'It's not just the economy, stupid'

We are in the midst of a great political transition from one era to another. Such transitions are rare in this country.

What DiStefano doesn't appreciate is that the reinvention of the Republican Party has already taken place.

So, DiStefano is right, except only one party is in disarray, and it's the Democrats. The cascade of presidential candidates is a sign of incoherence. The party is fragmenting. The only traditional Democrat, with proven appeal to working-class whites is the besieged Joe Biden.

Bernie Sanders is head and shoulders above the rest, a man who is intent on transforming the Democratic Party into a vehicle to advance socialism. He's a lunatic, a true believer in a totally discredited, crackpot ideology.

So when you think about the cards being dealt Donald Trump, it's not just the economy. He has a full hand. And he plays the game well.

https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/04/its_not_just_the_economy_stupid.html

The Wise Purpose of the Electoral College

There are many today who argue that the Electoral College ought to be relegated to a museum with other quaint relics of the past. They argue that it is anti-democratic and has no legitimate place in our government today.

In part, I agree. It is anti-democratic. That is what it was supposed to be.

The purpose of the Constitution, according to the Declaration of Independence, is to "secure" the unalienable rights of the people. That is all our national government was supposed to do: protect and preserve us in our lives, our liberty, and our property. To do this, the Founders gave us a republic, not a democracy. They understood that in a democracy, eventually, the people can gradually be taught to accept the idea that it is perfectly legal — and therefore just — to put their neighbor's unalienable rights to a popular vote, and that this will incrementally erode and destroy our right to life, to liberty, and to property. The Founders sought to guard against this as they debated the principles they would incorporate in the Constitution. There was purpose in the design of the Electoral College. It was created to be part of the bulwark they erected to protect our unalienable rights from direct democratic usurpation. But this is precisely why it is held in such contempt by many. Those who inveigh against the Electoral College usually argue that it is an impediment to pure principles of "one man, one vote."

And indeed, it is.

https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/04/the_wise_purpose_of_the_electoral_college.html

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