By Douglas V. Gibbs
In Ancient Greece, political philosopher Solon understood what Americans who support the radical madness of the leftwing progressive losers have forgotten: liberty is not the absence of restraint, but the presence of order. Without law, freedom becomes a mirage – chaos masquerading as choice. Today, as President Trump seeks to restore the foundational pillars of American society — secure borders, safe streets, and a respect for law — we find ourselves confronting a political movement that treats disorder not as a threat, but as a virtue.
The Democratic Party once claimed they were the party of working-class Americans. Now, all of their pretending has been thrown away and they are revealing what they really are: the party of deconstruction. Defund the police. No cash bail. Decriminalize theft. Reduce penalties for assault. These are not reforms — they are regressions. They are the dismantling of the very framework that protects the innocent, empowers communities, and upholds the rule of law.
Let us be clear: law and order are not partisan slogans. They are constitutional imperatives. Article IV, Section 4 of the U.S. Constitution guarantees every state a “Republican Form of Government,” which presupposes the rule of law. The Founders did not envision a Union where mobs dictate policy, where criminals are coddled, or where the government abdicates its duty to secure life, liberty, and property.
President Trump’s policies—whether targeting the lawlessness in Washington D.C., securing our southern border, or restoring respect for law enforcement — are not radical. They are restorative. They are rooted in the same principles that animated Madison’s Federalist No. 51: that “if men were angels, no government would be necessary.” But men are not angels. And when government refuses to govern, anarchy fills the void.
The opposition to Trump’s law-and-order agenda is not merely political — it is philosophical. It is a rejection of the American idea that freedom must be guarded by justice. It is a rebellion against the Constitution itself, which binds us not only to liberty, but to responsibility. With Freedom comes Responsibility.
So to those who oppose the restoration of order, I ask: What is your alternative? A society where laws are optional? Where criminals roam free? Where the state is powerless to protect its citizens?
Solon warned us. The Founders codified it. And President Trump is acting on it.
Because without law, there is no freedom.
