The words “Come and Take It” have been a rallying cry of liberty in Texas since 1835. In the first battle of the Texas Revolution that eventually led to our independence, 140 brave Texians stood their ground against tyranny with these defiant four words and a cannon.

Today, America is facing a similar moment in the debt ceiling debate. As Erick Erickson has articulated so well, we conservatives must hold the line. We must hold Washington politicians’ feet to the fire on this critical issue.

I am writing to RedState readers today because there is so much at stake as we face the greatest threat to our liberty that any of us have ever seen from Washington — out of control expansion of government and unprecedented levels of spending.

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Folks, we’ve invited Ted to the RedState Gathering on August 1st and I hope you’ll come to Atlanta to meet him. He is the real deal and we’re glad to have him on our front page. — Erick

These are challenging times for conservatives, and our fundamental liberties are being threatened from Washington like never before. Nevertheless, I’m very optimistic.

Across Texas and nationally, there is a tremendous hunger for new and principled leadership. I’m convinced that the most lasting legacy of Barack Obama will be new leaders stepping forward across the nation who are committed to standing up for conservative values.

And I’m hopeful that our campaign for Texas Attorney General can play an important part of that effort.

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