And again we drift.
My main concern is the next ten days. Word "out there" is that supporters of The President are planning more activities not unlike those of last Wednesday.
This ought to be a priority concern. I remain convinced that the right words from the president could turn aside some serious trouble. He would have to say "Don't come. Stay home. Do not protest at the inauguration." And he might have to say "It's over, our side lost." If he keeps saying what he has been saying for the past two months, I fear trouble lies ahead.
Much is in his hands.
Peter says he "believes" something was wrong with the election. But no proof has satisfied numerous courts. Politically, we do not take serious action only on what we (or some) "believe." And if we are to show any respect for our government and our system of governing ourselves, it is now time to move on, not driven solely by what we may "believe" to be true.
At least I think that should apply for the next ten days. Everyone say it together: "Biden is the president-elect. He won the election. If there were irregularities, they did not illicitly throw the election his way. He won. Nothing can change that fact."
No court has agreed to allow for an investigation, which would take time. There is evidence, not proof. Most of the suits were thrown out technicalities-- lack of standing to sue, improper timing of the suit, etc. In no case that I no of has the substance of the allegation proven false after having its day in court. Recounts are similarly useless. The argument "out there" is that if you argue that I underpaid you because some of the bills I paid you with were counterfeit, it does not address your concern if I recount the money and say I've settled it because it adds up to the right amount. In most cases the argument is not over the count, it is over the legitimacy of some of the ballots being counted. Signature match requirements were ignored, rules were changed by improper authorities, etc. and the courts did not deny it, they just said it wasn't their problem or that there was no redress. It was all done because of the emergency of Covid-- just blanket the nation with ballots and then count whatever comes back so that nobody has to risk their life voting in between trips to the grocery store. Your press immediately reports such things as the court finding no evidence of fraud. But generally that simply isn't what happened.
The next ten day are going to go just fine if people relax. The way to give them a chance of not going just fine is to push re-impeachment, media bans, etc.
