\n                        \n                        <a title=\"Get to this post\" href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/surge4democracy.com\/post\/3mpdwei62ud2u\" class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-link\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Get to this post<\/span><\/a>\n                        <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-header\">\n                                                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bsky.app\/img\/avatar\/plain\/did:plc:4iqkumr6cvbfbfzelldlmwma\/bafkreifisk76u7uyy47clecpxjvjbbzfgqxmvuvdi6aklt5howclj4rd7a\" width=\"42\" height=\"42\" alt=\"\" class=\"avatar post-avatar\">\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-content\">\n                            <p class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-names\">\n                                                                <span class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-name\">Surge 4 Democracy<\/span>\n                                <span class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-handle\">@surge4democracy.com<\/span>\n                                <span class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-date\">3\u00a0weeks<\/span>\n                            <\/p>\n\n                            <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-content-text\" lang=\"en\">\n                            \n                            A republic cannot thrive when billionaires write the rules, purchase influence, and receive special treatment while ordinary citizens struggle to be heard. Democracy requires that government answer to the people, not to donors, lobbyists, or oligarchs. <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/hashtag\/Surge4Democracy\">#Surge4Democracy<\/a>                                <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-gallery\" style=\"--bluesky-gallery-nb: 1\">\n                                                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.bsky.app\/img\/feed_fullsize\/plain\/did:plc:4iqkumr6cvbfbfzelldlmwma\/bafkreie7dknfpg4mc5iplp2iwbju5vnhlopy4nu2o3wyiywr4pcxqyrv4m\" class=\"bluesky-gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bsky.app\/img\/feed_fullsize\/plain\/did:plc:4iqkumr6cvbfbfzelldlmwma\/bafkreie7dknfpg4mc5iplp2iwbju5vnhlopy4nu2o3wyiywr4pcxqyrv4m\" alt=\"In the background is a photo of waves crashing on the shore of a beach at sunrise and the morning sky is colored orange and blue as the sun rises behind some clouds. In the center of the image is a rectangle that is made octagonal because its corners are cut off. In the center of the rectangle is the quote: \u201cThe real difference between a democracy and an oligarchy is poverty and wealth. Wherever men rule by reason of their wealth, whether they be few of many, that is an oligarchy, and where the poor rule, that is a democracy.\u201d It is attributed to Aristotle. At the bottom left of the rectangle is the URL surge4democracy.com and the bottom right has the surge4democracy logo.\"  width=\"1000\"  height=\"1000\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                                \n                            \n                            <\/div>\n\n                                                    <\/div>\n\n                        \n                    <\/li>\n\n                    \n                    <li class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-item\">\n\n                        \n                        <a title=\"Get to this post\" href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/surge4democracy.com\/post\/3mpbfvkri722n\" class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-link\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Get to this post<\/span><\/a>\n                        <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-header\">\n                                                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bsky.app\/img\/avatar\/plain\/did:plc:4iqkumr6cvbfbfzelldlmwma\/bafkreifisk76u7uyy47clecpxjvjbbzfgqxmvuvdi6aklt5howclj4rd7a\" width=\"42\" height=\"42\" alt=\"\" class=\"avatar post-avatar\">\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-content\">\n                            <p class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-names\">\n                                                                <span class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-name\">Surge 4 Democracy<\/span>\n                                <span class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-handle\">@surge4democracy.com<\/span>\n                                <span class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-date\">3\u00a0weeks<\/span>\n                            <\/p>\n\n                            <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-content-text\" lang=\"en\">\n                            \n                            Some people convince themselves that surrendering principles, rights, or democratic norms today will protect them tomorrow. History shows the opposite. Authoritarians are rarely satisfied with one concession. Every unchecked abuse of power becomes justification for the next.                                <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-gallery\" style=\"--bluesky-gallery-nb: 1\">\n                                                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.bsky.app\/img\/feed_fullsize\/plain\/did:plc:4iqkumr6cvbfbfzelldlmwma\/bafkreihhg6ck5zdqlrpr7fn465gklgacuyzy5zwgejvzjob45vz5c4scx4\" class=\"bluesky-gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bsky.app\/img\/feed_fullsize\/plain\/did:plc:4iqkumr6cvbfbfzelldlmwma\/bafkreihhg6ck5zdqlrpr7fn465gklgacuyzy5zwgejvzjob45vz5c4scx4\" alt=\"The background is an image that is a silhouette of people protesting with their fists raised high in the air against the background of a clear blue sky with the sunset lighting the scene from behind. In the center of the image is a rectangle that is made octagonal because its corners are cut off. In the center of the rectangle is a quote that reads: \u201cAn appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last.\u201d The quote is attributed to Winston Churchill. In the bottom left of the rectangle is the URL surge4democracy.com and in the bottom right is the surge4democracy logo.\"  width=\"1000\"  height=\"1000\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                                \n                            \n                            <\/div>\n\n                                                    <\/div>\n\n                        \n                    <\/li>\n\n                    \n                    <li class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-item\">\n\n                        \n                        <a title=\"Get to this post\" href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/surge4democracy.com\/post\/3mp6vgniyjn2b\" class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-link\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Get to this post<\/span><\/a>\n                        <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-header\">\n                                                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bsky.app\/img\/avatar\/plain\/did:plc:4iqkumr6cvbfbfzelldlmwma\/bafkreifisk76u7uyy47clecpxjvjbbzfgqxmvuvdi6aklt5howclj4rd7a\" width=\"42\" height=\"42\" alt=\"\" class=\"avatar post-avatar\">\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-content\">\n                            <p class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-names\">\n                                                                <span class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-name\">Surge 4 Democracy<\/span>\n                                <span class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-handle\">@surge4democracy.com<\/span>\n                                <span class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-date\">3\u00a0weeks<\/span>\n                            <\/p>\n\n                            <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-content-text\" lang=\"en\">\n                            \n                            The politics of division, pitting race against race, region against region, worker against worker, is a distraction. A healthy democracy depends on dialogue and shared facts. Those who profit from division fear what people can accomplish in solidarity. <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/hashtag\/Surge4Democracy\">#Surge4Democracy<\/a>                                <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-gallery\" style=\"--bluesky-gallery-nb: 1\">\n                                                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.bsky.app\/img\/feed_fullsize\/plain\/did:plc:4iqkumr6cvbfbfzelldlmwma\/bafkreigpdwv5vqp2xvge2gkmfxivggrcbtweps3xoj5yusxj44wpg7groe\" class=\"bluesky-gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bsky.app\/img\/feed_fullsize\/plain\/did:plc:4iqkumr6cvbfbfzelldlmwma\/bafkreigpdwv5vqp2xvge2gkmfxivggrcbtweps3xoj5yusxj44wpg7groe\" alt=\"The background is an image of a dark sky full of stars with a bright band running through the middle. In the middle of the image is a rectangle which is octagonal as the corners are cut off. In the center of the rectangle is a quote that reads: \u201cIntolerance, abuse, calling of names because of differences of opinion about religion or politics or business, as well as because of differences of race, color, wealth or degree of culture are treason to the democratic way of life. For everything which bars freedom and fullness of communication sets up barriers that divide human beings into sets and cliques, into antagonistic sects and factions, and thereby underminds the democratic way of life.\u201d  The quote is attributed to John Dewey. In the bottom left of the rectangle is the URL surge4democracy.com and in the bottom right is the surge4democracy logo.\"  width=\"900\"  height=\"900\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                                \n                            \n                            <\/div>\n\n                                                    <\/div>\n\n                        \n                    <\/li>\n\n                    \n                    <li class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-item\">\n\n                        \n                        <a title=\"Get to this post\" href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/surge4democracy.com\/post\/3mp4expopqe2b\" class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-link\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Get to this post<\/span><\/a>\n                        <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-header\">\n                                                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bsky.app\/img\/avatar\/plain\/did:plc:4iqkumr6cvbfbfzelldlmwma\/bafkreifisk76u7uyy47clecpxjvjbbzfgqxmvuvdi6aklt5howclj4rd7a\" width=\"42\" height=\"42\" alt=\"\" class=\"avatar post-avatar\">\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-content\">\n                            <p class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-names\">\n                                                                <span class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-name\">Surge 4 Democracy<\/span>\n                                <span class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-handle\">@surge4democracy.com<\/span>\n                                <span class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-date\">3\u00a0weeks<\/span>\n                            <\/p>\n\n                            <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-content-text\" lang=\"en\">\n                            \n                            The Constitution was designed with checks and balances, separation of powers, and limits on government authority. The Founders understood that ambition, corruption, and self-interest are permanent features of human nature. <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/hashtag\/Surge4Democracy\">#Surge4Democracy<\/a>                                <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-gallery\" style=\"--bluesky-gallery-nb: 1\">\n                                                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.bsky.app\/img\/feed_fullsize\/plain\/did:plc:4iqkumr6cvbfbfzelldlmwma\/bafkreihmty3yj3uowajjhczhvgohvqchie75xx6b23l52gtesrolcujbni\" class=\"bluesky-gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bsky.app\/img\/feed_fullsize\/plain\/did:plc:4iqkumr6cvbfbfzelldlmwma\/bafkreihmty3yj3uowajjhczhvgohvqchie75xx6b23l52gtesrolcujbni\" alt=\"The background is an image taken deep in a green forest with sun shining through in rays through the canopy of leaves onto the forest floor. In the center is a rectangle which is made octagonal by the corners being cut off. In it is a quote that reads: \u201cAmbition must be made to counteract ambition. The interest of the man must be connected with the constitutional rights of the place. It may be a reflection on human nature, that such devices should be necessary to control the abuses of government. But what is government itself, but the greatest of all reflections on human nature?\u201d The quote is attributed to James Madison, 4th President. In the bottom left of the rectangle is the URL surge4democracy.com and in the bottom right is the surge4democracy logo.\"  width=\"900\"  height=\"900\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                                \n                            \n                            <\/div>\n\n                                                    <\/div>\n\n                        \n                    <\/li>\n\n                    \n                    <li class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-item\">\n\n                        \n                        <a title=\"Get to this post\" href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/surge4democracy.com\/post\/3mozuiun2qx2s\" class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-link\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Get to this post<\/span><\/a>\n                        <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-header\">\n                                                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bsky.app\/img\/avatar\/plain\/did:plc:4iqkumr6cvbfbfzelldlmwma\/bafkreifisk76u7uyy47clecpxjvjbbzfgqxmvuvdi6aklt5howclj4rd7a\" width=\"42\" height=\"42\" alt=\"\" class=\"avatar post-avatar\">\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-content\">\n                            <p class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-names\">\n                                                                <span class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-name\">Surge 4 Democracy<\/span>\n                                <span class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-handle\">@surge4democracy.com<\/span>\n                                <span class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-date\">3\u00a0weeks<\/span>\n                            <\/p>\n\n                            <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-content-text\" lang=\"en\">\n                            \n                            Those who seek power often claim they&#8217;re acting for our own good. Whether it&#8217;s a king, a politician, a billionaire, or a bureaucracy, concentrated power almost always justifies itself as necessary or beneficial. Liberty survives when reason is free to speak. <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/hashtag\/Surge4Democracy\">#Surge4Democracy<\/a>                                <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-gallery\" style=\"--bluesky-gallery-nb: 1\">\n                                                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.bsky.app\/img\/feed_fullsize\/plain\/did:plc:4iqkumr6cvbfbfzelldlmwma\/bafkreidqrecxqsijriz63ki5qjhfgvagqkjru6spxuhxyvxti3bdw26pce\" class=\"bluesky-gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bsky.app\/img\/feed_fullsize\/plain\/did:plc:4iqkumr6cvbfbfzelldlmwma\/bafkreidqrecxqsijriz63ki5qjhfgvagqkjru6spxuhxyvxti3bdw26pce\" alt=\"The background is an image of some large, marble columns behind a few steps, like those outside courthouses or federalist style memorials. In the center of the image is a rectangle that is octagonal with the corners cut off. The quote in the middle of the rectangle reads: \u201cIn this style, argue tyrants of every denomination from the weak king to the weak father of a family; they are all eager to crush reason; yet always assert that they usurp its throne only to be useful.