Elections are those "necessary evil" things that have helped to make our country great! However, I have been pondering a few questions about the election process that trouble me. These questions are not so much about "process" as they are about the "philosophy" behind the process. I am going to share my questions with you. If you feel like answering a question or two then have at it. If you feel like answering them all...I'm all ears.
Why is this a country in which the poorest among us can become President, but only rich people are elected?
Why do election campaigns start out discussing ideas and end up personal attacks about age, wealth, race, religion, etc...?
Why do we have to show our personal identification, register our name on a ballot number, and then claim the elections are by secret ballot?
How come the will of the people (popular vote) can be overturned by the will of the few (electorial vote)?
How can a process intented to bring about unity cause so much disharmony?
Why do people believe their "one" vote will not matter?
Why do people refuse to vote and then complain about the winner?
Why is it that ever single person elected, nationally or locally, is ridiculed?
Any answers to these questions are worth pondering, don't you think? I do.
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I'll just answer a few. Good thinking, Pop!
"Why do election campaigns start out discussing ideas and end up personal attacks about age, wealth, race, religion, etc...?"
TV. In the heat of things, America just wants good ratings. Idiots. We are idiots for letting them play with us and prey on us.
"Why do we have to show our personal identification, register our name on a ballot number, and then claim the elections are by secret ballot?"
I understand what you're saying, but there's got to be a way to prevent double-voting, non-citizen voting, ineligible voting.
"How come the will of the people (popular vote) can be overturned by the will of the few (electorial vote)?"
I have no idea, and I think we're all idiots for standing for that one.
"How can a process inten[d]ed to bring about unity cause so much disharmony?"
Not sure that it was meant to bring about unity. I think it was meant to figure out how we're divided i.e. who's believes this and who believes that.
"Why do people believe their "one" vote will not matter?"
Because it doesn't, unless you're in the electoral college.
Hi John, this is Debbie who you met at the Wafflehouse with Kelley. I must be on your email list now so I got your email about this blog entry and came on over. I'll be happy to give my answers to your post and your questions.
First of all if elections are a necessary evil, then how does it make our country great? Can evil create greatness?
1. Rich people are elected because in the end it's always about money.
2. Because a two party system creates a 'good' vs 'bad' situation and fear of the bad guy sells better than anything.
3. Why should elections be by secret ballot?
4. How come we put everything up to a vote? Why not just leave each other alone to live our lives as we see fit?
5. Like your son said, it's not about unity. It's about who has the power and control.
6. Your son is right on this one too. :)
7. People who refuse to vote are the ONLY ones who can justifiably complain. Everyone else, by participating and legitimizing the process, says that they will accept the outcome.
8. Politicians are ridiculed because deep down everyone knows that they do nothing productive in our society. They create no wealth, they only take it for themselves and in order to continue to take it for themselves, they redistribute it to those who support them.
There you go. :)
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