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| Lincoln Hough thinks he knows better than the Founding Fathers. |
If you notice our Constitution, the rule of the simple majority is often not the case. Often, for anything major to change in government 2/3 vote is the norm, and we don't have a simple way of selecting our President through a simple majority either as the electoral college puts a checks and balance in to ensure the tyranny of the majority is kept in check. Our founding fathers were smart men who understood the evils of power. They did their best to ensure our Republic would survive.
Unfortunately, both Republicans and Democrats tend not to think the way of our founding fathers. They often second guess them and overstep their boundaries. Take Republican Lincoln House, a freshman legislator in the state house of Missouri. Hough wants to remove Missouri from the electoral college.
The Springfield News-Leader reports:
JEFFERSON CITY — The House Elections Committee heard a bill from Rep. Lincoln Hough, R-Springfield, that would move the country toward electing a president by popular vote rather than through the electoral college.
Representatives from National Popular Vote told the committee that the bill would give each person more of a say in presidential elections, particularly voters in states that are not considered battleground states.
“We’re talking about entire states being ignored,” said Tom Galisano, a spokesman for the national campaign.
But opponents say the bill would lead presidential candidates to focus on large population areas and the founders of the country specifically chose to make the country a republic rather than a democracy.
The bill also encountered opposition from several committee members.
Hough said he learned of the idea from constituents, and he contacted the organization pushing the issue.
“Don’t you think it should be fair and equitable nationally?” he said.
He doesn’t expect the bill to move forward this session.
Mr. Hough, we are a Republic and not a democracy. Your bill starts the slippery slope our founding fathers warned of that always leads to tyranny. Democracies are not a healthy form of government, and perhaps you need a refresher course as to why. So here it is:
The bottom here is the freshman Republican from Missouri thinks he know better than Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Thomas Paine, and so many other of the Founding Fathers who risked their lives to give us this Republic. That Mr. Hough, seems a bit more than arrogant if you ask me. Please read Thomas Paine before you PROGRESS any further in this direction Mr. Hough.
(I expect the wrath of Lucas)
