Introduction

Cancelling and other forms of suppressing free speech, pushing for the President to be elected by the popular vote, and the move to end the filibuster in the US Senate are all examples of the belief that Might is Right. This is the belief that those with more votes, with the bigger guns, with the willingness to be more violent than their opposition, are automatically in the right. 

But when the tables get turned, and they always do, these very same people, facing Might on the other side, will abandon their Might is Right stance, and then claim that Might is Oppression.

That is the subject of today’s 10-minute episode. 

Continuing

This process usually starts out with protesters claiming that those in power are oppressing them and others: Might is Oppression. Cries of “Fascist” and “Nazi” will screech from the mouths of those who cannot accurately define either term, and certainly have no useful or accurate knowledge of the history of either philosophy. Should those protesting against the current system gain power, they will quickly switch to a Might is Right stance. The double irony is that they use the very tactics they cried out against in order to put themselves in power, then double down on these Might is Right tactics and thinking to stay in power.

Another way to claim that might is right is by declaring, “By any means necessary.” Haven’t we heard radical groups state their goals, then declare they will achieve those goals by any means necessary. Out of curiosity, I wonder how many of the by any means necessary proponents did or would have railed against waterboarding, the enhanced interrogation technique used to extract needed information from terrorists. 

The Seattle Chief of Police, Carmen Best, threw in the towel when it comes to protecting property. Citing the City Council’s decision to prohibit the use of, “…less lethal tools, including pepper spray…”, she observes the legislation, “…gives officers NO (emphasis not added) ability to safely intercede to preserve property in the midst of a large, violent crowd.” In other words, if you live in Seattle, your business or personal property, your small business if you have one, your home, car and bicycle, anything tangible, is up for grabs. If the mob wants to either steal or destroy them, it is now official that they can do exactly that. The mob’s “might” has given it the “right” to steal and destroy. Imagine with me if the authorities in Seattle decided to confiscate the rioters’ helmets, shields, expanding batons, commercial grade fireworks and other defensive and offensive weapons, how long it would take for the mob to run crying to the ACLU for relief. All while crying out “Theft by the KKK fascists!” My guess is about five minutes. After the Chief sent her letter to the citizenry, the courts temporarily blocked the city Council’s restrictions on the police. But the radical council remains in power.

Today’s Key Point: One of the core protections guaranteed to us in America is the protection against the tyranny of the majority. That is why we have the Electoral College. The 50 United States have very different needs, wants and interests. What is best for California may be completely unwanted in, say, South Dakota. That is precisely why Wyoming and the Dakotas are entitled to the same number of Senators as California, New York and Texas. Conversely, the House of Representatives is apportioned by population, with the 435 Representatives assigned as a percentage of the total US population. Each state has electors totalling the number of its Representatives plus its 2 Senators. For example, Colorado has 9 Electors; 7 Representatives and 2 Senators. The Electoral College is designed to protect the smaller states from the popular vote tranny of the larger states. Inside each state, the popular vote picks the electors; the presidential candidate with 270 or more electoral votes wins. This is just another part of the genius of our