Today is the day that Congress is to count the electoral votes for president and certify GWB as the victor in November's election. However, some representative, who will not be remembered by history at all, were joined by Senator Barbara Boxer, who will not be remembered by history for anything positive, in objecting to the votes of Ohio's electors being counted due to "voting irregularities". Do I care politically? Not really. Do I care as an American? You better believe it. This is the sickness of a powerless minority desperately grasping for relevance. I'm going to say something very controversial right now: America is not a democracy. Live with it. You have no right to vote guaranteed by the constitution (the constitution does forbid discrimination on certain bases if people are given the right to vote). Until the 17th amendment, US Senators were selected by the state legislatures. The president is selected by the electoral college and the electors are selected by the legislatures (or in a method of their choosing).

Voting has been reduced to an activity whose only requirement is a pulse, and that is dangerous...just as democracy is dangerous. Democracy allows the majority to trample on the rights of minorities, and ignorant voting hands power to the power-hungry in the political machine.

I'm probably the only one outside of Washington DC that actually cares what congress does, but please start becoming informed before voting or don't vote at all. Your country would thank you.

Oh, and while we're at it, let's repeal the awful amendments 16 and 17!