Celebrating July 4th Is Not Enough: Reclaiming the Republic They Are Trying to Erase
By KrisAnne Hall, JD
If Americans actually understood how our Constitutional Republic was designed—especially when it comes to funding and financial control, we’d realize unelected bureaucrats are just the tip of the iceberg. The real problem? It’s what our elected representatives are doing and what we’ve been conditioned to accept.
We’ve fallen so far off course that Congress can slap the name “One Big Beautiful Bill” on a so-called revenue bill and nobody blinks. That alone proves how far we’ve strayed from one of the Constitution’s most critical protections: Article I, Section 7, Clause 1. And that’s before we even touch the fact that these bloated, unrelated policy-packed monstrosities are blatantly unconstitutional.
Honestly, I wonder how many members of Congress could even explain how revenue bills are supposed to be created; how strictly limited they’re meant to be in both scope and application. Somewhere along the way, America collectively shrugged and said:
“Let the Feds grab money (and power) however they want. Who cares that the Senate isn’t supposed to control revenue bills? Who cares that the President has zero constitutional authority over spending? Constitution be damned - let’s just wing it.”
And now we’re drowning in debt, executive overreach, and legislative theater. Spare me the politicians’ outrage over the Senate Parliamentarian or whatever distraction they’re waving around this week. That’s nothing but rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic while the whole system sinks.
So how did we get here? How did unelected advisors start wielding power over legislation? How did Senators become more accountable to party bosses than to the people they’re supposed to serve?
Here’s how:
1. America is NOT a Democracy.
We are a Constitutional Republic, a nation governed by law, not mob rule or majority whim. But generations of miseducation have trained Americans to believe “democracy” is our highest ideal. That lie has eroded the structure that protects liberty: true representative government, rooted in law.
2. The 17th Amendment Stole Your Voice.
Originally, under Article I of the Constitution, Senators were appointed by State Legislatures, making them directly accountable to the States, and to you, through your local government. You had a real voice, a real check on Washington. The 17th Amendment stripped that away, replacing it with direct elections driven by party machines and media manipulation. It was a Progressive power grab, sold to the people through deception, and it broke one of the most critical checks and balances in our Republic.
3. Senators Serve Parties, Not People.
Without accountability to their States, Senators answer to party donors, special interests, and their own ambitions. They can ignore your voice with impunity, and they do. Because the system protects them from real accountability.
4. We’ve Been Trained to Misunderstand Our Rights.
Let me be clear: the Constitution does not give you rights. You were born with Natural Rights. The Constitution exists to limit government power and preserve those rights. But we’ve been conditioned to believe government grants rights, courts defend them, and our only job is to wait for permission. So instead of standing up and defending liberty, we’ve become passive consumers of government, hoping the system will fix itself.
Spoiler alert: it won’t.
So what’s the solution? It starts with truth. It starts with us.
We LEARN the truth.
We REJECT the lies that have made us passive and politically paralyzed.
And we ACT.
Not just on election day, but every day. Through education, bold participation, and relentless defense of our rights.
We stop being consumers of government.
We start being defenders of liberty.
It starts with knowing the Constitution, not the version the media or politicians pretend exists, but the real, original design that makes us free. And what better time to remember that than now, as we celebrate Independence Day, a holiday that’s not about fireworks and barbecues, but about the bold declaration that government exists to serve the people, not the other way around. The true spirit of July 4th is about standing up, once again, for the liberty our founders fought to secure.
For over 15 years, I’ve dedicated my life to reconnecting Americans with that truth, teaching in all 50 states, showing people the authority they already possess. Not because it benefits me, but because this Republic will not survive unless we remember who we are.
You are the origin of all political power. Government is meant to be limited, defined, and restrained, by you. But you cannot defend what you do not know.
The Constitution isn’t dead. We’ve just been taught to ignore it. It’s time for a revolution, but not in the streets. We need a revolution of the mind.
We need Americans bold enough to reject the political theater, courageous enough to learn the truth, and determined enough to restore the Constitutional Republic our founders gave us, a system far greater than a throne, a tyrant, or even some corporation colonizing Mars. And for the record, I’d rather live in a Constitutional Republic right here on Earth than fly off to Mars where some corporation has colonized and controls yet another land.
Let’s fix this. Let’s rebuild the Republic. I can help you get started.
Watch our Constitutional Deep Dive series now at http://LibertyFirstSociety.com.
Arm yourself with the truth and then go out and teach it.
Blessings to you.
Let’s get to work.
KrisAnne Hall, J.D., is a constitutional attorney and educator dedicated to restoring the foundations of American liberty. A former state prosecutor and U.S. Army intelligence veteran, she now leads Liberty First Legal, a nonprofit law firm defending civil liberties nationwide. She’s a national speaker, author of six books, producer of two award-winning documentaries, and founder of an online constitutional training program for students of all ages. Connect with her work at KrisAnneHall.com.