To Every Democrat in Elected Office: This Isn’t a Memo. It’s a Call-Up Notice

The Jack Hopkins Now Newsletter- Call Up Notice

To Every Democrat in Elected Office: This Isn’t a Memo. It’s a Call-Up Notice.

Let me save you the guesswork. This is going to sting. But, and with all due respect… if you're in a leadership seat and swore an oath to protect and defend this democracy…then sit down…shut up… and listen—because the time for soft-shoe statements and ribbon-cutting courage is over.

You say you support the military. Great. Then let me give you a reminder of what real sacrifice looks like.

There are Americans—Medal of Honor recipients—who’ve thrown themselves on live grenades to protect others. Who’ve run headfirst into machine-gun fire just to drag a bleeding soldier 15 feet back to cover.

These weren’t gestures. These weren’t well-timed press conferences. They were instinctual acts of unflinching commitment. The total and complete commitment behind this kind of action is what this moment demands from you.

Because here’s the hard truth: you're not matching the intensity of the crisis.

Right now, America doesn’t need more panel appearances. It needs legal warfare. Lawsuits. Filings. Challenges. Nonstop political combat.

But what do we see? Mostly posturing. Speeches. Carefully scripted outrage wrapped in donor-tested language. That’s not grit. That’s brand maintenance.

People like to defend you. I hear it all the time—"What else do you want them to do?!" My answer? Every. Goddamn. Thing. Every legal tool. Every procedural move. Every unconventional tactic. All of it.

That’s what war looks like. And make no mistake—we are in one.

You were not elected to be celebrities. You were elected to serve. To fight. And maybe you never thought you’d be on the front lines of a democratic collapse—but you are.

You’re in it. Which means you don’t get to opt out. You don’t get to weigh the polls and decide whether defending liberty is good for your re-election prospects.

You get to decide whether you’re going to rise like the soldiers you say you admire—or fold like a press release under pressure.

So here’s your assignment: channel the resolve of those who gave everything on foreign soil and meet this moment with matching intensity. Stop asking what’s safe. Ask what’s necessary.

Because if you're not prepared to do that, you don’t deserve the seat you're sitting in.

Respectfully,

Jack
Jacl Hopkins