As evidenced by the civil war-like environment in many Florida
communities following George W. Bush’s election victory — now being
contested at every turn by Vice President Al Gore, a loser in more ways
than one — millions of Americans simply don’t understand what kind of
country America is.
They have been led to believe that America is a “democracy,” where
the mob rules and the majority population decides who our president
should be.
That’s not the way it works. That’s never been the way
it works.
We can blame all of this confusion on Democrats, Republicans and any
other fool who created and then financed the current socialist
government school system, which teaches kids lots about their “feelings”
but nothing about their constitutional form of government.
We can blame it on ignorant media types who perpetuate the myths,
lies and misinformation about our constitutional form of government,
simply by giving airtime to idiots who talk of our “democracy” but never
challenge them about the error.
We can blame much of it on ourselves for failing to ask the tough
questions and for failing to find out on our own what are and are not
legal, constitutional, and proper forms of government in America.
It’s amazing to me that millions of us spend umpteen hours
researching the lifetime stats of a basketball, football or baseball
player, but we won’t spend an hour reading our own Constitution — just
so we’re prepared not to let despotic, corrupt politicians steal power
that doesn’t rightfully belong to them.
Gore, in his childlike, arrogant way, embodies all of this
constitutional neglect. And millions of us are prepared to let him get
by with it.
Well, there are many reasons why Al Gore should not be president —
even more than losing the electoral vote count last Tuesday. And there
are many reasons why, despite the mainstream media’s protestations to
the contrary, he did not earn the “mandate” he’s being credited with:
- First, it is unprecedented that the White House would change
political parties during such a huge, expansive period of peace and
prosperity. - Though Florida now stands as the key state to any presidential
victory, had Gore won his own home state of Tennessee (11 electoral
votes) instead of Bush, he’d be president-elect right now. - Gore, if he steals this election, would be the only president
since fellow Tennessean James K. Polk in 1844 not to have carried
his home state. - Here’s the real Clinton “legacy”: When he and Gore were elected
in 1992, Democrats controlled the White House, the House and the Senate.
In 2001, Republicans control the House and Senate and, most
likely will win the Oval Office. - Bush has no “mandate” to lead, Americans are told, but Bill
Clinton won a much smaller percentage, scoring fewer popular
votes than Bush won Tuesday night. - In fact, after absentee ballots are counted in Florida,
California, Washington and Wisconsin, it is possible Bush will
have the popular vote. - Clinton’s impeachment and Gore’s vehement opposition to it
definitely was a factor in this year’s election, we now know
through exit polling. - Regarding Florida, there is no legal precedence for any district
or precinct to have another vote after election day — “confusing” Palm
Beach County ballot or not. Even Florida law says if you have a problem
with the ballot, you should register complaints and suggest changes
before you vote.
There are a few other issues too.
The media’s botched (or intentional) mishandling of Florida’s vote
tally election night should prove beyond doubt that “campaign finance
reform” ought to die a final death. If candidates are not permitted to
raise their own funds and put out their own message and instead must
rely on biased reporters and entire news networks to do it for them,
just look at what a one-sided joke that would be — if it were even
correct.
Also, why is former Clinton administration Secretary of State Warren
Christopher carping to all who will listen in Florida? Mr. Christopher
is a former U.S. secretary of state, not a James Carville-like
partisan hack. Such behavior is beneath him — or is supposed to be.
Since it’s not, I just hope Christopher is getting paid at least as much
as Carville gets.
Finally, Dems are talking about giving Gore the victory because it
would reflect “the will of the people.” Again, that’s fine if this were
a democracy, but it’s not.
That would also be fine if the true will of the people were
represented by a Gore victory. Since 100 million people who could have
voted didn’t vote; and since Gore won only about half of those
who did, what is this “will of the people” BS?
Bush may not have a “mandate,” either, and his victory also may not
reflect the “will” of all the people. But his Electoral College
victory is at least constitutional and legal, and that is
something to build on.
If the corrupted regime in Washington, D.C., or the people of this
country allow Gore to steal this election, the vice president will have
succeeded in permanently dividing this country as bitterly as it was
divided during the American Civil War.
And that’s another reason why he doesn’t deserve — and shouldn’t get
— the presidency.
