Marly Hornik & Harry Robert Haury – In a letter unanimously signed by the delegates to the First Continental Congress on October 26, 1774, our founders stated, “The first grand right, is that of the people having a share in their own government by their representatives chosen by themselves, and, in consequence, of being ruled by laws, which they themselves approve, not by edicts of men over whom they have no control.”
It is for this reason that our Constitution defines a zero-trust system. In America, transparency and direct accountability are central to securing our inalienable right — to live as a sovereign being, possessed of our own thoughts, experiences, and creativity to guide us.