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| | Royal Alexander remains active in public life. He is a frequent lecturer to various civic and educational organizations regarding the United States Constitution. He also serves as an occasional media guest giving analysis on current political and social issues as they relate to the [[United States Constitution]]. | | Royal Alexander remains active in public life. He is a frequent lecturer to various civic and educational organizations regarding the United States Constitution. He also serves as an occasional media guest giving analysis on current political and social issues as they relate to the [[United States Constitution]]. |
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| − | ===2020 presidential election=== | + | ===2In search of the silent majority=== |
| − | In June 2020, Alexander, a supporter of [[U.S. President]] [[Donald Trump]] said:<blockquote> | + | In June 2020, Alexander, a supporter of [[U.S. President]] [[Donald Trump]], evoked the idea of the "silent majority" in politics:<blockquote> |
| − | While this is a difficult and chaotic time in our nation’s history, we should not lose hope because a storm is coming and it will be brought about by millions of humble, faithful Americans<br> | + | |
| − | There is a storm coming but it’s not the one the often-dishonest national media and radical Left envision. It’s the silent majority of millions of Americans who quietly but proudly hold on to their love of country, constitutional freedoms and faith in God— for which we are mocked when we kneel in prayer—while kneeling during the national anthem is celebrated. | + | While this is a difficult and chaotic time in our nation’s history, we should not lose hope because a storm is coming, and it will be brought about by millions of humble, faithful Americans....<br> |
| − | As Americans, the large majority of us are kind, generous and peace-loving. However, we are not going to be silenced; neither are our values and freedoms going to be sacrificed on the altar of political correctness. Through the strength of our prayers and our vote we will be heard from soon. | + | We are shouted down as racist simply by pointing out that the appropriate, legal manner by which to make lasting social change ... is by voting, organizing, marching, striking, and boycotting, and not by a brick through the car window or a torch through the front door of a small business. ... |
| | + | There is a storm coming, but it’s not the one the often-dishonest national media and radical Left envision. It’s the silent majority of millions of Americans who quietly but proudly hold on to their love of country, constitutional freedoms, and faith in [[God]] — for which we are mocked when we kneel in prayer — while kneeling during the national anthem is celebrated. |
| | + | As Americans, the large majority of us are kind, generous and peace-loving. However, we are not going to be silenced; neither are our values and freedoms going to be sacrificed on the altar of political correctness. Through the strength of our prayers and our vote we will be heard from soon.<ref>{{cite web|url= |
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| | ==References== | | ==References== |