\u201d The quote is attributed to Mary Wollstonecraft. In the bottom left of the rectangle is the URL surge4democracy.com and in the bottom right is the surge4democracy logo.\"  width=\"1000\"  height=\"1000\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                                \n                            \n                            <\/div>\n\n                                                    <\/div>\n\n                        \n                    <\/li>\n\n                    \n                    <li class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-item\">\n\n                        \n                        <a title=\"Get to this post\" href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/surge4democracy.com\/post\/3moxdzv4qyd2j\" class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-link\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Get to this post<\/span><\/a>\n                        <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-header\">\n                                                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bsky.app\/img\/avatar\/plain\/did:plc:4iqkumr6cvbfbfzelldlmwma\/bafkreifisk76u7uyy47clecpxjvjbbzfgqxmvuvdi6aklt5howclj4rd7a\" width=\"42\" height=\"42\" alt=\"\" class=\"avatar post-avatar\">\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-content\">\n                            <p class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-names\">\n                                                                <span class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-name\">Surge 4 Democracy<\/span>\n                                <span class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-handle\">@surge4democracy.com<\/span>\n                                <span class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-date\">3\u00a0weeks<\/span>\n                            <\/p>\n\n                            <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-content-text\" lang=\"en\">\n                            \n                            Freedom isn&#8217;t something we merely possess, it&#8217;s something we do. Voting. Organizing. Speaking out. Holding leaders accountable. Defending institutions when they&#8217;re under attack. Democracy isn&#8217;t a spectator sport. <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/hashtag\/Surge4Democracy\">#Surge4Democracy<\/a>                                <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-gallery\" style=\"--bluesky-gallery-nb: 1\">\n                                                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.bsky.app\/img\/feed_fullsize\/plain\/did:plc:4iqkumr6cvbfbfzelldlmwma\/bafkreihrw6tq4vb324f4c2fppmjc3u75enl376v6xm4rmgh4eoarn4yxuu\" class=\"bluesky-gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bsky.app\/img\/feed_fullsize\/plain\/did:plc:4iqkumr6cvbfbfzelldlmwma\/bafkreihrw6tq4vb324f4c2fppmjc3u75enl376v6xm4rmgh4eoarn4yxuu\" alt=\"The background is a clear blue sky with an American flag that\u2019s partially in frame waving, and fading to transparent towards the middle. In the center of the image is a rectangle that is octagonal with the corners cut off. The quote in the middle of the rectangle reads: \u201cThe raison d&#039;\u00eatre of politics freedom, and its field of experience is action.\u201d The quote is attributed to Hannah Arendt. In the bottom left of the rectangle is the URL surge4democracy.com, and to the right is the surge4democracy logo.\"  width=\"1000\"  height=\"1000\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                                \n                            \n                            <\/div>\n\n                                                    <\/div>\n\n                        \n                    <\/li>\n\n                    \n                <\/ul>\n            <\/aside>\n            ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7342","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/surge4democracy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7342","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/surge4democracy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/surge4democracy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surge4democracy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surge4democracy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7342"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/surge4democracy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7342\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7348,"href":"https:\/\/surge4democracy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7342\/revisions\/7348"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/surge4democracy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7342"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}