BOB EDWARDS
COMMENTARY
By Bob Edwards
Gazette Contributor
We the People
June 5, 2012, the day America will decide
if we have an America of free elections or an America of controlled elections.
Through my career I have been involved in many elections, some I liked the
result and some I didn’t, but in all cases I was awed by the fact we have a
system that lets “We the People” choose the government they desire.
We hold elections on a regular basis
requiring those seeking to hold office be tested against the will of the people,
and, whether we like the result, we need the assurance that the will of the
people will prevail. The sanctity of the election system should be a passion of
all Americans who cherish the great freedom this exceptional country affords it
citizens.
America is peppered with election
impurity and we should constantly be vigilant against any fraud and should go great
lengths to insure those voting are eligible to vote. In this same light, we
should do all we can to make sure the candidates of our choice comes out on top,
but once the election is finished we should make sure they are allowed to serve…any other result, while it may work for some in the short term, is very
dangerous.
Recalls were not a part of the U. S. Constitution
but left to the members of Congress and most states operate in a similar manner.
Expulsion should be based on a severe failure to uphold the oath of office. It
should never be based on a disagreement in philosophy and in all cases should
be done with great care. I had the occasion to be involved in the expulsion of
a member of the Michigan House of Representatives and it was a difficult and
heart wrenching process, as it should be.
In the last few years we have seen moves
to impede the identification of voters, which can only be interpreted as a
desire to soil the process, since anyone who truly desires the privilege of
voting should be willing to provide proof of eligibility.
In 2008, the election for U. S. Senate in
Minnesota was an election with a questionable result. Now we find that many
felons voted, which may have given a different result than would have happened
had the election been non-fraudulent.
1 comment:
Gov Walker should have told the people of Wisconsin what he was planning to do during his campaign if he didn't want to face this. He should have at least mentioned at some point that he was planning on gutting public workers collective bargaining rights during election season. This election is a referendum on that radical action. The people have the right by law to do what they are doing.
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