We spend all this money to form a governing body for our country but no one wants to go along with what they ask of us. It shouldn't matter if some people disagree with the war in Iraq. Bush was elected and now its his decision to make along with the other elected officials. All these people waste energy crying about the war when they could expend that on supporting our soldiers and our country couldn't they? My biggest curiousity is out of the people who are against the war in Iraq how many voted for Bush to be the President? How many never even voted at all???
2006-07-03 17:37:46 · 13 answers · asked by hotcowgirl6942 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
It wouldn't matter if everyone got off their asses and voted. Even if everyone voted for the same guy. Most of them would all still whine and complain, it's the american way. Everything has become everyone elses fault.
2006-07-03 17:43:13 · answer #1 · answered by gnomes31 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You make a valid point, but it's important to remember how close the past 2 elections have been. Bush barely won. That means that almost half the voting population did NOT want Bush to win. Just because we voted him in doesn't mean we have to agree with every decision he makes, especially if he's not making decisions that represent his constituents' wishes. That's almost like saying that the Germans SHOULD have supported Hitler (almost, but not quite).
I DO think all the whining about Iraq is not productive though. Blogging about it won't get anything done. If people were truly upset, they'd find a way to do something about it. I think the main reason people are so upset is that we were given false (misleading at best) information about our reasons for going. People are dying, women are being raped- it's not a good thing. We DO, however, need to stand by our troops while they do their best to help Iraq become a stable country. The sooner that can be achieved, the sooner the troops can come home. The good news for everyone is that someone new will be coming to office soon, which means an entire administration of fresh eyes will be able to assess the situation and hopefully come up with better solutions.
2006-07-04 00:55:56 · answer #2 · answered by elizabeth_ashley44 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The rightful relationship between people and the government, as outlined in the Declaration of Independence, is exactly the opposite -- it is not the place of the people to go along with what the government asks of us; it is the place of the government to go along with what the people ask of it. By protesting an act of the government, people are telling the government that they want the government to change its policy. Of course, in this case, not everyone agrees that the government should change its policy.
Most of those who want to bring the troops home from Iraq believe that by doing so, they *are* supporting the troops and the country. They believe that bringing the troops home will save their lives and make the country safer by keeping us out of conflicts. They might or might not be right about that, but their motivations are usually patriotic, not anti-patriotic.
Electing someone to office -- or voting against him, or even not voting -- does not mean that someone gives up the write to speak out or act on issues. Having elected officials is now mostly a matter of convenience, as it would just be too much work for all of us to write and vote for all new legislation. We are supposed to have representatives that can do it for us most of the time, and it is our right -- and our duty -- to let our representatives know how they can best represent us.
Remember also that if you disagree with some people, that does not mean that their motives are bad. Maybe they just have an honest disagreement with you.
2006-07-04 01:04:51 · answer #3 · answered by devyn_d 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wish we had more and better people running. I'm not knocking Bush.. he seems to mean well.. but really, I could not find a good canidate in the last couple elections... I ended up voting for what I thought to be the lesser of two evils (Bush) and I still believe it was a better choice than Kerry... but there were so many other people out there I wish I could have voted for!
2006-07-04 00:42:42 · answer #4 · answered by evalmonk 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a democracy should not stop being a democracy after an election, the people should always be listened to and heard. something that many administrations, not just this current one, need to keep in mind.
as for you voting question as to how many voted at all, i have always felt that not voting is in a sense a vote(this is not to imply that i did not vote) maybe more people do need to go instead of not going and just write done, "none of them." but a statement can certainly be made by not participating. not that everyone who doesn't vote has a good reason.
2006-07-04 00:47:22 · answer #5 · answered by madisonsuicide 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We don't listen because Bush has a bad accent, especially about nuclear. He talks about that subject all the time, but can't pronounces the word correctly. He makes so many verbal mistakes as well. I would rather listen to President Clinton talk. He is such a great speaker.
2006-07-04 00:42:58 · answer #6 · answered by 2feEThigh 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Voting for a president, and voting for someone to rule every aspect of your life and not saying anything when its wrong, are 2 very different things. The democracy we live in practices the former.
2006-07-04 00:41:38 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is the beauty of our system of checks and balances; as well as of free speach. We elect the President so that our Government has one central figure in charge. And we have the right to listen or not listen to the message that he or she has. And when we don't like the message that they have it is our duty to speak up and prepare to elect a new person to take over.
2006-07-04 00:45:41 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, the conservative weasels who voted for Bush are seeing our troops getting killed and then it's like, "WHAAA---waaaa, our hair just got mussed!"
The only people with brains are those who were opposed to this ridiculous war to begin with.
2006-07-04 03:39:57 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
every body like to sit on chair and while u are capable for president then why fear for election it is must otherwise dictatorship which go against public openion
2006-07-04 04:03:21 · answer #10 · answered by name of spritual tantra horr0r 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