Quote Originally Posted by killerweed420
I think the more you educate yourself on how our government works I think you become more dissallussioned. Its not that its a bad system its just that we need more people to register to vote and try to help make the system fair for everyone. I don't know how we can fix not having viable candidates anymore. Decent people don't run for office anymore.
As much as I'd like to think things would improve with the more people that vote I don't think it'd change anything. Our government has gotten to the point that the will of the people is no longer reflected by the laws made. It's a government for the aristocracy, for the lobbists and corporations. Hell, look at the 2000 election when Bush was made President by the SCOTUS even though the popular vote went to Gore. I live in TX, as you can tell and predominantly vote Democrat, so of course when it comes down to stuff like the Presidential election, my vote means jack shit. Like someone said before, our legislators are more concerned about where their going to take their next vacation or how their going to get re-elected than concerned with voting in the best interest of their constiuents. All of the problems with our government become more and more evident makes me wonder how much longer can we really survive as a country? What am I going to be able to tell my children about our government?