Make America Great Again

Take a stand for Democracy

There was a time when America was considered to be great and the cornerstone of that greatness was an unwavering commitment to democracy.

When faced with defeat at the polls American presidents without exception have been gracious in handing over power to their successors.

Richard Nixon in spite of all his flaws was a prime example of this virtue.

He lost to Kennedy in 1960 by fewer than 120,000 popular votes. Citing irregularities in Illinois and Texas, many observers questioned whether Kennedy had legally won those states, and some prominent Republicans — including Eisenhower — even urged Nixon to contest the results. He chose not to, however, declaring that

I could think of no worse example for nations abroad, who for the first time were trying to put free electoral procedures into effect, than that of the United States wrangling over the results of our presidential election, and even suggesting that the presidency itself could be stolen by thievery at the ballot box.

I would urge the people of the once great nation to the south to get out and vote in such overwhelming numbers that the results will be so incontrovertible that it will be impossible to mount a divisive and prolonged wrangling that could end democracy in your country.

Jim McAulay🍁says: “My email password has been hacked. That’s the third time I’ve had to rename the cat”.

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