Do you still believe our government is for the people, by the people, of the people, to the people?

Question

Is our America still has a vision like our founding fathers that "this government treats all Americans equally". I am just curious !

Answer 1

No... Political parties have turned it into a corrupt system which is basically by the rich, for the rich, to the rich.

Answer 2

Yes . But don't forget that the times are different. People are different. I think our Founding Fathers would be shocked to see the extravagance, waste, crime, dis-loyalty to this Government. Other countries dogging on the United States. We need to turn our backs on the countries who bite the hand that feeds them. America has helped the poor countries become stable and then look what happens. We need to go back to the times when people had Respect and was Loyal to this Government. Our Leaders, now days have a hard job. Try fitting your feet into our Presidents shoes. I know my feet would not fit. God Bless the USA !!

Answer 3

NO I DONOT THINK SO

I think the present government is bad
let s think fairly
first,do we have the right to have nuclear weapons and others not ?you may say we are a democratic country but you must know that Ahamadi Nejad elected and choosed by the iranian people(NB we are not sure if the president Bush desereved to be a president or not ,do you remeber the votes of the last state)
second: we are a democratic country but we hit Japan with 2 nuclear bombs at the end of the war without the need to do this (Japan was going to surrender)and we donot know if any japanese generation in the future may take revenege or not.
third:we allow some other countries to have nuclear weapond and help them like INDIA and ISRAEL WHICH is dangerous on the world peace and flaming wars from time to time (it is a reason of the hatred of many nations to usa)
forth:we have a very bad foreign policy against many countries like Cuba,Venezuela,middle east,north korea.,do you think if we have a fair normal diplomatic relation with these countries including iran ,does anyone of the world would attack us ?look at Canada ,it has a good realtions with all nations ,there is no terrorrism against it
fifth:we always attack others which makes them going to the steps of revenge.so if we stop shaking Iran regime ,do you think iranians and they know well that we are the strong power ,may attack us??

sixth: dealing with the iraq was is the worst .prisons of Abou ghareb ,killing citizens ,and many things which make others plans for revenge.

at the time of the second world war ,all countries of world and nations was looking up to USA ,now with the wrong decisions ,supporting some dictators,bad forign relations with many countries .the situation is difficult and there must be a change in the US policy

Answer 4

Absolutely. Of course, I'll qualify that position with the statement that contrary to many people's misconceptions, we are not, nor have we ever been, a democracy. This is where a lot of people go wrong in forming opinions on the government's role--they believe, incorrectly, that the actions of our representatives should always be responsive to the popular will. Not true. The Constitution created a republic, in the ancient Roman tradition, blended with some democratic traditions (obviously, the electoral process is a major reflection of this); the men and women elected to office are charged to make thier decisions in response to what they perceive (based on their observations and the advice of others) as being in the best interests of their constituents. Sometimes these decisions might not be the most popular; some voters might be irritated, but they can always retaliate by voting against the official in the next election.

Regarding another frequent complaint by critics, the influence of lobbyists, I don't see this as particularly a problem--certainly not a new one. Public officials have always found themselves besieged by any number of citizens groups carrying either advice or requests for favours. Frequently these groups come with monetary contributions as an incentive for the officeholder. This is the nature of politics, and always has been. These groups are fully entitled under to do what they under the First Amendment's freedoms of speech, assembly, and petition; and the officeholders have every right to listen to these groups, many of whom, in fact, represent perfectly legitimate interests. Furthermore, what many critics don't take into account is that interest and lobbying groups in most instances represent the voters' most vital access to their elected representatives. Do ethical breaches sometimes occur? Of course. But if you don't like it, you can either live with it or run for office yourself to correct the problem--or even become a lobbyist for a refom-minded group.

The biggest danger to the national vision of freedom and equality is the media and liberal interst groups who would dilute or repeal our freedoms in the name of "government reform." What they really want is to control our actions and limit our access to government.

Answer 5

i have to agree with billnzan above. I think it would be proven even more true if Congress would take up the issue of impeachment of Bush, unfortunately lying to the public is not an impeachable issue. He and cheney are a disgrace to this great nation. Also an armed revolution to throw them both out of office and into jail help prove government by the people. I think their wink and nod to torture of captives is enough evidence for justification of a discussion of the right of the people to take up armed revolution.

Answer 6

Governments are made by people and people are fallible. Our bad examples are slavery and the way the U.S. government treated native Americans. So the theory is fine, but falls short of the ideal. Still, this is my country and I do love it, faults notwithstanding, and I wouldnt want to live anywhere else

Answer 7

Not for a long time now.

Politicians have rigged the system to ensure they remain in power, and it's only coincidence when laws get passed that actually match what's best for the general population.

As far as equal treatment, statistics show that is blatantly not the case. Despite lip service being paid to that idea.

Also, remember that when the words "under God" were inserted into the Pledge of Allegiance, the word "Equality" (as in "liberty, equality and justice for all") were taken out.

Answer 8

The Founding Fathers would be physically ill if they knew what is going on in our so-called "representative federacy". I think everyone who runs for public office in the US should have a psychiatric assessment at a public teaching hospital, as well as an intelligence test. No public officials with an IQ of less than 150, and none with personality disorders (such as antisocial personality disorder (sociopathy), borderline personality disorder, or narcissism.). These measures would weed out most of the congress and cabinet, as well as heads of many federal departments.

Answer 9

Well the government no longer represents the people. It's up to us to vote them out of office and send Senators and Congressmen to Washington that will listen to us.

Answer 10

That idea left long ago I am afraid. It got replaced by big business, big money and lobbyists. It was a good idea in the beginning, but alas it was tossed away along with the morals and ethics of the government, both Republican and Democrat.

Answer 11

No, I think our government is ran by big business and lobbyists for special interest groups. I hope that changes as the politicians realize that their constituents who are now vocally opposing their positions can remove them from office. THE PEOPLE need to use their voices and votes to take back control.