Faith In We The People – Preface! - James L. Carr Jr.

Faith In We The People – Preface!

“What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it? And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing. And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost.”
— Luke 15:4–6

Why I Am Running

My campaign is about more than winning a Senate seat. It’s an opportunity to have a conversation with you—about who we are as a people, where we’ve been, and where we must go together.

When a person seeks the privilege of being a representative of a free and self-governing people, they are obligated to acknowledge the trust they are asking to be bestowed upon them. Therefore, it becomes necessary to set forth with clarity and conviction the principles that compel one to seek such a station.

Placing the public good above private interest;
Defending the Constitution and the rule of law;
Acting in accordance with justice, reason, and the enduring hopes of those they seek to serve.

A decent respect for the wisdom, struggles, and aspirations of the people requires that the candidate declare openly the causes and convictions which move them to seek office.

As Jefferson so boldly declared—and as we as a nation have expanded upon—it is self-evident that all people are created equal, each endowed with rights to live with dignity, to be free, and to pursue a life of purpose and fulfillment as they define it. The role of government, at its core, is to safeguard these rights, drawing its legitimacy from the consent of the people it serves.

Covenant vs. Contract: America’s Foundational Choice

All nations rest on an invisible foundation—not merely its laws or institutions, but on the deeper agreements that bind people together. These agreements are either covenants, built on trust and shared purpose, or contracts, rooted in self-interest and conditional exchange.

Since our founding, America has wrestled between these two visions. At our best, we have lived as a covenant people, founded not on bloodlines or monarchies, but on the revolutionary ideals of liberty, justice, and mutual responsibility.

The declaration that we are all created equal and endowed by our Creator with unalienable rights was not merely a contract between states. It was, in its most sacred form, a covenant amongst We the People.

But the betrayal of those ideals is rooted in the very foundation of our country. From the enslavement of millions to the dispossession of native peoples, from systemic discrimination to institutional and judicial indifference, we have often traded covenant for contract, reducing sacred relationships to cold transactions.

We built systems that protected the powerful, allowing them to make promises they never intended to keep. In doing so, we broke something vital—not just in our democracy, but in our souls. The consequences of these actions have created our national malaise: we are trapped hating what we are and afraid to become what we desire to be.

What Was Broken Can Be Repaired

However, what’s wrong with America can be fixed by what’s right with America—because what was broken by contract can be restored through covenant.

All it requires is a leap of faith, not in any one person, but in our shared capacity together. My Senate campaign is my argument for how we truly embrace our covenant. It is my attempt to demonstrate the conviction, understanding, and ability required to lead us into becoming the nation we know we are destined to be.

Stand United for Change

Be Part of the Movement

Be part of a powerful movement uniting voices, driving change, and building a fair, inclusive, and brighter future together.

Thank You!

James L. Carr Jr.
Candidate for the U.S. Senate for the Great State of North Carolina
Advocate for the American Covenant
“Faith in We the People”