Tapp Into Common Sense

Chuck Baldwin

Today, December 19, the 535 electors of the Electoral College will officially cast their votes for President of the United States. Never in U.S. history has the Electoral College failed to confirm the presidential votes of their respective states. To do so would amount to a constitutional crisis of epic proportions. I dare say, if such an event were to happen today, the American people would rise up in anger and defiance not seen since our War for Independence. Like few in modern memory, this election proves the wisdom of our Founding Fathers to institute the Electoral College (EC). The whole ideal of the EC was to keep large metropolitan areas from being able to dictate the elections due to the sheer magnitude of their population centers. Without it, people who live outside America's major cities would be effectively without a voice and a vote in choosing their President. Think of it this way: without the EC, the cities of New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles (along with a few other major cities--all of which tend to be liberal by nature) would select our President in EVERY election. Rightly did Thomas Jefferson say that big cities were a "bane" of freedom. And so they are. And ONLY the EC prevents these gigantic metropolitan areas from running roughshod over the rest of the country. THANK GOD FOR THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE! And lest some people don't know me well, I would defend (and have defended) the EC even when a liberal Democrat won the electoral vote. It's amazing how Clinton's supporters (including George Soros) would be willing to overthrow our very form of government--by hook or by crook--to put her in the White House. And, yes, many Republicans are just as bad. But the truth is we can thank our Founding Fathers for the EC, because it has preserved our form of government for these 200+ years. Despite intimidation--and even death threats--from the radical left, I look for our states' electors to be faithful to their oaths, to the people of their states, and to our Constitution and confirm Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States today.

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