Letter to the editor: Popular vote vs. Electoral College
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So I started reading this book on the U.S. Constitution to get a better understanding of who we are as a country. The Founding Fathers put a lot of thought into what type of government we should have so as not to allow despotism (I had to look it up) to take hold and destroy what they fought so hard to establish. The best solution was a constitutional republic, not a democracy.
I understand that everyone is very familiar with democracy and everyone wants to save it, but the reality is, a democracy is simply “majority rule,” period, end of discussion. Now that sounds great and in some cases it is, but a cruel and horrific example of a “majority rule” is a lynching … no representation for the minority to defend their position.
We are a unique country; some have even called it an “experiment,” but the truth is, the Founding Fathers set it up for “We the people,” not government. Government needs to be limited to the power outlined in the Constitution with checks and balances; otherwise, government becomes too powerful and governs by “their” will and not the will of the people.
So when we start to question whether a popular vote would be better than the established constitutional Electoral College, we need to be very cautious about who will ultimately be in charge after an election and how they actually got there. So God help us, God help us save and unite this United States of America.
Rowland Bostock
Jeannette