Hillary Clinton won 48.01% of the popular vote while Trump won 47.03%. Clearly, the country is pretty evenly divided. However, the capitol city, Washington DC, voted 92.8% for Hillary and 4.1% for Trump. This is the place where the representatives of the country come to make policy and yet it is overwhelmingly biased in favor of one party. That cannot be healthy for a democracy or a republic. An evenly divided nation is ruled by a city that has clearly chosen one side over the other. Of course, as the seat of government, it is only to be expected that government employees would be in favor of government. One party is far more pro-government than the other. This bias is inherent and cannot be changed. However, the impact can be diminished by limiting the authority, size, and reach of government. Limited government? Where have I heard that?
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment