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Letters to the Editor [EDITOR'S NOTE: The River Reporter welcomes letters on all subjects from its readers. They must be signed and include the correspondent's phone number. The correspondent's name and town will appear at the bottom of each letter; titles and affiliations will not, unless the correspondent is writing on behalf of a group. Letters are printed at the discretion of the editor. It is requested they be limited to 300 words; correspondents may be asked to cut longer letters. Deadline is 1:00 p.m. on Monday. Letters can be sent by e-mail to editor@riverreporter.com] Let’s restore the dignity of democracy To the editor: Regarding the forthcoming national elections, one of the things that highly disturbs me is the resulting determination that took place in the last election of year 2000. George W. Bush, if you recall, did not get elected, yet he is now seeking re-election. The Supreme Court declared Al Gore the loser in the Electoral College despite securing the popular vote. The Electoral College is elected by the voters to elect the President and the Vice President. Each state’s elections are in equal number to its members in Congress. They are expected to cast their votes for the candidate chosen by the popular vote in their state. This process was in some way, manner or form considered and decided by the Supreme Court behind tightly shut doors. Their decision and final ruling was that the loser of the popular vote was to be President of the United States and the winner of the popular vote was the loser. (continue)