Earnest editorials in the Cortez Journal, as well as letters from President Biden and Bernie Sanders, are warning us democracy is at risk in the upcoming election. It may be, but not for the reasons they gave. Democracy is not destroyed when the ruling party loses an election, no matter how painful. In fact, democracy thrives when political power shifts from one party to another. The voting public will correct extreme ideas, left or right, if elections are open, and verifiable.
Democracy no longer exists in Cuba and in Venezuela because neither country will allow fair and honest elections and admit the results. If a government contrives to remain in power too long, that’s when democracy is not only at risk, but will die.
Shelby Smith
Cortez
