Dishonoring The Peaceful Transition - And Response
Tuesday, January 5, 2021
It is shameful that Congressman Chuck Fleischmann, Senator Marsha Blackburn and Senator Bill Haggerty are attempting to undermine American democracy by supporting the outlandish efforts to overturn the will of the voters that was expressed last November. The facts are clear - Joe Biden and Kamala Harris received 81 million votes and 306 electoral votes against the 75 million votes and 232 electoral votes for Trump and Pence.
Fleischmann, Blackburn and Haggerty should acknowledge the result and move on. That is the American way.
One of the realities of the democratic process is that in any given election there is a winner and there is a loser. The democratic process can only survive when those who participate accept that reality and respect the result. That doesn’t mean the losing side has to be happy. Nor does it mean that they can’t work for their beliefs even harder until the next election. But to draw into question the legitimacy of the outcome undermines the solid foundation on which American Democracy has been built. Following that path opens the door for the loss of the very freedoms that men and women have fought and died for since 1776.