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This I Believe - First Draft

I believe that Democracy to most Americans means the same thing, "for the people by the people", equal rights and choices, but when you take a closer look it is not always so black a white. Is there truely a way for every person to have an equal choice in democracy? In my democracy class we have been taking a closer look at how democracy should be versus how it is truely used in America, and I have come to notice a deffinate differance between the two.

I believe that our country is not truely run by the democracy that we have been raised to believe in. Yes, we have the right to vote but the canidates are limited, an independent party has no chance in winning an election and even a well educated middle class person does not have the money to run a campaign. So yes it is true that we have a choice but why are there so many limits and control to what these choices are.