Wednesday, January 6, 2021

If Congress Were Genuinely Interested in Democracy, They Would Welcome an Election Commission

America stands over two months after Election Day, and yet tension remains in the air over the outcome of the presidential race.

This is understandable, Donald Trump remains a populist political figure willing to take down any political leader-regardless of party-who does not remain loyal to his convictions that he was the victim of a fraudulent election.

We are witnessing an unprecedented breakdown in political norms, and those who have long enjoyed true, unquestioned power are not reacting well to even a modicum of uncertainty.

Establishment Republicans whose political relevance has long since passed are trying to remind those still in positions of power that the proper role of political conservatives is to politely surrender to their ideological enemies or else risk the GOP losing the approval of voters who are increasingly beyond persuasion.

What we are seeing is a major shift of power within the GOP in which elected Republicans in Washington actually fear the Trump base more than they fear names like McConnell, Ryan, and Cheney.

We have seen the difficulty Congress can have in the face of simple political polarization.

At a time where there are many reasons to predict a lot of dire economic outcomes in the coming years, this is a political development that should be cheered on.

https://mises.org/power-market/if-congress-were-genuinely-interested-democracy-they-would-welcome-election-commission 

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