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Dr Ada M Fisher |
There
have been many mistakes in the 2020 election which may not get the light of day
needed to ensure future elections are fair.
A bipartisan federal commission on election fairness would be advised to
deal with recommending uniform standards for mail in voting including cut off
dates, soiled ballots, verification of eligibility, etc. This experience highlights many
irregularities which occurred and the need to minimize their recurrence. An investigation of voting machines to insure
they are operating above board should also be undertaken.
The
value of the Electoral College was only enhanced by this fracas and melee which
served as an affront to our democracy on the eve of the Electoral College
certification of presidential votes.
Without such an additional layer to this process, it would be possible
for five states, e.g. New York, California, Texas, Illinois and Florida to have
the numbers to elect a president without any other states being involved. This could mean the needs of the smaller
states would be supplanted and their resources commandeered by disparate
interest.
The
attack on the US Capitol by members of an angry constituency must be dealt with
using all deliberate speed and immediate justice applied. The comparison of the treatment of this riot
and that of those engaged in the nationwide Black Lives Matter protest are
striking. Helped unfortunately in this
pandemic atmosphere by not wearing mask, the perpetrators should be easily
identified and jailed without bail. When
the world reviews what was done to us by us, other terrorist may see it as a
prime opportunity to strike.
Sidelined
by this turn of events has been the moving away from prescient issues which led
to the rise of Trump. Immigration
control, media unfairness which has cost them much credibility, an America first
trade policy and citizens first view will not go away even with the
disappearance of Trump. It is highly
unlikely that Trump or even members of his family will be party stalwarts in the
foreseeable future for what is needed is not another autopsy but a 180 degree
review on where we have been and what have we done to ourselves and for this
great nation.
In
all the getting back at him, don’t overlook the unchallenged censure of the
President by Twitter, Facebook and other social media which is unprecedented and
gives unprecedented power to non-elected bodies. These monopolies need to be broken up and
regulated for more fairness and limited in privacy violations in their
collection of data.
Two
weeks is too short a time to successfully remove Trump from office via the
25th Amendment with its appeals process or impeach him. President Trump is not likely to resign, but
it is hoped that he will be presidential in allowing for an orderly inauguration
as he goes quietly into oblivion. The
nation does not need to prolong this national tragedy. Showing leadership means allowing the
peaceful transition from one administration to another by putting in place new,
credible guardians of democracy which will hopefully put our citizens
first.
Ada
M. Fisher, MD, MPH is a licensed teacher, retired Corporate physician, former
county school board member, speaker, author of Common Sense Conservative
Prescriptions Good for What Ails Us Book 1 (available through Amazon.com)
and was the NC Republican National Committeewoman.
(2012-2020). Contact through DrAdaMFisher.org.