The only exception to this two-party dominance being Millard Fillmore , the thirteenth president who was from the Whig party and was therefore not affiliated to either the Democratic or the Republican party .
It was also President Fillmore who famously said ‘ An honorable defeat is better than a dishonorable victory . May God save the country , for it is evident that the people will not ’ which aptly describes the current situation in America .
In the exported version of democracy , it has been quite evident that democracy assumed a homogeneous population since , in Africa , it has been unable to circumvent the tribal hegemonies occasioned by artificial boundaries created by colonists .
The contest for the job of the most powerful man in the world has pitted two old men , the incumbent with a progressive cognitive challenge and an unhinged megalomaniac with dictatorial aspirations .
How is it possible that the touted best government system in the world that has apparently catapulted America to the pinnacle of global power be the same system that can create a contest of such ridiculous proportions ?
It is quite apparent that the government of the people , by the people for the people in practice is actually a government of the rich , by the rich , for the rich and it really doesn ’ t matter which clown is supplanted on top since the system is run by cartels .
For over two centuries both the democrats and the republicans have refined the subtle differences that define each party and with time the voters have traditionally aligned with one or the other party without really understanding what they actually stand for .
As the saying goes , those that do not stand for anything will fall for anything and in America it seems that the elections have become entertaining distractions rather than a periodic reassessment of the direction the country is taking .
Americans have adopted their political parties along the same lines as they accept their families and religion , that is without thought and the manipulators of the system are faceless donors who fund the circus .
The is the reason why a president in recent times is expected to be first and foremost an entertainer and one who can jolt the public out of the indifference borne of voter fatigue and to actually go out and cast a vote .
The advent of Trump into the American politics was testament of the subtle shift where Americans expect their presidents to have the allure of film stars since it is assumed that the numerous government institutions run on auto pilot .
It is however becoming progressively clear that the American democracy is a flawed system that is running the risk of self-imploding if not checked and Trump has demonstrated that the hallowed institutions are not fail proof .
Trump got into office not through popular vote but by a complicated system of electoral college which in practice means that there are votes that are more equal than others and that the one man one vote mantra is a myth .
So , in truth the American public go to the polls to elect the electors and this signifies that Americans are disenfranchised by a group who determined that the simple arithmetic that computes the winner of an election is not equitable .
In the exported version of democracy , it has been quite evident that democracy assumed a homogeneous population since , in Africa , it has been unable to circumvent the tribal hegemonies occasioned by artificial boundaries created by colonists .
A crucial principle of separation of powers is the independence of each arm of the government . This separation is what activates the checks and balances that ensure that tyrannical power will not be concentrated in any branch .
But during Trumps first term in office , he was able to pack the Supreme Court with conservative leaning judges who support the Republican agenda and thereby demolished the ideal of independence in the judiciary .
The latest ruling by the same Supreme Court offering immunity to the former