I no longer voted for the candidate I thought would advocate my ideas. Instead, I voted for the candidate that would not mess up the system as it was. Hope for a government that was ruled by the people, for the people faded, and I was not the only one. People don't care about the trocities that modern politicians commit because their hope is gone. Without hope, there is only pathy.
People begin to accept corruption as a part of a politician's job description.
This just isn't the way it is supposed to be. All elected officials should be held accountable to the people for their actions. They should advocate the community's goals above their own. They should follow the rules that their predecessors made to make America a better place to live. It shouldn't be.