Democracy

The fact that more people turn out to vote each week for American Idol than every four years for the Leader of the nation is a sad statement about us. Democracy only works when used. People care about what is happening in this country, I know I hear them complain every day. I just don't understand why they're not voting to become part of the solution. Since the end of WWII it seems to me that the majority of this nations people have not understood what it means to be an American. We criticize and nation and our government but take personal responsibility for putting these people into office. In this nation our leaders are chosen by us and by not voting we at very least are not keeping the ones we agree with least out. Our system works but we've have been given this great gift by our Grandfathers that we have never earned and like many heirs and heiresses out their we don't understand the value of the gift. We give our freedom away in order to feel safe and to not have to think for ourselves. Honor those that have come before you and participate in this nations greatest asset Democracy!

Proud

The documents created in establishing the United States as an independent nation are in my beliefs the most inspiring and progressive thinking articles ever developed. For a Nation to declare that it's governing body is to be created under the knowledge that it's power to govern is drawn from the people and should be used for the people was a major step forward. Finally a system was being put into place that established the rights of individuals as free people and not servants to the ruling body. All people where born with these rights and the government only drew the power by support of the people. Democracy is and was not a new concept by any means, however the idea that all people where created equal under the law was. We have stumbled and nobody is perfect, but if taken as it was written these documents are amazing. Our flaws come through when we try to exclude groups or individuals from these rights as if our privilege is greater than theirs. The Bill of rights did not say the right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed, unless...or with the exception of! I question anyone who thinks that the constitution needs to be changed for any reason. The same reasons that Kings and tyrants wanted subjects 100, or 2000 years ago are still true today, and the fat that people want trimmed of the constitution is usually the parts that have the word RIGHT in them not POWER.