SLOW & STEADY WINS THE RACE

In the fable story of the Tortoise and the Hare, the moral and often-repeated adage was

that slow and steady wins the race.

The Hare begins the story bragging about how great of a runner he was and made fun of

the Tortoise for being older and slower. The Hare cut corners, cheated and blamed the

system in order to remain the self-proclaimed fastest runner in the fictional land.

Whereas the Tortoise continued on his way, patiently, earnestly and eventually came

out on top by following the rules and not losing faith.

Once upon a time there was a President who was elected by the democratic system in a

state.

That Tortoise was the elected president, and that race was the democratic system the

state was built on.

Democracy depends on patience. Usually this applies to bills being passed in any

Parliament and the implementation of new laws. Once, given a variety of hurdles due to

the ongoing pandemic, the then elections required a great deal of patience as well.

Counting mail-in ballots took several extra days after Election Day to render a winner

and the difference in behavior between both candidates speaks volumes to how they

value democratic practices, as well as their characters.

The opponent Administration started using the term “illegal votes,” thus giving off the

impression that mail-in ballots were somehow fraudulent and therefore shouldn’t be

counted. Sitting President himself used phrases inciting that they should stop the count

of all mail-in ballots and self-proclaimed victory multiple times throughout the last

week.

But votes are votes. It doesn’t matter if they are cast in person or by mail.

If you have to exclude voters in order to win re-election, it is evident that you do not

value the core principles of the democratic nation you supposedly are aiming to serve. If

you need to cut people out for your message to win, your message isn’t winnable.

While one candidate attempted to undermine the system, the other preached trust and

optimism.

Throughout the period between Election Day and when President won and rendered

himself the President of that state, he preached patience, faith in the system and

fairness.

The process of counting votes should not be a partisan issue. In truth, it is one of the

only parts of the electoral process that isn’t driven by partisanship.

Every voter registered to vote deserves to have their voice heard, regardless of how

they voted or for whom they voted. That’s the whole point of electoral system.

Everyone should have an equal opportunity to participate in the process from start to

finish.

It is clear that this was an incredibly close race. That time presidential election had more

voter turnout than any race in the state’s history. Therefore, it is all the more important

that everything is considered in a just way.

As we’ve learned from The Tortoise and the Hare, cutting corners and calling out the

other side does not lead to victorious outcomes, in fact, it only hurts the character of

the unethical player even more.

MORALE:

SLOW AND STEADY WINS THE RACE.

HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY.