It goes much farther than that. The idea that the people have a choice in the laws we make was given birth from democracy. This distinguishes democracy from all other forms of government. But it's all a charade. It no longer holds any significance.
Campaigners use their methods of persuasion to sway voters to their side.
I admit too, that during the campaign between Al Checchi, Jane Harman, and Gray Davis, all those accusations had me switching sides all the time. Instead of looking at the facts, people are taken in by all the propaganda and mud slinging. It's just wrong to side with one for the wrong reasons. And soon enough, we, the conforming teenagers, shall come to the age when we have the privilege of voting, and our habits of conforming may get the best of our judgment when it comes to choosing a just law or a capable candidate. Ralph Waldo Emerson, a famous essayist from America's 19th Century, was a fervent supporter of individualism and non-conformity.