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Originally Posted by theking
Shareholders are people and it is the people that own the government...and every two years...four years and six years elect...or reelect the people they choose to represent them in government. Some complain about special interest lobbies...but the people are the largest group of lobbiests. They can and should be lobbying their elected representatives on a regular basis. Government for the people and by the people.
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Actually, we are given a couple choices on each side. Candidates that are chosen by party leaders to be allowed to be on their respective parties ballots. The laws are so skewed against 3rd parties that it makes it near impossible for them to enter in races and win. Money is still one of the biggest factors and if you are not able to either raise millions, or loan your campaign millions, you have no chance.
That's not even talking about President where you actually have little to no say. Both parties have "superdelegates" that get more power than entire voting districts in your state. You aren't even voting for a candidate, just a delegate to vote for you candidate. That delegate isn't even obligated to vote for the person the people voted for. In general elections we still have electorates. So you're not voting for a candidate, just telling your electorates who you want. They can still cast a vote for whoever the hell they want. Even if they do go with what the states decide, 80% of the states are either red or blue meaning your vote for President means absolutely shit in those states.
It's not unlike countries like Russia that parade out a few candidates to look like a completely open and democratic election. Every year we are given a few choices who differ on some issues that won't change (abortion, immigration, etc) or matter to many people (flag burning, gay marriage). They are essentially the same, they are owned by a few people and work to give as much of your tax dollars as they can to their friends who helped them get elected.