“Despotism often presents itself as the repairer of all the ills suffered, the support of just rights, defender of the oppressed, and founder of order.” – Alexis de Tocqueville

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Anyone who has not yet cast their ballot in this election’s choice between Trump and Harris, should take the time to read Alex de Tocqueville’s Chapter VI, “What Sort of Despotism Democratic Nations Have To Fear.” It would not be many paragraphs before they recognize the blueprint of governance Ms. Harris intends is quite close to what is warned against. Our republic is in a precarious state, and history points the administrative state directly toward despotism. This is not mankind’s progression but a vapid state of regression that, be it milder than monarchy, still leads us back into the chains of servitude. Equity is not equality and each of these is a destroyer of freedom that brings America under a central authority that leads to equality for none and even less freedom.

The belief that the elite will protect the poor is age-old and has seldom proven true. The greater power amassed and centralized in Washington, D.C., the more specific that obligations to protect and serve the people across America will be shed. The people who still have greater attachment to our overall nation than others among the privileged class will become more dependent on this centralizing authority and forget their attachment to populations with differing needs and perspectives across America. A tyrannical majority is still a tyranny.