Commentary However dishonest and inept the 2020 election was or may have been, let us stipulate that it is over, that Joe Biden will take the oath of office on Jan. 20, and that the tumultuous presidency of Donald Trump is now effectively ready for the history books. The question now is: what comes after? Wednesday was Trump’s Last Stand and, true to form, he fought to the end, both for himself and, however inelegantly, for the U.S. constitution in the teeth of an electoral system that is unwieldy, arbitrary, and ripe for abuse. If nothing else emerges from this experience, it is the realization that our scattershot methods of choosing a president need to be regularized and rendered as fraud-proof as possible. One confirmed and eligible citizen, one vote, one time, on one day would be a good place to start. Still, there was never the slightest chance that …