Our country was supposedly built by and for the people. If this is true, then what has happened? We are encouraged to vote by many organizations that say our vote counts, but does it really? No matter what I or any other registered voter decides on can be over ruled. In a democracy, which the United States claims to be, each citizen has a right to have an equal share of the vote, but when we have to elect someone that we hope will respect our votes what is the point. Votes are counted anyway to determine what the electoral college should vote for or against, so why don't our votes just count. What I really want to know is why do we use these systems that have failed so many times in history? If everyone agreed to Vietnam or the "War on Terror", then why did so many people protest it? Will we ever change to be more understanding of individual rights rather than signing our opinions away to someone we don't even know?
2007-01-08
02:47:40
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Harry H
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