How can intellegent people keep electing such liars for government offices?

Question

I refuse to register to vote, I just don't believe in electing liars and theives. Just about all elected officials use their office for personal gain. Will there ever be anyone in the White House who is really for the people who put them there? What happened to helping OUR OWN COUNTRY???? We have alot of people here that really need government help, but the government just don't care about them. This country is going to H*** in a handbasket quickly with no help in sight.

Answer 1

I understand your concerns.. Both parties have failed.. The neo conservatives of the Republican Party support a failed war on false pretenses. The democrats were elected into congress in 2006, with nothing to show for it. The current democratic candidates just dance around the issue of Iraq and continue to play the blame game. Neither Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama has a proper exit strategy outlined for Iraq. Not too mention they both support full amnesty for illegals and both voted for the Patriot Act, which is a direct infringement on our privacy....

Many will express their disgust in our current government, but simply not voting is not the solution. This election is crucial for us, if we ever want to see a change. This is the time we need to be more involved than ever. I went from supporting a democrat, to not even wanting to vote.. to researching all the candidates until I finally found a solution. He is anti-war, wants to lower taxes for the middle class and poor, voted no against the Patriot Act, voted no against the amendment banning gay marriages. He believes the United States should have a non-interventionist foreign policy where we trade and negotiate with other countries instead of fighting useless wars where so many innocent people die. He wants to drastically reduce the debt the United States is in and restore our country to the democracy it once was. Finally we have a voice for the people. One that isn't backed by corporations and lobbyists. but by the people.. Ron Paul is a man of his word. Just check his track record. He knows where he stands on the issues, unlike other candidates whose stances seem to change from week to week. I truly believe he can boost the morale of this country and restore a democracy for the people not just for the elite...

Paul is a man with principles, Beside him, most of the Republicans look like charlatans, and the Democrats who are allowed on television and in the New York Times look like spineless cowards. They look like spineless cowards not because they favor peace (they don't), but because they refuse to stand up to Bush and Cheney. Paul stands up to Bush and Cheney. NOTHING is more powerful than that in today's politics, and he does it.And if we had the courage of our convictions we would put everything we have into backing him. Not only might he win, but our backing him now might force the Democrats in Congress to act like they believe in something, and force other candidates to improve their positions

Answer 2

First off, the only way to enact real change is to stay engaged and try to elect better leaders if you do not like the ones in office. You can help a campaign, donate money, or even run for office yourself.

I agree, there are many people in elected office that should not be there, especially on the federal level. This is why I truly believe we should have term limits for Congress.

Secondly, I'm not sure what you mean by helping people in our own country. If you mean protecting them, enforcing our borders, limiting government regulation on business, keeping inflation low, providing sound infrastructure and keeping taxes low then I agree. On the other hand, if you mean that the government should be providing things for the people at large then I disagree.

The government should have little to do with providing other things for people than keeping them safe, providing for publis safety, judicial system, infrastructure, etc.

The federal government should have no role in social programs whatsoever. Any social programs should be administered by the individual states. States can decide if they want robust welfare systems or basic systems for taking care of only those people that are truly in need due to sickness, physical disability, or some other catastrophic event.

The government is not here to take care of people, it is here to provide and maintain a safe & free environment so people can have the liberty to pursue their lives free from harm and overly intrusive government.

Answer 3

We have an awesome president in office right now. Obviously I'm not going to agree with him on everything but i do believe that he is one of the best presidents we have ever had. He is very down to earth and he seems to really care about the people. You are right about a lot of elected officials are liars who don't care about anything but their personal gain. However, just because a lot of them are like that doesn't mean that we shouldn't vote. We should be voting so that people like bill clinton won't get elected. You will never agree with anyone on every issue but you should be voting for the people who try to do what's best.

Answer 4

Every election has candidates with a lot more integrity than the ones that get elected. The problem is, people like you are too apathetic to get off your behind and research them. Not only that, but the majority of Americans don't pay attention or are easily deceived by the many promises made by the big candidates. If you want to see change, get off your behind and be the catalyst for the change you want to see. The first step to doing that is registering. If you don't exercise your privilege to vote, you have no room to complain.

Answer 5

1) If you don't vote then you don't have a say in it because that's the whole point in voting.

2) If it's so horrible (and it is) then you should run or start a campaign.

It seems to be over the last.... ever maybe people try to vote for the lesser of the evils. You have a**hole "A" who has a lousy plan at best. Or you a**hole "B" who doesn't have a clue what his plan is (or not telling us) but promises it will be great. Sad to say anyone ever elected has used one of these methods.

But like the old saying goes, "Opinions are like a**holes, everyone has one and they all stink."

Beth

Answer 6

Intelligence is very subjective, everyone tends to THINK they're intelligent but very few actually are. People have been trained like Pavlovs dog over the centuries, they THINK the way they're supposed to, they dress the way they're supposed to, drive the car that they're supposed to, rebel the way they're supposed to, and vote the way they're supposed to.

Not that voting really matters in this day and age anyways, who are you going to vote for? All of the candidates have been bought, and paid for long before they ever reach a state or national level. It's one big dog and pony show. What we have going on here is a group of elite social engineers micromanaging their human ant farm.

Politics are as real as WWF Wrestling, only targetted at a dumber audience.

Answer 7

The people you describe as intelligent (and they actually are most of the time), do not perform the slightest bit of research into a candidate. If they did, we would find about 100 times the number of "write in" votes!

Instead of doing research, these intelligent people get most of their information from 30 or 60 second televised advertisments. So, in most important ways, the advertising agencies are responsible for how the majority of the people cast their votes.

Answer 8

Does anyone happen to have a copy of the US Constitution handy? Because I read and reread my copy, and I just can't find the part that says the US Government is supposed to do anything but protect our borders and make laws that keep us from killing each other.

I can't find any mention of welfare, social security, medicare, or even health insurance in either the constitution or the bill of rights. Oh, I know, maybe it's in the declaration of Independence. I'll check there!

Answer 9

Because the politician persuades the voter that he is going to protect that voters interests. Who does the Goverment really help, the person on welfare? the student at failing schools? the person recieving the worst cancer care in the whole of Europe while catching superbugs? British health care.
The people helping the country are the people going out to work paying taxes so that politicians can promise to "help" their voters with the fruits of someone else's work.

Answer 10

My sentiments exactly. But don't stop your process to make a choice. Register to vote, and vote to pull up the numbers one by one in order to speak up as to whom of the choices you would rather have in government.

Then, consider running for an office yourself. If you are 18 and above, and are a legal citizen in this country, you can run for many positions.

Answer 11

the electoral college is the determining factor in presidential elections.

Our votes only count in town and state... oh and presidential primaries. But not the real deal.

And I completely agree with you... the people who truly need help in our country are getting screwed left and right by our government, while the ultra-rich keep getting tax cuts.