Is true democracy in the US is dead?

[Chico23231]

Forefathers rolling in their graves....way too much special interest and corporate money in politics....our political system is a damn embarrassment imo...

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by Chico23231

Forefathers rolling in their graves....way too much special interest and corporate money in politics....our political system is a damn embarrassment imo...

To whom is our political system an embarrassment?

We have a stable government that has seen power taken from the richest and over the course of 200+ years incorporated more and more people into the system. At the same time the system has allowed for an economy that thru ups and downs does not bring great instability into the political system, i.e. governments are overthrown or recalled every time the economy tanks, and no single ruler is given vast over-reaching authority when the economy booms.

Again, no government or political system is going to be ideal, and all are run by people which brings fluctuations and abuse, BUT, it is neglectful in my opinion, to be embarrassed by a system that has produced a stability of life while not creating a chaotic or dictatorial regime for 222 years.