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Re: The US is an oligarchy, study concludes
Isn't congress supposed to be the voice of the people? Vote FOR the people? So when you elect someone and the overwhelming majority of the people say NO, and they vote YES, it is fine and dandy in your eyes? As in the TARP bailout of 2008. People said hell no, but what do they do? Give the banks trillions and don't prosecute a single soul. That there tells me democracy is dead. The republic is dead. Doesn't matter who you elect, D or R. When a majority are on the taken it doesn't matter.
To think elections are fair and balanced is another joke. Voter ID comes to mind. Congress is just full of bs and most dolts eat it up because they don't do their own research and form their own opinions. Watching TV news isn't doing research either, they lie worse than CONgress. Start reading every day on the problems of this country and you will realize we are deeply F'ed in the A.
People elect the politicians. The politicians make the decisions. Thus we have a representative democracy. That those politicians CHOOSE to make decisions in part based on power connections does not change the fundamental nature of the political system in the US. Change only requires individuals voting in someone else. An actual oligarchy would have no elections, no judicial system, no checks and balances.
So this is just more blame avoidance.
Isn't congress supposed to be the voice of the people? Vote FOR the people? So when you elect someone and the overwhelming majority of the people say NO, and they vote YES, it is fine and dandy in your eyes? As in the TARP bailout of 2008. People said hell no, but what do they do? Give the banks trillions and don't prosecute a single soul. That there tells me democracy is dead. The republic is dead. Doesn't matter who you elect, D or R. When a majority are on the taken it doesn't matter.
To think elections are fair and balanced is another joke. Voter ID comes to mind. Congress is just full of bs and most dolts eat it up because they don't do their own research and form their own opinions. Watching TV news isn't doing research either, they lie worse than CONgress. Start reading every day on the problems of this country and you will realize we are deeply F'ed in the A.