What can we as citizens do to change our government....?

Question

And DO NOT tell me to vote...voting for the guy that is not as bad as the other guy is NOT a choice!!

I vote...and everytime I do...I am voting NOT for what I want but for the lesser of two evils....

So...what can we as citizens do to get our government under control?

Answer 1

There are usually more than two options on the ballot to select from. You do not need to select from the two main parties. If enough people vote for "third party" candidates, they can get elected. In 1998, Minnesota elected a third party candidate as governor. This last election, Joe Lieberman won the election as an independent. And let's not forget Abraham Lincoln. He won as a Republican, which was a "third party" at the time.

Besides voting, you can also get involved in politics. You can run for office yourself. Or get out and support a candidate you really like. Whatever you do, just get involved. You may think it is worthless effort, but it has to start with one person.

Answer 2

Vote or take your chances on a revolution.

You cannot tell people not to tell you to vote when this is exactly what citizens do to change government! As long as there are politicians the choice will be the lesser of two evils - such is life!

Answer 3

setting up coalitions and civic protest no matter what size, has always added in the process of positive social change.

Even if the members of the protest and/or coalition is a rather small size. It can still gain media, national, or local attention, which is a plus.

Even things like petitions help bring subtle issues into the limelight.

Most importantly, you must do things to gain the attention of the policy makers/ legislatures, because no matter how much people may want to think that they can do things all on their own, this democracy (usually) requires cooperation on all fronts to get things accomplished.

Answer 4

Demand more from people who want your vote whether they are running for President, Congress, Sheriff or small town councilman. We don't not hold people to their promises and so they campaign by telling us baloney and selling us sunshine and then do what they want. I told my Congressman I would not vote for him because I did not approve of what Congress had passed or failed and he did his, well its those damn Dems who won't vote for that. I told him that we sent him there to represent us and if cannot get the job done I cannot vote for him. He is my Congressman, I blame him! We need to get out of the habit of voting for incumbents. If our guys can't get it done then we need someone in there more committed and forceful. My Congressman's chief of staff was alarmed that someone did not accept his excuses for failure. And you need to talk to others the same way. Thats the only way we get better candidates.

Answer 5

No, you have to start voting them out of office every time they come up for reelection. There are not supposed to be career politicians. They were supposed to go do their civic duty then go home to their real job. Not spend 40+ years buying votes with earmarks they brought home!

Answer 6

get involved,be active, get others involved
do your homework on the issues (get viable facts not 60 second sound bites)
write your political leaders about your concerns,let them know you hold them accountable
......but most importantly, remember.......
our government was put into place to "serve" this country and it's citizens not the other way around.

Answer 7

Become a member of a political party and participate in their process.

Answer 8

Loud and consistant grassroots movements for change. But you really need to be able to have an answer ready to be put in place.