E.C., otherwise known as the Electoral College, stole my vote. Twice in the past 20 years, the candidate with fewer popular votes has been elected president due to the way the Electoral College works.
This system was devised, quite frankly, because our Founding Fathers didn’t trust the common voter. They wanted a way to control the process and the various political parties have continued doing this throughout the years. It’s time we grew up and became a true democracy and trusted our voters. We are advised that “every vote counts.” Hmmm … except that this time quite a few votes didn’t count. It looks like almost two million.
There are some who are upset by the activists, who are mostly young people, walking our streets protesting the election of Donald Trump. Yes, Trump won the election. But voters, and those who were still too young to vote, still have the right and need to express their frustration and viewpoint. These young people are our future and they are sending us a message: we want a true democracy, we want a clean and safe world, we want tolerance and diversity, we are worried about climate change and our future, and we want leaders who are respectful and not bullies. And they are going to be voting in a few years — look out!
E.C. stole my vote. Did it steal yours?
