If people would get off their asses and vote, then we wouldn't have these problems. I get sick and tired of people complaining about the way things are and then refusing to participate in the process that could change things. People in Third World countries all over the world regularly give their lives in an effort to have the privileges that we have in this country, and we take all these privileges for granted. Our system of government certainly isn't perfect, but from what I've seen in my travels, it's still the best thing going. However, things are only going to get worse if something isn't done to alleviate this growing cynicism that a great percentage of the population has about government.
Democracy only works through participation and vigilance.
On the recent election, I've read numerous articles in dozens of political magazines and newspapers, and it has been the consensus of both liberals and many respected conservatives and moderates that what the Supreme Court ultimately did was unconstitutional and unconscionable. This is the kind of thing that perpetuates the cynicism and non-participation that I mentioned earlier. As I get older, I tend to be more and more interested in non-fiction. It is endlessly fascinating to learn just how corrupt the world really is right now. Sting and I had a discussion about this the other day.