A modernized form of democracy should be the goal of every society

To my opponent and good friend, askbob, thank you for accepting this debate [Overview] Although my opponent makes some convincing arguments, I do believe that it boils down to two issues: my 'should' observation for defending my case and the 'Utopian Government' as part of his case. I will present how I view each as such, and then move on to the rest of the case. "Should" Observation: --> The resolution states should. 'Should' expresses a moral obligation. Therefore, the affirmative (me) must prove why it is our moral obligation to achieve a modernized form of democracy, not if it is possible or if it would work --> I mean, honestly, I cannot really 'water down' that argument. I will try to use some analogies so that you, the voting panel, can paint a clear image of what I am trying to say --> Analogy: We should get Osama Bin Laden. Just because we should, however, does not mean that it works. We have been trying to get him for some time, and we should, but it does not work --> Analogy: We should rid the world of starvation. Just because we should, that does not mean that it is possible. Ridding the world of starvation, at least now, is impossible. That does not mean we should not try, though Opponents case: Utopian Government --> yes, everyone should be represented, and their will should be represented. Yes a Utopian government would be great. But a democratic society would also represent the will of the people, so by saying that we should look to a Utopian society, my opponent is essentially saying we should strive for a democratic government because he wishes for the will of the people to be upheld, which can only be done when the supreme power is vested in the people. --> Also, just because my opponent wants to achieve something perfect does not mean that we should not strive to achieve something slightly less than perfect. For example, I want to lose 30 lbs. My goal is still at the same time to lose 20 lbs. Now I will go on to attack/defend things I have not yet gone over "...there is no real definition of what it means (modernized democracy), it is an opinionated definition" --> which is exactly why I defined it in my opening arguments. I know that it is a 'vague' term, which is why I defined it. I set the parameters for this debate. If you had any questions or objections to the definitions, you should have merely asked. Now, on to the whole 'voting makes you happy' argument "My opponent does not account that the majority (if there are more than 2 candidates running) do not get their opinion represented simply because the candidate in question does not win. Under my opponent's second false assumption, voting in this case makes them sad because they are sad the person who they voted for lost." -->the fact remains that the candidate must comply with the will of the people, else he will be impeached or voted out of office, so therefore because the people know that by voting they essentially are given the power to make sure their government carries out their will and does what they want, then they will be happy because they will get what they want. -->Example: my opponent may bring up that Bush won't pull out of Iraq even though people want him to, but the people voted in Obama who will withdraw from Iraq instead of McCain, therefore the will of the people is ensured by voting and people are happy. [Chrysallize] Every governmental system has its ups and downs, however a democracy truly keeps in mind the consent of the governed. Democracy also strongly encourages individual rights. Let's just stop and think for a second. If somebody is abusing power or using power in the wrong way and taking away (or restricting) somebody else's rights, are you going to vote for them? Of course not. Democracy implies a system of checks and balances [Note] Just because the negative speaks last, he may not present any new arguments (LD rules). That would be unfair. He may only attack that which I have defended and defend that which I have attacked Thank you.