On this day in history…”On March 2, 1877, Republican Rutherford B. Hayes was declared the winner of the 1876 presidential election over Democrat Samuel J. Tilden, even though Tilden had won the popular vote. Historians note, the election wasn't fair due to the improper fraud and intimidation perpetrated from both sides. A popular phrase of the day called it an election without "a free ballot and a fair count."
To peacefully decide the results of the election, the two houses of Congress set up the Electoral Commission to investigate and decide upon the actual winner. The commission constituted of 15 members; five from the House, five from the Senate and five from the Supreme Court. Additionally, the Commission was bi-partisan consisting of 7 Democrats, 7 Republicans and a "swing" vote in Joseph P. Bradley, a Supreme Court Justice. Bradley however was a Republican at heart and thus the ruling followed party lines: 8 to 7 voted for Hayes winning in all of the contested 20 electoral votes.”
Scary, isn’t it? History doesn’t teach us anything…
Yes, it teaches us that a peaceful transition of power is very important to the longevity of the Union. We can also see that partisan politics is nothing new.
ReplyDeleteNothing new? Nope, you're right. Not that it makes ignoring the will of the people any less unethical. It was tragic in 1877 and and in 2000.
ReplyDeletetragic if you are a commie pinko liberal.....
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I hope in the future if we allow someone to steal an election we'll have the good sense to make sure it is a "Real" conservative.
Gore really is and was a loser. Lieberman on the other hand, I was sorry to see him go through it.
No thanks...conservatives live in the past, are mean spirited and have no sense of history. Just kidding.
ReplyDeleteI think some where in the mess of liberalsim and conservativism there are probably a section from each group that could get along very well together and get things accomplished. Pride is a horrible thing.
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