Kyle_L

I believe that democracy is a good system but can be easily corrupt. It is by the people for the people, but this doesn't prevent candidates twisting words to make the people believe something totally different than what their actual view is. Throughout all time people have made bad decisions because someone sounded good or said something that sounded right but was actually something that would end up being very wrong. People involved in the running for offices have taken classes on public speaking, therefore they know how to make almost anything sound appealing to those that don't think to deep about what has been said. These people are the reason that democracy is so corrupt.

If they just bothered to take a few minuets to actually think, not just skim back over what has been said, actually think about the message being portrayed, people would notice just what has been going on all of these years and how that needs to change. If all the people that vote bothered to take this time to contemplate what has been said democracy would be truly different, people with ideas that would change this country for the better would be in offices, not the power thirsty, lying and cheating people that are there now. Don't get me wrong some people are in office for the better good of this country and it's people. But really take a good long look and tell me there is an overwhelming number of those people in office. How many times do we have to see people removed from office and people step down due to a huge scandal to notice that these people that were put into office aren't who we think they are. They lie and they cheat. And no matter how many times it has been said that the truth will always come out, it won't. Now I'm sure your thinking "yea he says that because he can't back up what he said". So sure I can't back up that on tons of people but look into the past, really, this has consistantly happened throughout history. Why would today be any different. Especially with how the economy is, they want thier mony and more, what keeps them from trying to take it, their consience?

Another way the system is corrupt is that the candidate running for say president, chooses their vice president. This changes how many people vote. Candidates pick thier VP based not only on weather they like them or not but also if they believe that the public will like them. They also choose a VP based on compadability so that they agree with all to most of thier views on what must be done. The VP should be voted on by the people as a seperate cadidate not as one package deal. This just another way that this system is corrupt. This is what I believe.