After two and a half centuries of peaceful transition of power in the United States
Trump is inciting chaos rather than working to promote a smooth rotation of power
Trump supporters march toward the US Congress building.
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Trump launched a campaign to delegitimize the last presidential election without evidence or support.
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Nixon said after his loss with Kennedy that these elections were "an eloquent example of the stability of our constitutional system."
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For nearly two and a half centuries, Americans have been accustomed to accepting a peaceful transfer of power every four or eight years, as they feel proud that they have a "government of laws and not of people," as former US President Gerald Ford said, after he took the oath upon entering the house. White following the resignation of President Richard Nixon in 1974.
But until the occurrence of the amazing acts of violence in the US Congress building, which came with the impetus of the rebellious US president and the illusion of Donald Trump, many Americans realized the fragility of the rope that holds the constitution, the honest person in the White House.
In fact, much of the credit for the success of American democracy is not for the constitution itself, but for the good fortune and sentiment that made Americans compelled to accept these people into the White House, starting with the first American president, George Washington, who began the tradition of being satisfied with two terms in the White House. .
President John Adams was the first to occupy the White House, fully aware of the fragility of the young republic and fearful of demagogues and demagogues.
As soon as he entered the White House, he wrote a letter to his wife, asking for mercy and blessing from the Almighty, in which he said: “I ask the Lord not to enter this place and rule the country except for the honest and the wise.” Then this prayer was inscribed on the edge of the stove in the White House.
Even when we talk about President Nixon, who is believed to be one of the most corrupt American presidents, who lost the election in 1960 to the candidate, John F. Kennedy, narrowly, and was aware that Kennedy might have overcome him through fraud, yet Nixon refused the request for a recount. Voters again, although he could have done so, and he said in a short speech that these elections were "an eloquent example of the stability of our constitutional system." Vice President Bill Clinton, Al Gore, did the same when he lost the election to President George W. Bush in 2000. , Although he won the popular vote and was a victim of the Supreme Court’s decision, he nevertheless asked his supporters to accept President Bush Jr., and said, “The disappointment that befell him as a result of his loss in the elections must be compensated for his love for his country.”
In other words, presidencies and peaceful transitions have achieved success not because of university degrees held by presidents, but as a result of the type of people who are called to enact laws and monitor their implementation.
And part of that was by sheer coincidence, when choosing people of goodwill, and it can be said that Heaven sent a great blessing when it created people like Abraham Lincoln before the Civil War, Franklin Roosevelt during the Great Depression and World War II, and Kennedy to manage the Cuban missile crisis.
The German politician, Otto von Bismarck, who came in the nineteenth century, once said, "The Almighty takes special care of the insane, the drunk, and the United States of America."
But the issue of luck is practically over now, and as for President Trump, Americans have elected a sick narcissist, and his worst traits appeared in the last days of his presence in power, although this was evident during his four years in the White House.
Trump launched a campaign to delegitimize the recent presidential elections without evidence or support, and called on his protesters to march on Wednesday, despite the fact that Vice President Mike Pence was carrying out his constitutional duties of overseeing the counting of electoral votes, including Handled numerous denials without evidence, by several Republicans in Congress.
Many supporters of Trump, who won 74 million votes, were alarmed, but few Americans had expected that things could reach the unprecedented state of affairs that happened in the Congress building.
The Americans were complacent when Pence disappointed Trump by saying that he would not interfere in the process of recounting the votes, and thus he would acknowledge the validity of Joe Biden's victory in the presidency, and as a result thousands of ransackers rushed toward the Congress building and stormed it and smashed its windows, and forced the police to use Their weapons, and practically took control of the Congress building, and the small battalion of Congressional Rangers was confused, because its members had not witnessed anything like this attack, which is the first of its kind, directly towards the Congress building since 1812.
Pence and a number of members of Congress were evacuated, and the demonstrators stormed the office of the President of Congress, Nancy Pelosi, and a number of people were injured, one woman was shot dead, and three other people were said to have been killed, while Washington is still under curfew.
And all of this happened during the presence of a crowd near the White House, when Trump encouraged protesters to go to Congress to support members of Congress who were rejecting the election result, and then he instigated them to revolt through a tweet in which he said: 'Pence does not have the proper courage to do what he ought to do. To protect our country and our constitution. ”Even after the protest turned into uncontrollable violence, and after he asked the protesters to“ stay peaceful, ”he attached this to his repeated claim that the elections were stolen, and that he won them“ in a sweeping way ”, and told the protesters,“ We We love you, you are very special. ”
And what happened was proof that just as the president of the United States is entrusted with protecting the constitution, according to the oath he takes upon assuming power, he is also able to destroy it as well if he wants to, especially when it comes to rebellion, and under any other president, the Federal National Guard is called Immediately "before someone approaches the Congress building," said former federal employee and law professor at the University of Maryland, Michael Greenberg.
Some lawyers believe that Trump has become in a weak position in front of being accused of inciting the revolt, and may have to pardon himself, and the Congress, in its two chambers, the Senate and Representatives, has confirmed Biden as President of the Republic, and it became clear that Trump left only a few Republicans with him, after the actions of Violence incited them.
"They tried to destroy our democratic system but they failed," said the leader of the Republican majority in Congress, Mitch McConnell, who was previously an ally of President Trump, but opposed his allegations of electoral fraud. "They have failed in trying to impede the work of Congress, and this failed rebellion confirms." How important the task before us is ».
And it seems that the threat of rebellion has aroused panic among many in the Republican Party, turning them against Trump, and Greenberg said: “Since the presidency of George Washington, rebellions have been resolved by the president himself, as he has the constitutional and legal authority to use all federal and military powers, and to enforce the law, to assume responsibility Responding to rebellions. ”He added:“ But what no one has thought of since the founding of the United States is that the president himself incites the rebellion, and he has no interest in preventing it.
Michael Hirsch: News Correspondent for Foreign Policy
Much of the credit for the success of American democracy is not for the constitution itself, but for the good fortune and emotion that made Americans have to admit these people to the White House.
Presidencies, and peaceful transitions, have achieved success, not because of university degrees that presidents hold, but rather as a result of the type of people called to enact laws and monitor their implementation.
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