It's Still Not Over: Our Lady, Her Silent Majority and the Election Recount, Part I

There are some days in your life, good and bad, that you can remember like they were yesterday; a first kiss, a special engagement, a wedding, the birth of a child, the death of a spouse, parent or close friend.  One day in recent memory that sticks out for me is Election Day, 2016. It has less to do with Trump pulling off an improbable victory and more so with how I believe it came about.  

The weekend before the election in 2016, my brother and mom came to visit me in Dallas, Texas, where I had moved to from DC four months prior. What should have been an enjoyable visit kept us glued to the TV, depressed and disappointed that the media had already declared Hillary Clinton the winner of the presidency before it began. No ifs, ands, or buts about it. Less than five days out, the election had been signed, sealed and delivered. Sound familiar? (I am aware that the media has already proclaimed Biden the President Elect, however, it is not the media’s job to announce the President Elect or Re-Elect. The Electoral College is the only outfit that can officially declare who the next President of the United States is. The Electoral College has yet to make that announcement).[i]  

My greatest fear(s) if Hillary Clinton had been elected would be an end to Religious Freedom as we know it, along with the enshrinement of abortion into the Constitution as a Human Right (the Constitution contains no such right). A Clinton Administration would force conservative institutions and churches to embrace the LGBTQ Agenda and force Catholic Institutions (Read: The Little Sisters of the Poor) to provide contraceptive coverage with no questions asked.  Finally, every conservative and orthodox Christian and Catholic knew the Supreme Court would be stacked with Liberal Justices which would ensure a Progressive (and Marxist) Agenda for generations to come.  While the Supreme Court now has a Conservative Majority, the agenda for the Biden/Harris Administration is more radical than Hillary’s in 2016. 

The Unknown Silent Majority

Before I moved to Dallas, I had been working as a bartender in Northern Virginia, where we had our fair share of pre-election gatherings, happy hours, meetings and bar patrons locked in on the looming 2016 Decision. One afternoon, I asked two of my patrons what they thought of the election. Without a moment’s hesitation they immediately replied, “We think Trump’s going to win!” 

Pleasantly surprised at their response, and relieved to find fellow conservatives in the uber-liberal DC/Metro Area, I prodded, “What makes you guys think that?”

They replied, “There is a huge silent majority out there who is behind Donald Trump. No one knows who we are because we’re not talking about it. But we’re voting for him.”

“Alright, I can believe it.”  I responded. 

Ever since that conversation, when I ran into anyone who asked me about the election and whether or not Donald Trump had a chance, I would always cling to what these two bar patrons told me, which turned out to be prophetic. 

It's Still Not Over, No Matter What The Media Says

We all know how election night 2016 turned out. Now in 2020, we are in the midst of an election that has yet to conclude. No matter what the media, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, CNN, MSNBC or Fox News tells you, the decision has yet to be finalized by the Electoral College. I know many conservatives  (And I am ashamed to say I am tempted to accept the inevitable) and Church-goers who have conceded the election. But with upcoming litigation, massive allegations of (very likely) voter fraud and recounts starting in Arizona and Georgia, we are not anywhere near finished with this election.  Not by a long shot. 

When I went to Mass on Election Day, I felt a prodding in my heart to hand this decision for our great country over to Our Lady and encourage others to do the same.  Since we are still awaiting the results, this is the perfect time and opportunity to put this situation in Our Lady’s hands and entrust these results over to the Other Silent Majority people rarely speak about. Who is that other Silent Majority? Stay tuned for Part II.  

[i] Shapiro, Ben.  “The Election Is Only Over When It’s Over.” Ep. 1134. Ben Shapiro. 11/10/2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lGQTyBrJFU