I read again in The Daily Collegian about still more protests about George Bush's victory in an election held over three months ago. I have a few questions to ask.

Don't these people have anything better to do? Does anyone care about these protests? Probably not. Maybe the people who voted for Gore, but I don't think they need convincing. If Al Gore had won the Electoral College vote and not the popular vote, do you think Gore supporters would really care? Certainly not.

One thing I can't picture is him standing on television addressing the nation: "Well, even though I won the Electoral College vote, because I didn't win the popular vote, I'm going to concede to Bush."

In response to a "slogan" at the protest, Al Gore is just as much a corporate puppet as George Bush. Little is done in Washington without corporations and special interest groups pulling the strings. To chide George W. Bush for this is hypocrisy at its best.

We are a republic, not a democracy. Sure, we have democratic-style elections to a certain degree, but we do so with adherence to the rule of law. The U.S. Supreme Court did not "give" Bush the presidency; they merely enforced his claim to what was lawfully his.

To be truthful, it frightens me when I think of how our country's future is left in the hands of pig-ignorant voters, the number of which are growing at an alarming rate.

I advocate a return to responsibility in voting. Like I said, we are a republic governed by the rule of law, not the rule of man. We have to make our choices on what's right.