13th December 2020, 1:25 PM
At this point we know Biden will become president, the only question is how much damage to our democracy will be done before that finally happens.
And the sad thing is, many of Trump's cult may think he actually won the election and was cheated, but Trump himself isn't that stupid; he knows he lost. This entire excercize in trying to overturn democracy is just a "make me feel good" effort, as he tries to use the power of lies to turn his loss into a win and get rid of those bad "I know I lost" feelings. I don't think he actually cares at all about the long-term damage this is doing to our democracy, he only cares about trying to assuage his narcissism and feel better.
But until Biden is actually in office the effort will continue. So, tomorrow the Electoral College meet in state capitols around the country, and vote as they are required to. And then we'll probably have some drama January 6th when Congress has to confirm the result, but the drama won't change anything, Biden will end up confirmed. And then Biden will go into office and Trump can decide whether he actually wants to run in 2024 or not while the nation tries to recover.
But yes, seeing the Supreme Court throw out both of the pro-Trump election lawsuits 9-0 was quite satisfying. We are still a nation of laws, and Trump may hate that he isn't a dictator but he is not and most people in this nation want us to remain a democracy. A good analysis of why our democracy was saved shows that it wasn't the constitution that saved us, but the peoples' belieef in democracy. The key things that kept the election result in place were the actions of judges, state election officials, and state legislators of both parties. And in every close state, the key people chose to defend democracy and not side with Trump's attempted coup. Thank goodness. The threat of a legislature overturning the popular vote because they don't like the result isn't impossible in the future though, that is something to be concerned about... but it did not happen THIS Time.
And the sad thing is, many of Trump's cult may think he actually won the election and was cheated, but Trump himself isn't that stupid; he knows he lost. This entire excercize in trying to overturn democracy is just a "make me feel good" effort, as he tries to use the power of lies to turn his loss into a win and get rid of those bad "I know I lost" feelings. I don't think he actually cares at all about the long-term damage this is doing to our democracy, he only cares about trying to assuage his narcissism and feel better.
But until Biden is actually in office the effort will continue. So, tomorrow the Electoral College meet in state capitols around the country, and vote as they are required to. And then we'll probably have some drama January 6th when Congress has to confirm the result, but the drama won't change anything, Biden will end up confirmed. And then Biden will go into office and Trump can decide whether he actually wants to run in 2024 or not while the nation tries to recover.
But yes, seeing the Supreme Court throw out both of the pro-Trump election lawsuits 9-0 was quite satisfying. We are still a nation of laws, and Trump may hate that he isn't a dictator but he is not and most people in this nation want us to remain a democracy. A good analysis of why our democracy was saved shows that it wasn't the constitution that saved us, but the peoples' belieef in democracy. The key things that kept the election result in place were the actions of judges, state election officials, and state legislators of both parties. And in every close state, the key people chose to defend democracy and not side with Trump's attempted coup. Thank goodness. The threat of a legislature overturning the popular vote because they don't like the result isn't impossible in the future though, that is something to be concerned about... but it did not happen THIS Time.