(September 24, 2022 at 12:17 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:(September 24, 2022 at 11:43 am)Jehanne Wrote: I can't imagine Trump doing what Washington did, which I am sure that Jefferson, Adams, Taft, Lincoln, etc., would have (eventually) also done, if any of them were in Washington's shoes.
The peaceful transition of power is unique to American democracy, and if other nations have such, it's because they got it from Us. Dick Nixon also respected this foundational principle of Liberty.
There’s a difference between a general officer (Washington) resigning his commission and Trump not accepting election results. Your link wasn’t about Washington the president, but about Washington the general.
As such, it has nothing to do with the topic of the peaceful transfer of power.
Boru
Most historians, I believe, would disagree and would instead view as significant Washington's voluntary resignation of his commission. In not making for a clear power grab, Washington would later on, as President, establish the"only 2 terms as President" precedent, which was honored until the 20th-century. In resigning his commission, Washington helped established the principle of the peaceful transfer of power.
