Sean_M

I believe democracy cannot be defined easily there are many parts that have to be looked over and examined. The ways that people think will also affect the outcome of the choices that they make. You can see democracy through work, school, at home almost anywhere. I believe in the idea of doing things that benefit more than just you. I'm not saying that helping the environment by recycling and doing you part to cut down with the green house gases won't help. In the democracy the people are the power. They are the fighting force. They are the working force. They are the military. They are what make America the land of the free. People take the rights that they have and push it to the extreme. We have the freedom of speech, to bear arms; the press is what makes us ourselves. We are the people and as I said before people are the power. **POWER TO THE PEOPLE**. Do we forget that? No, we do not and we never will.

Every day of my life is active in democracy the simple things of what people can do and say in school. If just simply went across seas and I did that things that I do in my school I would be accused of many things that are false just because I think different. I would not be able to have to friends with different religions. I would not be able to walk that street and protest against what I believe to be wrong. This I believe. I believe the democracy is the government for the free and the brave people of America and the respect of millions. The people are the power to vote for who runs the several parts of the government. We vote for the people that become out president. Some people take a stand and vote. While others make the choice to not register and sit back in the couch and watch TV. That is what makes us different. The people are the difference. The people are the change.

I pledge my allegiance to the flag of the United States. I do not and I don’t have to. The idealism of that is mind boggling how something so simple as not standing up for the national anthem or the pledge of allegiance can change the way people look and feel about you but they do nothing physical. I could be hanged in other countries for disagreeing with their opinions. The people are the power. Take my word for it. Being active in local and national politics is important to everyone because it can affect you and others. Use your powers as an American use your powers of being in a democracy. Use your powers to the fullest.

Ask the simple question of "What do you think a good citizen does in a democracy?" And it will spark controversy and many different answers. The government is based around the people the power is based around you. Checks and Balances is the way that our government works it does do a good job of keeping the people with options. We vote as a group. The majority of the group choice is the winner. The same goes for in school. The same goes for in the work place. The same goes for in the home. Why do we trust the government because in democracy we are the government we are what makes the government tick.

In the end democracy is the people. This I believe.