Letter to the Editor: Determination and its Significance Sirs: If we have learned anything over the course of the past two years during which the United States has witnessed a hard fought campaign for the presidency it is the determination of hundreds of thousands of Americans from all racial, economic, geographic, and ideological backgrounds to participate in the political process. We have witnessed what President Barack Obama (1) said on November 5, 2008 upon winning the presidential election: "If there is anyone out there who doubts that America is a place where all things are possible, who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time, who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer." If not