I write this on Sep. 11, 2026, the 25th year anniversary of that attack on our country. I am an American. I am neither a Democrat nor a Republican, nor do I define myself by some other political label. My allegiance is not to a party. It is to my country, its Constitution, and the principles upon which our republic depends. I believe we have every right — and responsibility — to demand certain fundamental qualities from those whom we entrust wit…