Who Will Stand for the Republic?
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Republics Do Not Survive Automatically
The Steady State sounds the warning bell that republics collapse when citizens, leaders, and institutions decide preserving comfort matters more than defending constitutional principle. Constitutional democracy endures only when citizens, public servants, military officers, and political leaders are willing to defend law and democratic principles even when doing so carries personal or political cost. The United States is approaching a moment in which neutrality, silence, and passivity may themselves become forms of complicity.
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Founded in 2016, The Steady State is a nonprofit 501(c)(4) organization of more than 400 former senior national security professionals. Our membership includes former officials from the CIA, FBI, Department of State, Department of Defense, and Department of Homeland Security. Drawing on deep expertise across national security disciplines, including intelligence, diplomacy, military affairs, and law, we advocate for constitutional democracy, the rule of law, and the preservation of America’s national security institutions.
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