Letters: Two fools can outvote a wise man

Donald Trump is a man of bad character and is unqualified for the office he seeks, but in these particulars he is like Barack Obama, the other leading candidates of both parties and Lindsey Graham.

Trump owes his popularity to politically incorrect behavior and to disgust with establishment Republicans. His success now stands as a model for future political aspirants, and that means the end of liberalism’s dominion over America. But if Trump ever betrays the trust of his supporters and dismounts the anti-PC tiger, that beast will devour him.

The main problem with American politics is that unintelligent people are allowed to vote. In 1866, Gen. Robert E. Lee was summoned to appear in Washington before the Congress’ Joint Committee on Reconstruction. When he was asked what he thought of the constitutional amendment granting freedmen the right to vote, he said that at present, they “cannot vote intelligently.” Lee explained that allowing unintelligent people to vote means “intelligent people would not be elected.”

Lee the philosopher was describing his time and our time.

If, by God’s grace, unintelligent folk were barred from voting, a man of noble character and brains could be elected governor of South Carolina. Such a man would free Carolina by leading his beloved people out of the tyrannical liberal empire.

This story was originally published May 3, 2016 at 5:06 PM with the headline "Letters: Two fools can outvote a wise man."