Regarding the national popular vote, historical precedence recorded in over 2,000 years of civilizations should shout “caution.” So we shouldn’t move quickly due to perceived exigencies of the moment.
The value of democracy is to allow all citizens to have a voice in determining their rulers and laws. Those who wrote the U.S. Constitution reviewed many forms and noticed that a pure democracy historically leads to destruction, as it does not preserve minority rights leading to great tides of discontent causing democracies to fail.
In order to encourage rule by statesmen rather than demagogues, we live under a representative government that was constructed with federalism to give the individual states a right to make their particular wills represented at the federal level. This is reflected in the Electoral College.
If we move to a national popular vote, is not the United States headed on that course of destruction that has pushed aside so many historical pure democracies? Is reality so perverse seeing the decay of our populace, environment and morals that it is a time to party like there is no tomorrow?
By affirming a national popular vote, if history is any guide, such chaos will ultimately result in the U.S. ceding its administrative authority in world guidance to minds of other states — read China, BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates), other power blocks and interests, with propositions and goals not of our choosing.
Margaret Matthews, Canton
Copy the Story LinkSend questions/comments to the editors.
Success. Please wait for the page to reload. If the page does not reload within 5 seconds, please refresh the page.
Enter your email and password to access comments.
Hi, to comment on stories you must . This profile is in addition to your subscription and website login.
Already have a commenting profile? .
Invalid username/password.
Please check your email to confirm and complete your registration.
Only subscribers are eligible to post comments. Please subscribe or login first for digital access. Here’s why.
Use the form below to reset your password. When you've submitted your account email, we will send an email with a reset code.