The Founding Fathers, in forming the government of the fledgling United States of America, felt much the same about democracy as CS Lewis. They feared it. They knew that a government of majority rule would dissolve into a tyranny of plunder and chaos. "Democrat" was an epithet of the worst sort. My favorite definition of "democracy" is a sheep and two wolves deciding what's for dinner. I would remind all and sundry that the United States is a Constitutional Republic, *not* a democracy.

Early voting has started in the States, so I went last week to cast my vote. Now I will join you in standing back and watching the frenzy.