{"product_id":"keeping-the-republic-michael-compton-9798184237619","title":"Keeping the Republic: A Citizen's Guide for the Next 250 Years","description":"\u003cp\u003eKeeping the Republic is a call for Americans to recover what it means to be citizens of a free republic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the United States celebrates its 250th birthday, many Americans can sense that something has gone badly wrong. Government feels distant. Institutions feel unaccountable. The Constitution is praised in speeches but ignored in practice. Too many citizens have been trained to watch politics like spectators instead of stepping into their rightful role as guardians of liberty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book argues that America's future will not be saved by one election, one party, or one political leader. It will be saved only if ordinary citizens once again understand their duties, defend their rights, and take responsibility for the republic they are leaving to the next generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten from a constitutional, pro-family, pro-life, and faith-informed perspective, Keeping the Republic examines the principles that made America worth preserving and the threats that now place those principles at risk: centralized power, cultural decay, lawfare, border insecurity, surveillance, debt, education failure, election distrust, and citizen disengagement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut this is not merely a book about what is wrong. It is a practical handbook for what citizens can do next.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom understanding local government to questioning candidates, tracking votes, using open records, attending meetings, organizing neighbors, and rebuilding civic courage, Keeping the Republic challenges readers to stop outsourcing citizenship and begin acting like the heirs of a republic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmerica's first 250 years were purchased by sacrifice. Her next 250 will depend on whether we are willing to become citizens again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Compton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798184237619\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 410\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.84d","brand":"Michael Compton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48871439466751,"sku":"9798184237619","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/keeping-the-republic-michael-compton-9798184237619","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}