Op-ed:
Making Us a ‘More Perfect Union’ Via
the Electoral College and Respecting Our Flag
By:
Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor / Right Side Patriots on American Political Radio
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“Each State shall
appoint … a Number of Electors, equal to the whole Number of Senators and Representatives
to which the State may be entitled in the Congress.”
- Article II Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution
With all the rightful brouhaha over our taxpayer dollars
being wasted on the media-hyped unneeded recount efforts in key battleground
states...efforts put forth by liberal Green Party loon and Hillary shill Dr. Jill
Stein...we now have proof positive of why the Electoral College is of critical
importance in how we choose our president.
So with that being said it’s now time for a very brief but
all-important civics 101 lesson not just so we understand the basics of why and
how our Founders and Framers did what they did, but also so we can put the crying
of this election’s losers and their whiny supporters behind us once and for
all. And this lesson must begin with accepting the basic premise and fact that our
Founding Fathers set up our new nation to be a representative republic...not a
theocracy or even a democracy as some think...meaning we elect representatives
to do 'We the People's' bidding. By doing so this assures that every state’s two senators and
given number of representatives become part of what we call the Electoral
College...a term that does not actually appear in the Constitution instead
having Article II and the 12th Amendment referring
to “electors." And this was a very wise move on our Founders and Framers part as
it allowed for each and every state to have equal representation in presidential elections.
How so...simply by taking into account the differences in
the populations of each state, our Founders and Framers were able to prevent a
handful of more populated states from controlling the outcome of any then current or future
presidential elections...and in today’s world that prevents New York, California,
Texas, Florida, New Jersey, and a mere handful of others from being the only
ones to decide who the president will be. And by doing it this way, our
Founders made it clear to all that each individual state was indeed of
paramount importance to the whole of the republic...to the whole of the federal
union...and they did so by their simply allowing each individual autonomous state
an equal say, as in the above stated equal representation, in who the next president
will be.
And while some at the Constitutional Convention called for
what amounts to the concept of ‘majority rule’ when elected our president, our Founders and Framers
rightfully reasoned that a direct election of presidents by the majority...by the popular vote of what they called “qualified
citizens”...could actually lead to the creation of a monarchy...the very
thing they left behind in Europe...and thus render each state basically nothing
but managerial entities within the newly crafted federal government. And when
all sides of the argument were taken into account, our Founding Fathers saw what
became known as the Electoral College as a compromise between what some wanted
to be an election of the president by Congress alone or by the afore mentioned
popular vote.
So as it stands right now and since 1964...when the 23rd
Amendment extended the right to vote in the presidential election to citizens
residing in the District of Columbia... we have a total of 538 of what’s called
“electors” which correlates directly with
the 435 Representatives, 100 Senators, and the three District of Columbia
"electors," making up the total of the Electoral College. This means ...and it’s
really just simple math...that the first candidate to win enough states to get
to 270 electoral votes is elected president and then the same tabulation is done for the office of the vice-president. However, if
no candidate receives the needed 270 number then as per the 12th Amendment (the
expansion of voting rights) it becomes the job of the House of Representatives to choose
the president, with each state delegation (instead of each representative) having one vote. And if no candidate receives a majority for vice-president, then
the Senate chooses the vice-president, with each senator having one vote.
And know that our Founders and Framers thought long and hard
before
“electors” became an integral part of the
Constitution. And while today’s Electoral College naysayers continue to claim and continue
to whine that the ‘popular vote’ alone should have always been the decider of
who becomes president, one just has to look at the pages of history to see just
how unwise a decision that would have been then and would continue to be today.
For example, a different version of American history for sure would have
unfolded if the great Abraham Lincoln, our 16th president, had never become
president for remember he lost the popular vote but thankfully won the
electoral vote. And let’s not forget that in one of the most highly contested
elections of all time saw Al Gore winning the popular vote but losing the 2000 election
to George W. Bush when Florida’s 25 electoral votes went to Bush...thankfully saving
us all from freezing to death in shorts and tee shirts as we are now entering
what’s known as a ‘little ice age’ as opposed to Gore’s doom and gloom main campaign
scenario of impending global warming.
Also, remember that while our Founders and Framers had no
way of knowing this at the time they drafted the Constitution, but today’s Electoral
College actually keeps presidential elections from turning into knock-out,
drag-down, free-for-alls because it makes it highly unlikely that any ‘fringe’ (lunatic)
third-party candidate... as in the afore mentioned Dr. Jill Stein...will ever garner
enough votes to either win or be the determining factor in who becomes
president. And the Electoral College also helps keep in check the up to a dozen
candidates who are actually listed on the ballot during any given presidential election
cycle, preventing a nightmare of a possibility where a candidate would then only
need 10 percent of the total vote to become president, translating into that
president representing less than a minuscule percentage of the total American
population.
