This is a common throwaway line. It’s typically used in conversations where one person doesn’t like who was elected or a policy that’s been enacted. Most times it is a superficial platitude. But sometimes, it’s much more than that. Today, we’re witnessing the latter.
Electing our political leaders shouldn’t be a popularity contest. Of course that’s part of it, but it must be more meaningful than that. Politics matter. Policy matters. Elections matter. And what we witnessed in the 2020 election was surreal and unbelievable.
We had an incumbent President with a polarizing personality, a successful domestic and foreign policy record (save for obscene domestic spending) who dealt with the most extreme economic turbulence since the Great Depression. An outsider, who didn't have a political philosophy that could be defined in traditional terms, with a businesslike approach to running his Administration. One whose public and social media comments sometimes would leave people scratching their heads.
The challenger was a DC Establishment candidate with a 47-year track record in public office. His track record was checkered at best. His persona was billed as your uncle. He was just an everyday guy who had risen to the top echelons of public office. He campaigned from his basement as much as he campaigned in public. And he was a person obviously in mental decline, who regularly made bizarre statements and gaffes.
The 2020 election year was one the likes of which we’ve never seen. In some states, votes could be cast in the general election, months in advance of election day. Many states allowed absentee voting to every voter – regardless of the reason. Drop boxes for ballots created numerous chain of custody issues. Ballot harvesting was allowed in some states. Today we are learning of elder care facilities in target areas with more than 100% voting rates. Several states did not verify a voter’s signature with the voter rolls or require a photo ID creating additional election integrity issues. Some of these changes followed the Constitutional requirement of passing through the state’s legislature. Other changes were clearly unconstitutionally enacted. Yes, some claims were specious, but others were firmly founded on constitutional grounds. State and federal courts refused to hear even these constitutional cases.
The results of the 2020 election have led us to where we are today. We have recovered millions of jobs lost in the virus-induced, state-imposed shutdowns of their economies. The number of jobs has not recovered to their pre-pandemic levels. Inflation is impacting each of us in higher energy prices, food prices, housing expenses and in every other aspect of our lives. We have gone from energy independence to begging foreign countries to supply oil to us when we have an abundance of supply under our feet.
On the world stage, we have seen the erosion of the United States’ credibility and leadership role. The Administration’s ham-handed surrender in Afghanistan has led to Russia invading Ukraine, and China stepping up aggressions against Taiwan. Russia’s war against Ukraine is 100% Vladimir Putin’s responsibility. China flying warplanes into Taiwanese airspace is 100% President Xi’s doing. The actions of the current U.S. Administration helped create the conditions for these aggressions.
“It does not take a majority to prevail... but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men.” — Samuel Adams
The product of this series of events has been that people are plugged in to politics more than any time I can remember. The effects of what we see happening abroad and within our own households make these events personal. They stir us to action. They cause some of us to volunteer in our communities and political organizations. They cause some of us to run for public office. They cause some of us to learn about our history and First Principles. They should cause us to pause and reflect on the ones in our lives that truly matter.
Elections do have consequences. As dark as things are, there are brightening lights on the horizon. These lights are produced by millions of patriots. They’re produced by you, your friends, and the families who’ve committed to saving our republic and defending our Constitution and First Principles. We stand in the breech.
Elections do have consequences. But, so do our actions. Continue the fight to maintain and secure our freedoms. May God bless America. May God bless us all.
In liberty,
Brett
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