Two hundred and fifty years ago, a small group of people made a decision that changed the world. They didn’t know if it would work. They only knew it was right.
What they built was more than just a government. It was a proposition: that freedom is worth defending, that ordinary people deserve a voice, that the rule of law belongs to everyone, not just the powerful.
That proposition still needs defenders.
Last year, a Mackinac Center donor stepped forward with a matching gift to support the Mackinac Center Legal Foundation. The response from people like you was extraordinary. So extraordinary, in fact, that it moved another donor to do the same thing this year. That is what inspiration looks like: one act of generosity lighting the way for the next.
That donor will now match every dollar you give to MCLF, up to $500,000. One million dollars in legal resources, ready to fight for the people of Michigan.
Dick Sullivan just wanted to care for his son without a powerful union skimming the modest payment he received from the state. Carol Beth Litkouhi simply told her community the truth (see page 16).
These and other ordinary Michigan residents find themselves facing institutions with far more power than they will ever have, and we are there when they need somebody to turn to.
The founders knew their work would never really be finished. They built the tools and trusted future generations to use them. The Mackinac Center Legal Foundation is one of those tools, and you are the reason it works.
Two hundred and fifty years in, the proposition still holds. And so do you. Thank you.
