There are days when I am so busy, my random thoughts escape notice and I blissfully handle the tasks directly in front of me. Then there are days like today, totally uneventful and utterly boring, which allow my random thoughts to gain some sort of momentum and rational.
I was just reading about how Jared Kushner, the President's Son-in-Law, was hinting that the Presidential election could be pushed back due to the virus. At first I thought that this was an absurd notion, a folly not even worth review, but then I thought of all of the different hints we have been getting from this White House about who is in charge and what they want.
I am no conspiracy theorists, but this group has me spooked a bit. From day one this President and his closest advisors, cabinets members, and appointees have sought to congeal power to a very select group while trying their best to declassify people as legitimate members of society, valued workers, and important to the nation as a whole. They have sought to impose their values regardless of the mass impact it has on our nation with little regard to law and fairness.
I am a centrist, neither for the left or the right, so I see good in both sides and I also see the bad in the extremes. I get the sense that we are running dangerously close to having an Autocratic society replacing our Republic. The mindset of one person or family running and ruling a country like ours is dangerous and we simply can't allow such a system to take hold. The examples of such rulers fill our history books and every one shows that these systems collapse under their own greed and need for more power.
Federal law prevents the delay of the national election, however the hints that are being dropped should not be ignored. These are dangerous thoughts and those that dismiss them as folly are just as idiotic as those professing them. I'm not saying we should vote one way or the other, but trying to hold onto power by de-legitimatizing an election or simply postponing it is just wrong. The arguments for doing so include fraud and voter turnout due to COVID-19.
We are supposed to be the beacon of hope to the world; a light where those who are oppressed look for a brighter future, yet we have allowed hate and bias skew our view of others not like us. Our system of government isn't perfect, but it is better than most. We have been consumed by greed and we have divested ourselves of anyone not in the same income bracket. Companies leave the US for more profit and then ask for tax relief to come back. The government capitulates and then 'We The People' pay for their return. In the end, the rich keep getting richer while the worker bares the brunt of the load to cover costs.
My point is, we simply cannot allow a delay to let 'We The People' to have our voice heard, regardless if it is for or against this current administration. We cannot allow the benefit of a few choice groups at the cost of the majority. This virus is a curse, but it is also a blessing. It has allowed us to step back from the blinding blitz of our daily lives and allowed us to see if things really need to go on as before.
We have an opportunity to reset the narrative and do things better. We have an obligation to take care our our world, our neighbors, and ourselves, but sitting silently while others overtly trample on the rights of a nation and the rule of law, well, that's just wrong.
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