The constitution of the United States, is it founded on false pretenses? Should not we the people invovle us to the point of passing laws and seeing how the country is run? How could you call it we the people when you vote for a representative to go to office and vote for laws that you would have never put into effect? Would that not be him the man instead of we the People? Do we not have the technology to vote on all laws passed? Wouldn't marajuana be legal if we had a vote right now? I think it would. Feeback
2007-06-10 07:23:49 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Because the people vote for the representatives. If we don't like them we can not vote for them next time.
2007-06-10 07:27:25 · answer #1 · answered by Brian 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Because we don't have a true democracy, We have either a Republic or a Representative Democracy. I happen to like our system of government. It is a great idea and started off great things were going great up until about the civil war. (and no I don't support slavery, I am talking about how the country was based on contract law instead of the mess we have now)
2007-06-10 14:36:56 · answer #2 · answered by Nickoo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What we need is for our Representatives and our elected politicians to live up to the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights, better known as the Constitution... We the people are being manipulated by those we entrusted to do what is best for the Country and its People....They are doing everything and anything they want to at the expense of the People and the Country........Whats best for them, not the People or the Country...
2007-06-10 14:53:32 · answer #3 · answered by dca2003311@yahoo.com 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You really should read the Constitution, the documents of the founding fathers and history in general. We are *NOT* a democracy we are a Constitutional Republic.
But you should know that.... you must be another shining example of what the government schools produce.
2007-06-10 15:17:47 · answer #4 · answered by lordkelvin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you would be surprised at how different this country would be if "we the people" was enacted to the literal sense. We would probably not have the freed the slaves and women would not have the right to vote. Sometimes (not always) they have to made decisions for what is best for the country.
2007-06-10 14:32:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It wouldn't work. I do think it would be nice if we could have national elections to vote on certain issues but I don't think we would want to vote on everything.
2007-06-10 14:27:46 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
MAN , please don't get me started, LOL. I wish that we could independently be counted for our vote, then our vote would really count. Every thing is so convoluted now days.
2007-06-10 14:34:59 · answer #7 · answered by gkmaloney 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