Enough: Democrats should be ashamed

Enough: Democrats

should be ashamed

Enough is enough. The general

election has been over for about three weeks and we're still waiting to

see who is going to be the next President. After weeks of counting and

recounting, Bush has still won Florida. It's time for Gore to leave. He

won't do this as long as he can challenge every count until he gets a

favorable count.

What is so pathetic is the

silence in the Democratic Party. You hear nothing from Barnes, Miller

or Cleland. They should be voicing their disapproval of this travesty

being played out in Florida. Maybe we should have been more careful in

who we elect to represent us. It looks like they want to see this farce

played out to the bitter end. There are a couple of discrepancies being

aired constantly during these counts and recounts in Florida.

Number one: All you hear from

Gore and his associates is the will of the people want this and want that.

Gore doesn't really care about the will of the people. Fifty-two percent

of the people voted against him. Gore cares only about the fact that he

HAS to win this election. If he cared about the will of the people, he

would, after four or five counts, concede defeat.

Number two: Gore and the media

constantly refer to this nation as a democracy. It is not a democracy!

It is a republic!

The Founding Fathers knew the

dangers in a democracy and made sure we would not be one. No where in

the "Pledge of Allegiance" can you find the word "democracy."

You can, however, find the word "republic."

Number three: Everyone is claiming

Gore won the popular vote. If I remember correctly, Gore and Bush each

received 48 percent of the popular vote and about 4 percent went to the

other guys. I don't know what math everyone is using, but 48 percent does

not equal a majority. No one won the popular vote. Fifty-two percent of

the population voted against Gore and Bush.

Now it's time for Gore to call

it quits. He's challenged the Florida count time and again and lost. If

he wasn't trying to steal this election before, he sure is trying to do

that now. And the Democratic Party is condoning this.

For all you Democrats out there

aren't you just a little bit ashamed of this spectacle? Don't you just

wish Gore would dry up and blow away?

Chuck James

Fayetteville