The whole idea is dangerous because it fosters the idea that the United States is a democracy. The whole point of the vote is the same as the First Amendment, to allow people to have a say. There is no requirement that anyone has to listen to what you have to say, and there shouldn't be. The moment the population collectively believes they have a right to have their every opinion acknowledged and that right is being denied we're over as a country. People who believe their rights are being unfairly taken become resentful and that is what leads to revolution.
The United States is a constitutional republic. The people don't elect the President, the Electoral College does. It is not unusual for the Electoral College to elect a President that didn't win the popular vote. We are a republic. We are not a democracy. It is the reason we've survived as a country as long as we have. Democracies never last and the end is usually bloody.
The Big Lie is going to get a boost in a few weeks when the Arizona election audit presents their findings. They've already found some legitimate issues with ballot scanning alignment and the use of substandard paper that facilitates bleed-through with real proof. They presented the findings on this small section of their investigation to the Arizona state government, and all of social media immediately removed the official government video feed for violations of their terms of service.
The bigger finding come out in a few weeks. I don't know what they'll show but I do know that everyone claiming "our democracy is under attack" is making this worse. It isn't under attack because we don't have a democracy. It doesn't matter what Arizona finds because the people of Arizona don't elect the President. This constant democracy gaslighting is so dangerous even if the intention is the opposite of contesting the last election. We. Are. A. Republic.
www.newsweek.com
