Posted on 07/30/2021 8:23:57 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
On Tuesday, the chairman of the Capitol riot committee, Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), claimed that “the rioters came dangerously close to succeeding” in their effort to “upend American democracy.” That statement is, quite frankly, ludicrous, but there are serious threats to American representative democracy at work today, and we need to fight against them.
While the Capitol riot was a national disgrace, it did not represent a serious threat to America’s constitutional system of government. Rioters broke through the strangely weak police lines and breached the Capitol, but the senators and congressmen evacuated safely. Vice President Mike Pence did not bow to pressure, Congress resumed a few hours after the violence, and both chambers certified the Electoral College results, declaring that Joe Biden would be the next president.
Although serious concerns about the 2020 presidential election remain unresolved, the Constitution is clear: the Electoral College makes the decision, and the Electoral College chose Biden. Even if audits cast doubt on the results in key states, the Electoral College decision stands. Republicans are right to demand election integrity laws, but it does not help to re-litigate the 2020 election.
The Capitol riot did not seriously threaten America’s representative democracy, but that democracy does indeed face serious threats.
First, the public’s increasing skepticism about the electoral process is dangerous. The counting of votes should not be partisan, and election reform should also not be partisan. Americans should want every legally eligible voter to be able to vote and they should want every legally cast ballot counted. Representative democracy only works if the people trust the officials who count the ballots, and those officials need to earn that trust.
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The Capitol riot is an excuse to start a Gulag. We don’t even know how the prisoners are being treated. One thing we have learned — America is no different from other countries that established gulags. We too have that ability. We’re waiting for a Kristallnacht and our version of the night of the long knives. We are not the noble nation that we thought ourselves to be. Disappointing huh?
Nope, the truth is your statement should read, "The biggest threat to the Constitution are the people who have elected those that refuse to uphold it.
Any person who is a member of or have voted for the democrat party since wilson?
Another call for a Washington DC gathering in mid sept was announced today on War Room.
Opening paragraph is faulty. WE HAVE A CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC.
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