Modulating Tones

Uganda is on our hearts. For many years, the people of Uganda have lived under a government marked by deep political tension. President Yoweri Museveni has been in power since 1986, and after the January 2026 election he was declared the winner of a seventh term. Reuters and other observers have noted that the result was disputed, with serious concerns raised about violence, repression, and the treatment of opposition voices. 40 years! This is not just politics. This is what happens when power stays too long, answers to too little, and begins to treat a nation as personal property instead of public trust.   Uganda reminds us that when power stays too long, the nation pays the price. And America must not imagine itself immune. Just as forty years is too long for Uganda, a third term in the United States presidency would be too long as well. Term limits are not a nuisance; they are a guardrail. They exist to remind both leaders and citizens that no person should become so centra...