2024 State of the Union address: on Principles & Values


Katie Britt: American dream has turned into a nightmare for so many

The country we know and love seems to be slipping away. It feels like the next generation will have fewer opportunities--and less freedom--than we did. I worry my own children may not even get a shot at living their American dreams.

My American dream allowed me, the daughter of two small-business owners from rural Enterprise, Ala., to be elected to the U.S. Senate at the age of 40. Growing up sweeping the floor at my dad's hardware store and cleaning the bathroom at my mom's dance studio, I never could have imagined what my story would entail.

To think what the American dream can do across just one generation, in just one lifetime, is truly breathtaking. But right now, the American dream has turned into a nightmare for so many families. The true, unvarnished state of our union begins and ends with this: Our families are hurting. Our country can do better.

Source: GOP Response to the 2024 State of the Union address Mar 7, 2024

Katie Britt: We are steeped in the blood of patriots

The task in front of us isn't an easy one. But I can promise you one thing: It is worth it. So, I am asking you, for the sake of your kids & grandkids, get into the arena. Every generation has been called to do hard things. American greatness rests in the fact that we always answer that call. It's who we are.

Never forget, we're steeped in the blood of patriots who overthrew the most powerful empire in the world. We walk in the footsteps of pioneers who tamed the wild. We now carry forward the same flame of freedom as the liberators of an oppressed Europe.

America has been tested before, and every single time, we've emerged unbowed and unbroken. Our history has been written with the grit of men and women who got knocked down. But we know their stories because they did not stay down. We are here because they stood back up. So now it's our turn--our moment to stand up and prove ourselves worthy of protecting the American dream. Together, we can reawaken the heroic spirit of a great nation.

Source: GOP Response to the 2024 State of the Union address Mar 7, 2024

Joe Biden: Jan.6 was greatest threat to democracy since the Civil War

History watched on January 6th when insurrectionists stormed this very Capitol & placed a dagger to the throat of American democracy. We all saw with our own eyes, the insurrectionists were not patriots. They came to stop the peaceful transfer of power, to overturn the will of the people. January 6th and lies about the 2020 election and the plots to steal the election posed the gravest threat to US democracy since the Civil War. But they failed; America stood. America stood strong and democracy prevailed. We must be honest: the threat to democracy must be defended. My predecessor seeks to bury the truth about January 6th. I will not do that. This is the moment to speak the truth and to bury the lies. Here's the simple truth: you can't love your country only when you win. I ask all of you without regard to party, to join together and defend democracy. Respect free and fair elections. Restore trust in our institutions and make clear, political violence has absolutely no place in America.
Source: 2024 State of the Union address on Jan. 6th Capitol Riots Mar 7, 2024

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2024 Presidential contenders on Principles & Values:
  Candidates for President & Vice-President:
V.P.Kamala Harris (D-CA)
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.(I-CA)
Chase Oliver(L-GA)
Dr.Jill Stein(D-MA)
Former Pres.Donald Trump(R-FL)
Sen.J.D.Vance(R-OH)
Gov.Tim Walz(D-MN)
Dr.Cornel West(I-NJ)

2024 presidential primary contenders:
Pres.Joe_Biden(D-DE)
N.D.Gov.Doug Burgum(R)
N.J.Gov.Chris_Christie(R)
Fla.Gov.Ron_DeSantis(R)
S.C.Gov.Nikki_Haley(R)
Ark.Gov.Asa_Hutchinson(R)
Former V.P.Mike Pence(R-IN)
U.S.Rep.Dean_Phillips(D-MN)
Vivek_Ramaswamy(R-OH)
S.C.Sen.Tim_Scott(R)
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