If Not the Hand of Providence, Then
Timeless Political Principles
American Greatness,
by
Stephen B. Presser
Original Article
Posted By: Imright,
9/24/2019 12:21:46 AM
Should our 232-year-old United States Constitution still be binding? For the last few years, progressives increasingly have begun to answer with an emphatic “No!” The most visible such criticism of our fundamental law is the attack on the Electoral College, which provides for indirect election of the president by electors who, if the truth be told, represent the states far better than the popular vote of the people.Progressives believe that democracy demands a majority of the popular vote select the president, rather than a majority of the Electoral College, which latter body, after all, reflects political subdivisions and geographical areas as much as it does the will of the majority.
Reply 1 - Posted by:
JL80863 9/24/2019 1:38:40 AM (No. 187700)
The Electoral College is a stroke of genius which offsets the potential tyranny of the majority concerning the election of our president. The framers of the constitution didn't miss much and were keen observers of human nature. If they intended for the document to be flexibly interpreted with the times they damn well would have said so. They didn't.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
HisHandmaiden 9/24/2019 1:46:23 AM (No. 187707)
Providence, indeed.
“Benjamin Franklin to the Editor of the Federal Gazette (April 8, 1788)
To conclude, I beg I may not be understood to infer, that our general Convention was divinely inspired when it form'd the new federal Constitution, merely because that Constitution has been unreasonably and vehemently opposed; yet I must own I have so much Faith in the general Government of the World by Providence, that I can hardly conceive a Transaction of such momentous Importance to the Welfare of Millions now existing, and to exist in the Posterity of a great Nation, should be suffered to pass without being in some degree influenc'd, guided and governed by that omnipotent, omnipresent & beneficent Ruler, in whom all inferior Spirits live & move and have their Being. —“
If still in doubt, read “The Light and the Glory” by Peter Marshall.
KAG
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
stablemoney 9/24/2019 2:37:29 AM (No. 187715)
First, I will never use the term progressive. That would be lying. The Constitution is a remarkable document and the only basis for rule of law in this country. If that goes, we will be settling things not by rule of law, but by other means. As for the electoral college, the left should read why NJ, Conn, Del, NH joined agreed to join the union. If the left wants popular vote, then these states are not getting 2 Senators, and probably none. Have a nice day!
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
Red Jeep 9/24/2019 6:57:51 AM (No. 187808)
Some states, like New York where I live, would be better off with an internal state electoral college. The whole state of New York is governed by New York City.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
Periwinkel 9/24/2019 7:18:01 AM (No. 187828)
Re: #5 The same goes for Illinois. Chicago rules the state to the detriment of everyone.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
Peach1 9/24/2019 8:09:00 AM (No. 187861)
I’ll join this bandwagon; the same goes for Colorado. Denver and Boulder rules.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
Enoch Powell 9/24/2019 9:06:58 AM (No. 187929)
How about having senators elected by state legislators? They would be bound to those representatives, I think it was a mistake to have changed that system, when, in 1912 or so?
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
Lawsy0 9/24/2019 9:39:40 AM (No. 187969)
Democracy equals Mob Rule. Democrats want it badly. So does Islam--our sworn enemy.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
Franz 9/24/2019 10:53:55 AM (No. 188047)
Some people want to tear up the Constitution because it is imperfect. Well, duh! The Constitution was written by people. People are imperfect. So anything people produce will be imperfect.
That said, the Constitution Convention turned out a remarkably good Constitution.
To understand why, look at the constitution that existed before our current Constitution -- the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union. Talk about imperfect, the "Articles" proved to be unworkable in practice. The Constitution corrected most of the problems with the "Articles" by accommodating the different positions of the states by "compromise" and trying to prevent an all powerful tyrannical government by dividing powers into three branches -- executive, legislative and judicial.
One of the famous compromises made was how to apportion representatives to the legislative branch. small states wanted equal representation by state. Big states wanted proportional representation by population. The compromise was a two house legislature -- Senate and House of Representatives. This also determines how many Electors each state gets -- one for each Senator and one for each Representative.
One thing that is clear is that those wanting to tear up the Constitution are a minority that want to ram it down the throats of the majority, because they have the perfect solution. Tyrrants are always egotistical and hypocritical.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
gramma b 9/24/2019 11:24:51 AM (No. 188080)
The Electoral College and the Bill of Rights were both meant to protect against the tyranny of the majority. They are especially important now that the urban areas are hotbeds of voter fraud.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
Rumblehog 9/24/2019 8:26:15 PM (No. 188613)
Leftists hate the Bible, and it is the very Word of God, given to the world to know the Truth. If they hate the Bible then why would they ever accept the work of our Founding Fathers, many of whom lost their homes, their children, and their lives.
Progressives are regressive scum.
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