From the founding of our nation, the decisions that United States politicians have made have been by the citizens accepted without question. The people of the United States have been convinced that every decision made by these men must be followed in order for our country (and its citizens) to achieve the American Dream advertised throughout our lives. We show some acts of rebellion such as turning eyes from the prohibited action of jaywalking (a law created for safety). Nearly everything besides that is met with enforcing punishment ranging from a $10 fine to a $10 last meal.

The question remains, is it truly democratic to allow a few individuals decide on an important issue that is faced by all of society? If democracy truly means that every citizen has a voice, we should give every man, woman, and child, who have paid their debts to society a voice. Hell, have them all write in suggestions for policies and then use the process of elimination to collectively decide on the best decision for society. Instead, we give a small number of individuals who are supposed represent our voices and hope that they are one in the same. The problem is, power creates a hunger for more power, and these individuals forget about the voices they were elected to represent and are left with the voices hungry for power left in their heads.

And we have accepted this process without question.