Some Thoughts About The Popular Election of Presidents
Dear Electors:
I am a WW2 Veteran who landed at Omaha Beach and saw action in France and Germany.
Exploding shrapnel in
hedgerow country ended further combat. After removal of shrapnel and
hospital recuperation I was awarded the Purple Heart. Recently the
French government awarded me the Chevalier de la Legion
D’Honeur and to all American soldiers who saw combat on French soil in
gratitude and appreciation for liberating France from Nazi domination.
Later during tenure as a university professor I applied for and was
awarded three research grants under the auspices
of the enlightened Fulbright Program... enabling research and
educational film documentation in Korea, India, and Nigeria…
As a young person I
witnessed the rise of Hitler and the 3rd Reich. Seventy years later,
from the perspective of a senior citizen, I see the threat of a similar
repetition of history in our own nation.
I do not believe in
tribal values, i.e., fair and just treatment towards members of your own
tribe, but rape, slavery, and death towards members of other tribes.
Rather, I believe in the humanistic values of
international understanding and friendship embodied in the philosophy
of the Fulbright Program itself, a recognition that all humans share
genius in one form or another and that we are all sailing on the same
ship. Albert Schweitzer, famous German philosopher
and physician, wrote, “Only through a renewal of ethical thought can
the spirit arise which imparts to mankind the power necessary for the
pilgrimage from darkness and strife to light and peace.”
Is there any doubt that
our Founding Fathers believed that a system of direct popular vote was
the best and fairest? Was it not the entrenched institution of slavery
and the fear of Southern states that led to
the adoption of the Electoral College system that in current times has
become infamous with veiled understanding and false mythology? Isn’t it
time for us to move to a more genuine representation of the will of the
people in our government by responding to
the popular vote?
I am calling on you to
please respect the popular vote, and to cast your electoral vote for
Hillary Clinton. Help us avoid the darkest hour in American history –
cast your vote for Hillary in alignment with the
popular vote of this country! I realize that in some states to vote
against the wishes of your own party courts financial penalty. Isn’t the
possible cost worth it to avert disaster – to be on the right side of
history?
I appreciate the role you serve in our overly complicated and confusing electoral process.
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