The Future of our Republic

242 years ago today, British General Cornwallis surrendered, ending the Revolutionary War, and paving the way for the establishment of our great nation, the only nation in the history of the world established on an idea, rather than on commonalities like race, ethnicity, or religion. Our challenge today is whether we can keep this great republic, which has been bequeathed to us by our wise and visionary Founders.

The reason for our current problem is that we have a significant group of people who refuse to accept the results of elections, and encourage violence against election oficials who are simply trying to do their jobs. We have a long history in this country of election losers graciously conceding to their victors, as exemplified by Jefferson in 1796, and Adams in 1800. That is no longer the case, which calls into question the viability of our system of government.