Are you fed up with the American Government?

Question

There are a lot of people out there who want change and I don't mean from republican to democrat, that didn't work. It's time for real change in this nation. We need to speak up and speak out. It's time for us as citizens to tell those in charge that they had thier chance and that it's time to try something new. Whatever your political beliefs are, take a stand, write a letter, email or call your reps. VOTE!!! One voice alone will die out, but together we can force change.

What are ways you or I can affect change in our government?

What are some organizations you belong to or kow about that stand for change?

Answer 1

I agree 100%. Unfortunately, change will only come with a revolution. You can push people only so far before they begin to rebel in mass.

Answer 2

How to affect a change in the government? Simple, become the government. That's the cool thing about this nation, it lets any US citizen the chance to get elected to office. [Well, okay except for the President, you have to have been born a US citizen.] All these people that criticize the elected officials. Don't Monday-morning-quarterback them. Instead, get out, get your name on the list and get elected and take their place. Don't talk about how you'd do this or that, blah blah blah. Show everyone how much better your ideas and governing techniques are.
It is tough to get elected, and no one wanting to do the right thing or work for the greater good will ever be elected again. Why not? Because big business does heavily influence the message people receive before elections. So, get rid of certain big business and then we'll see a change. Exxon/Mobil made profits in excess of $30 Billion [yeah that's billion with a "b"] last year. Profits, not just gross income. Everyone still goes out and buys their product, so everyone gives them money to fund the candidate of Exxon's choice, not the people's choice, every election. That is how the populace really votes. They do it year round every year, not just on election day.
And, the populace doesn't really care what organizations are out there or what they do. If the organization is funded enough, then they can get their message out and be known. Without the funding, the organization may as well not exist.
It's a fact, and fault, of society today, not the government. Everyone wants to look at the TV and blame the government when they should put some of the blame on the person they look at in the mirror. Do research on your own, don't just go by the infromation given out by the person with the better funding that could buy the better prime time commercial slot; funding you gave that person in the first place in a roundabout way.

Answer 3

First off if voting mattered it would be illegal by now. The system is inherently corrupt, therefore attempting to change a corrupt system from within will FAIL. It is logically impossible to create an Ethical system within the confines of a unethical or corrupt system. The system we live in is called a bureaucracy. A bureaucracy is thought to be a synonym for organization, but it is not. A bureaucracy is the systematic elimination, destruction or avoidance for corrective feedback. Bureaucracies tend to invade institutions mostly because institutions are set up hierarchically this structure only increases the bureaucracy, thus removing more of the corrective feedback. Now at the top of this structure of hierarchal bureaucracies is the BORG. The BORG is an acronym that stands for Banks and Big Business Organized Religion and Government. The BORG is parasite that lives off the efforts of the host. We the people are the host. In order to live outside of the of the BORG Matrix we need to set up an new society based on Ethics and Creativity. That new society is called TITANIA. I recomend you visit www.titanians.org for more information. Download the podcasts and become a citizen of Titania!

Answer 4

That's exactly right. There are so many people that don't want things to change. They have unlimited credit on their platinum cards. The Mercedes is almost 3 years old and it's time for a new one. Their $400K house could use some work. A bigger pool. Maybe a guest house. The gas prices has no effect on them. They don't know what all the fuss is about. So what gas prices are up. It's about itme the oil companies raised them. I filled my wifes car up and it cost $35. Before this administration, I could have filled two cars for that. But everything is all right. Don't make a stink.

Answer 5

Voting is the only way to affect change in our form of government. I would really like to see Fred Thompson run for president. Not because he is Republican like myself but because when he went into office he said he was there for two terms and then would leave. Guess what? After two terms he left office. Maybe due to his TV contract but so what. He did what he said. Unlike Kennedy and the walking skeleton from West Virginia. Two terms is enough. The people of the colonies voted more than we do right now. I find that scary. They did not have the convieniences that we take for granted but when it came time for elections, they went out and voted. That is the only way to affect change in this country. I still love my country. I would not leave here for any reason whatsoever.

Answer 6

Change does need to happen:

First of all, the government needs to be stripped from a lot of power because they are abusing it to the point where they are completely defensive to inquiries of their incompetence, or even their actions.

The government wastes money! The American government is probably the poorest money manager in the world. Remember before 9/11 the Department of Defense could not account for trillions of dollars? What about the almost 9 trillion dollars owed by the General Fund?

The government is too big, and is seeking ways to around the constitiution under the current administration. FBI abused the patriot act. The IRS abuses its power to the point where it will blatantly deny its victims of rights through intimidation. The government is guilty of prison abuse and torture. The government continues to use false intelligence to justify its actions.

Go ahead...keep it up...maybe one day Americans will be forced to defend themselves not through courtrooms but through violence!

Answer 7

First we must change to a new system of electing our Representatives.The current system is Corporate backed.You have to be rich,and richly backed.How can we expect a Rich Man,or Woman,to understand the needs of this mostly not rolling in the dough,majority.Our Representatives are the major problem with this Government.This change must come from a collective amount of people,demanding it.Adding to all of your above suggestions,pay attention to who is backing the candidates,Corporate backed candidates will probably keep more of the same,smoke screen,do nothing games going once elected.

Answer 8

The american government has its flaws, but I think people are waking up to the reality that they have been had for the last six years.

Last falls elections were a good sign - like you said, we really need a new direction, not just dem vs. rep - but unfortunately the way this system works, a third party would need a ridiculous outpouring of support both financially and through volunteering time in order to pull off a victory.

Answer 9

Yes, I am fed up... The government today is nothing like our founding fathers had in mind when they fought for our independence, and when they wrote our Constitution.. The federal government has been granted too much power and they use that power in the most ridiculous ways. I would love to think we can make a difference, but I believe our insignificant tax-paying voices would be inaudible to the ears of corrupt, greedy politicians.

Answer 10

Liberalism is progressive isn't it? It took us to the moon. This country has been in a conservative mode for nearly (40) years, yet the liberal bashing continues. A third party would only prove that this country is in real crisis. Liberalism or Conservatism, the political mechanism is in place, it's up to us to seize the moment for CHANGE. Politics is one thing, but good policy is another. Corporate profits are way up, but investment is down, go figure. Change is coming whether you like or not.

Answer 11

I'm fed up with the current adminstration. It would take alot more then this to affect change. Look at our history during the past 45 yrs or so and what happened to the ones who had the power to change things and tried, they lost their lives.