So the bottom line is this, because our Founders and Framers
made the designating of “electors” a
key part of our Constitution, a Constitutional amendment would be needed to
change the way we elect our presidents. And that in turn would have to be
passed by Congress and then sent to the States for ratification as a Constitutional
amendment with said amendment being proposed by a two-thirds majority in both
houses of Congress and then ratified by three-fourths of the States. And know that will not happen as
right now the American people are leaning towards true
Constitutionalism in an attempt to both negate and repair the damage Barack
HUSSEIN Obama’s disrespect of our Constitution has caused our country.
And when you add in that our Founders and Framers carefully
thought through every part, process, and ramification of the Constitution not
just for them in real time but for future generations to come before they dared
to ratify it, you just know the Electoral College process is thankfully here to
stay. And this means the losers and their assorted minions best start moving on
because January 20th is fast approaching when a president who honors and
respects the Constitution will then become the steward of America’s ship.
So while the liberal left and their coloring book and therapy
puppy crowd still whine over Hillary’s Electoral College shellacking by Donald
Trump...as they continue to voice their anger over their ‘free ride’ and ‘free
stuff’ now coming to an end...don’t you just love how they will embrace parts
of the Constitution only when it suits their nefarious purposes. And this is
exactly what they are doing every time they burn an American flag while saying
they are just expressing their First Amendment right to do so.
But do they really have that right to do so...personally I
don’t think so...no matter that on June 11, 1990, the Supreme Court declared, as
per their ruling in the United States v. Eichman, that burning the American flag
was an example of constitutionally protected free speech as laid out in the
First Amendment and was thus allowed. But how can that be when the First
Amendment clearly states that, “Congress
shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the
free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or
the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government
for a redress of grievances”...with “peaceably
to assemble” being the key words. How
can that be when those burning the flag are doing anything but “peaceably” assembling for they know
well that the mere act of putting a match to the flag brings forth violent acts
from both counter protesters and those countering the counter protesters as
well as putting the public in jeopardy for fires can and do spread.
Simply, the Supreme Court got it wrong...horribly
wrong... and I truly hope that this ruling is not just revisited but overturned
once Donald Trump is sworn in as president for burning our flag is not just a slap
in the face to those who fought and died for these people’s supposed right to
do so, but is actually a form of hate speech done solely to elicit a violent
reaction by those who rightfully see the flag as a symbol of America’s founding
principles of liberty, justice, and freedom. Our flag is not merely a piece of
cloth as these flag-burning misogynists view it but represents the soul and
blood of every American that has come before...of every American alive today who
values, honors, and is proud of the principals this nation was founded upon.
By the Supreme Court allowing the burning of the American
flag the importance of the Pledge of Allegiance is lost for many for what is a
nation without the loyalty of its people ...loyalty manifested in symbols like
the flag...symbols used to unite us as a nation... symbols used to define who we
are and where we as a nation are going.
And so I agree with President-elect Donald J. Trump that the
burning of the American flag...that the desecration of it in any way...should
and must be considered a criminal offense and be treated as such. And to that I
will add punishable under the full extent of the law...as in serious jail time
or even deportation...for if one has no respect for our nation’s heritage or
its symbols one simply does not belong here.
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RIGHT SIDE PATRIOTS...LIVE!
Today, Tuesday, December 13th from 7 to 9pm EST on American Political Radio, RIGHT SIDE PATRIOTS
Craig Andresen and Diane Sori discuss the pros and cons of the
Electoral College, the supposed rights but oh so wrongs pertaining to
the burning of the American flag, and the latest on Trump's cabinet picks.
While flying home recently from an overseas trip, I watched a movie
in which the CIA played a prominent role, and if the movie is anything
is close to reality, the CIA knows a lot – and I mean a whole lot, from
what’s on our computers to what we’re talking about on our phones. Yet a
healthy percentage of the American population seems to trust
President-elect Trump more than our nation’s Central Intelligence
Agency. How can this be?
Bolton, who’s being considered for a deputy secretary of state role for Trump’s administration, made the remarks in an interview with Eric Shawn of Fox News, while discussing the largely Democratic accusations of Russian interference in the presidential elections.
Read entire article here: http://pamelageller.com/2016/12/john-bolton-team-obamas-press-trump-win-hack-may-false-flag.html/