if we vote to make laws,then why aren't we allowed to vote on wars,NASA spending, who is working for who?

Question

If our government never had the habit of envaiding other cultures with force, truly would we be in the danger zone now? if you say yes then,why not is australia in danger,or many others,ireland? japan well they like germany are very quiet, so then could it be said that their is a problem with the information we are fed daily by the media, one could ask WHO says what the media is allowed to speak about and why? very troubling questions, never would i dream of any lie's or mis direction of the fact's, my self being in the middle of a struggle just to save my marriage from the same fine people who want to save us all,clearly my sweet wife along with many others out there could be a danger to the nation,my god ''history has marked many latino girls as a danger to all man kind yes ?or maybe the fact is some people feel a slave label belongs to everyone ,pardon me i forgot to exclude the richest from everyone else in this world, they can do what they wish with my life its ok,

Answer 1

Your question seems to have many parts, so I will try my best to address each one.

In the US, we have what is called a representative democracy, rather than a direct democracy. What that means is that we vote for people who will represent us, and, hopefully, our best interests. Even if you vote for laws at a local level, such as your city, county, or state, those laws are first proposed by representatives, then put to a vote. (Some states do allow citizen groups to collect signatures to have proposals put on the ballot, but most of local lawmaking is done by representatives.) Federal laws, meaning those that govern all 50 states, are proposed, discussed, and voted for first by the House of Representatives. If they pass there, they go on to the Senate. Together, those two groups make up our Congress. Congress also decides if we go to war or not, how much money goes to NASA, and who gets federal contracts.

As for invading foreign countries, please understand that we find ourselves in our present situation largely as a result of the Gulf War in the early 1990s. Iraq invaded Kuwait, and Kuwait appealed to the United Nations for help. The US involvement in that war was part of an international effort to help a sovereign nation that had been invaded by a hostile force. I believe that it probably would have been better back then to go ahead and remove Saddam Hussein from power, but that was not part of the mandate. There were several very vocal military leaders at the time who stated quite firmly that they thought it would be best if we went all the way and removed him from power, but we did not. While I do not necessarily agree with our invasion of Iraq and the present war there, I do understand that there was some concern that Saddam Hussein was developing weapons of mass destruction. After the Gulf War, he was specifially forbidden from doing that, but there were fears that he was not obeying those rules. As for invading Afghanistan, that was a direct result of the attacks of 9/11, and has to do with the US government's desire to stop terrorism, and especially to find and neutralize Osama Bin Laden and Al-Qaeda. I believe if you look back at history over the last 15 years, you will see that the US has been the victim of terrorist attacks more than once, both on our own soil and at our embassies in foreign countries (which are, technically, little islands of American soil in foreign lands). We were the victims of terrorists attacks long before we invaded anyone.

You ask about the media. The media in every country in the world is very biased, and it is hard to find good, solid, reporting of just the facts. Some media is biased toward the conservative side, and some is biased toward the liberal side. The problem is that most people rely on very few outlets to get their news, and they tend to believe that because they are hearing it from an official source, it is the straight reporting of facts. To be a savvy consumer of media takes a concerted effort on the part of an individual. You have to look at a lot of different perspectives and then make up your own mind.

As for your reference to your wife, it seems that she must be a Latina, and perhaps you are referring to the present media attention to immigration policies? Unfortunately, many people have unfavorable opinions about immigration. I, myself, believe that everything would work out best if we had an open immigration policy, because I welcome everyone from everywhere in the world who would like to come to the US. The fact that there are bad people who enter this country illegally does not negate the fact that the vast majority of people who come here are honest, good, hard working people who simply want a chance at a better life. Currently, in my community, they have started deportation proceedings against a gentleman who came here from Latin America over 25 years ago. He has been a stellar citizen and has made great contributions to our community. He owns his own business, has faithfully paid taxes, and has never done anything other than being a wonderful member of the community. The little hitch is that he came here illegally. I personally do not understand why he cannot simply be allowed to pursue the road to becoming a legal citizen, but I don't get to make the rules. Yes, there are people who come here to do bad things, or to take advantage of social programs, but they are such a vast minority when you look at the larger whole that they are really insignificant. Unfortunately, people who are opposed to open immigration focus on that tiny percentage of people, rather than the overwhelming percentage of good citizens who benefit our country and help make it the great place it is.

As far as the slave label, I am not quite sure what the question is there. Does it have to do with immigrants? If so, that's one reason why I would love to see open immigration. If we allow more people to become documented, protections can be put in place to make sure they are not taken advantage of and are treated fairly. We can make sure they are paid fairly, are not discriminated against, have access to healthcare, etc...

I hope I have been able to address at least some of your concerns and questions. I also hope everything works out with your marriage.

Answer 2

I don`t think we vote to make laws. We vote for who will spend our taxes and make laws. But no matter how you vote or don`t, some person is still going to force you to do things at the barrel of a gun. It is my opinion, voting is just for show.

You are onto something when you say we should be able to vote on every thing that our money is spent on, rather than giving some person we don`t really know that power. What is the point of having the right to say you are against war, abortion or whatever and then be forced to pay for it?

Great point about what happens when somebody enforces their will on other human beings. I think Switzerland is a great example of what a country looks like, who concerns themselves only with their own problems.

You are right about the media, too. Lucky for us, the internet has become public domain and offers alternative views, stories, and basically anybody can contribute their two cents.

Anybody who pays taxes is a slave for a percentage of their working day.

Most people who are wealthy, are also commanded to fork over a percentage of their money. They have the advantage of paying a better accountant and lawyers who look out for their best interests. No problem there. I don`t think wealth makes somebody evil. Usually, they run businesses, employ people, re-invest in different ventures, all sorts of good things that trickle down to all of us. Hey, they are pretty charitable too. Unfortunately, there are power structures, like government, that attract the most corrupt members of society, and having wealth makes it all the easier to slide into it.

Interesting questions, though!

Answer 3

Our problem is, we have a representative government, not a direct vote. We elect our officials and hope they at least come close to doing what they said they'd do. Since they don't a great deal of the time, or have a hidden agenda they don't talk about until they're elected, we end up in messes like Iraq.

Answer 4

First off, you might want to know that you don't vote on national laws. You vote for representitives to run the government. And the reason why we would still be in danger from terrorists is because they hate our culture and our values. Sure, they also hate our government, but so do a bunch of other countries.

Answer 5

It is very simple, you vote for a person who is your representative in the Government. He has the right to vote for these kind of decisions made by the government. Ultimately you have voted.

Answer 6

We don't vote to make laws. We vote to elect representatives who will then make the laws. If we don't like the laws they make, then we vote them out of office.

Answer 7

We vote for Representatives, who make the laws for us.

Answer 8

Exactly!