The presidential election is a mere week away. If the lines for early voting are any indication, it would appear that this year in particular is of great import. Moreover, the outcome of the election may not be known for some time after the second Tuesday in November.
Truly, there are significant issues at stake: Domestically, economic well-being, jobs and growth are significant. Our borders have been under assault with unprecedented levels of illegal immigration. The world is likewise an increasingly hostile place.
The “evil-doers” are at work across the globe. Russia’s continuing assault on Ukraine. Israel’s war with Iran through its proxies, Hamas and Hezbollah.
The disruption of supply chains with the (Iran-backed) Houthi rebels’ attacks on shipping in the Red Sea. And “saber rattling” by China in East Asia. How each administration would respond to these issues and what policies they might pursue are clearly significant.
But among these are not the greatest challenge our country faces this time around. The most fundamental danger we face is internal, and it is potentially an existential threat to our democracy. It is at the heart of what makes our democracy function — our electoral system.
The peaceful transition of power through the presidential election every four years was designed into our Constitution. For almost two and a half centuries, America has benefited from a political system that allowed for the transfer of power and governance. That process .