Four years ago today then-President Trump stood by while thousands of followers stormed the Capital to protest the certification of the election that had voted him out of office. Records show that seven people died, approximately 140 police officers were wounded, and the final tally for repairs to the building when the looters were finished ran in the millions.
Ultimately, Joe Biden was certified as the forty-sixth President; but not through any cooperation or graciousness from his predecessor. Which makes today all the more ironic.
Donald J. Trump has been re-elected to the Presidency once again; and today the certification of his election went off without a hitch, as it has for most of our country’s existence. That is because a peaceful transfer of power from one elected leader to another is a keystone of democracy.
I do not believe our incoming leader actually understands this concept or that he even cares about it. The certification was peaceful because he won both the popular vote and the electoral college; but even more so because those currently in power accept a peaceful transfer of power even when the results are not to their liking.
But when those coming to power refuse to understand that democracy got them there, it doesn’t bode well for the future.
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