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About Allen West

Lt. Col. Allen West (ret.) is a constitutional conservative, combat veteran, and former member of the U.S. Congress. Lt. Col. West is the third of four generations of military servicemen in his family. During his 22-year career in the U.S. Army, Lieutenant Colonel West served in several combat zones and received many honors, including a Bronze Star, three Meritorious Service Medals, three Army Commendation Medals, one with valor device, and a Valorous Unit Award. In 1993, he was named the US Army ROTC Instructor of the Year. He is also a former commissioned officer in the Texas State Guard. In November 2010, West was elected to the United States Congress, representing Florida’s 22nd District. As a member of the 112th Congress, he sat on the Small Business and Armed Services Committees. West is the former Executive Director of the National Center for Policy Analysis in Dallas, Texas, and a former Director of the Booker T. Washington Initiative (BTWI) for the Texas Public Policy Foundation. In July of 2020, Mr. West was elected Chairman of the Republican Party of Texas by an overwhelming majority of State delegates. Lt. Col. West is an avid distance runner, a Master SCUBA diver, and in his spare time, he enjoys cheering his beloved Tennessee Volunteers. He is a legacy life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, a life member of the American Legion, a life member of the Association of the United States Army, the Society of the First Infantry Division, the 4th Infantry Division, and 101st Airborne Division. He is Patriot Life Member (Benefactor) of the National Rifle Association and Life Member (Benefactor) of the Texas State Rifle Association. West is an inductee into the University of Tennessee Army ROTC Hall of Fame. Lt. Col. West is the author of three books: Guardian of the Republic: An American Ronin’s Journey to Family, Faith and Freedom; Hold Texas, Hold the Nation: Victory or Death; and We Can Overcome: An American Black Conservative Manifesto. He is married to Dr. Angela Graham-West, a financial adviser, and they have two daughters, Aubrey, a Board-certified Physician Assistant, and Austen, a nursing assistant. He is also the proud grandfather of grandson, Jaxton.

One of the Left’s Three Branches of Rule…the Media

I know that most of you do not want to tune into ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, CNN, or MSNBC. However, you actually do need to check them out. What you will find out is the existence of two completely and diametrically opposed interpretations of "news.”

By |2025-09-08T14:52:23+00:00September 8, 2025|ABW OpEd, ACRU Commentary, OPED|

Escape from New York…and LA, Chicago, Washington DC, Memphis, Austin, Atlanta, Minneapolis, Seattle

As more escape from these Marxist hellholes, so does congressional representation. In the end, there will be small pockets of Marxists with their Islamic jihadist comrades.

By |2025-08-18T12:23:51+00:00August 18, 2025|ABW OpEd, ACRU Commentary, OPED|

The Allure of Lawlessness for Leftists

Folks, there ain't no Batman coming to save Gotham. It's a Republic, if you can keep it. And you can't keep it if you are disarmed, living in fear, have no law enforcement, and are subjected to rampant lawlessness, even from criminal illegal immigrants.

By |2025-08-13T16:21:58+00:00August 13, 2025|ACRU Commentary, Colonel's Constitutional Brief|

No One is Above the Law

Our Constitutional Republic cannot survive with a two-tiered system of justice. There can no longer be a cabal of individuals, mainly Marxists, who believe that their desire for power and control gives them a mandate to do anything they want...to violate our rule of law.

By |2025-07-23T14:10:25+00:00July 23, 2025|ACRU Commentary, Colonel's Constitutional Brief, OPED|
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