The greatest sentence ever written turned 250 this summer, proclaiming every individual is created equal, endowed with inalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. But the Declaration of Independence’s promise rests on the following sentence: “That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.” In our constitutional system, elections express that consent – and their integrity sustains self-government.
On Tuesday, Americans will elect the 120th Congress, choosing every member of the House and…
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