Political posturing on both sides. The blathering of sycophants so lame that their celebrity worship settles for B-movie actors with all the personality of duelling insurance agents.
Oh sure, the pundits proclaim the lack of precedence because it never happened in their lifetimes. Constitutional crisis? Oh, puh-leez!
I happen to live in Florida. I haven't met a senior citizen yet who is the least bit worried about this imagined crisis. And for good reason.
They know, both parties know, and both candidates know that this will not be settled by spin or by street demonstrations. The only thing that will be won in the courtroom is lawyers fees by lawyers willing to capitalize on the naivete of a few voters.
No clear and convincing evidence has been presented to demonstrate that a single law has been broken or a fraud perpetuated. Lacking that, no judge will overturn an outcome.
The simple facts are these:
--it's close enough that the absentee ballots will have to be counted before a certain outcome can be certified.
--the losing candidate will yield Friday, when the count is done.
--most of the furor surrounding this as yet unsettled election comes from three camps: people under the age of 32, rabid party partisans who'd support Genghis Khan if he was their party's guy, and single-issue folks who believe the sky will fall if Satan gets in.
--the Electoral College system will not be eliminated.
Nothing at all can possibly be "stolen" here. If legal recounts or court challenges take place and change the outcome, that's to be expected in a nation based, for the most part, on sound laws. That's not theft; that's justice.
I think the vast majority of voting citizens are pretty pleased right now, no matter who wins the big prize. Neither candidate can proclaim a mandate nor ram through major legislation with Congress so split. The Senate won't pass an extremist nominee to the Supreme Court, and a filibuster ain't likely to stopped via cloture because a 2/3 vote is gonna be very hard to assemble.
The government that governs least, governs best. We all won. In fact, this will almost compel Senators to attend every session for fear of yielding an inch; it'll be nice seeing our servants improve their attendance records.
The only way it gets better than this is if Florida, and other states, review their voting systems and processes and upgrade them to achieve more accurate first counts.
Considering all theses pluses, this outcome exceeds every expectation I had. Good for the US of A! |
