Commentary: On Memorial Day, we honor the heroes who sacrificed their lives to sustain our rights, including the right to change our leadership peacefully.
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Orr hit upon a basic and wonderful truth of our country. On this Memorial Day we celebrate our political system, which, at its core, provides for the peaceful transfer of political power on a regular schedule. We need not look far around the globe to see places where such peaceful transfers do not occur. Vicious dictators assume power and refuse to give it up. People attempting to exercise political freedom in these countries are dealt with harshly.
This sacred day offers us all an opportunity to reflect on what is going on in this country and our own acquiescence to it. We all need to take stock of currents in our society that challenge our basic beliefs. For democracy to work, we have to do our part. That means, among other things, accepting and respecting the clearly expressed will of the voters even when it is not to our liking. Actually, especially when it is not to our liking.
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