By JOHN KANELIS / johnkanelis_92@hotmail.com
The men who created the government to which we adhere today were smart enough to avoid committing themselves to creating a perfect nation.
Oh, no. The preamble to our Constitution declares their intent to create a “more perfect Union.” What it suggests, then, is that perfection is likely an unattainable goal.
So with that in mind, we are marching tonight and then in the morning toward an election that many of us hope make this Union a good bit “more perfect.”
Donald Trump is running for re-election as president. He is facing a former vice president, Joe Biden. I want Biden to win this election. You know that, yes?
The candidates are pulling out all the stops as they storm across the key states that will decide this election. To that end, it is incumbent that enough citizens exercise their right to vote. The early turnout numbers are encouraging in the extreme; 93 million-plus of Americans have voted already. The final number of ballots being cast could top 150 million, which would be an all-time record.
Does that turnout produce a perfect government? Is that enough all by itself to suggest we cannot do better? Of course not. Perfection isn’t possible … remember?
The early-vote turnout was spurred by pleas from politicians — notably Democrats — who implored us to vote as early as we could to ensure our voices are heard. We heard their message in our house and we voted on the first day we could cast our ballots in Texas.
Americans have watched the presidency dragged into the dirt by an unqualified, unfit individual. Donald Trump boasts about all he’s done for the country. What he’s done to the country is a more appropriate measure. We have moved farther from a “more perfect Union” during Trump’s term in office.
I truly believe that electing someone such as Joe Biden, a man who knows government and public policy, will restore the effort the founders laid out when they built the framework upon which we formed our government.
May the search for a “more perfect Union” commence.