a Conservative Government

I feel that a more conservative government would generally better the country both internally and help its image to the rest of the world. Less governmental regulation of the economy would mean less restrictions on free trade, lower taxes, and the amount of money one would make would be fully dependent on how much they actually earned. People would try to use their money more efficiently rather than waiting for the government to bail them out when they run into trouble. Good morals, discipline and responsibility would be promoted rather than dismissed in the name of "personal freedom." With this I see teens taking better care of themselves and one would see a large increase in personal responsibility. Of course not to promote only conservative values, but simply to promote ways to better oneself and avoid social level conflicts. Because when one takes a neutral stance on morality, no morality can be promoted at all. Stricter law enforcement would help reduce crime rates and consequences for crime would be made more clear.

While one may support most if not all stances taken by their party, one must also recognise that one party in control will not have good results and the Republican Party is no exception. Extremism and power lust are the two biggest problems with any political party. If only Conservatives ran the government, conservative social values could be pushed too far into the general population, perhaps even to oppression. A Republican controlled government would need Democrats to both voice minority views and keep the controlling party in line. Also, no one can get complete control of something, and not get greedy. Unfortunately it often takes a member of an opposing party to point out self interest or any other kind of injustice within the other party. So even though given the choice I would choose a Republican controlled government but I also think that all voices need to be heard and represented for a democracy to fuction properlly for ALL of its citizens.

NYS Budget

With a projected $12 billion deficit next year(not counting inflation), it it obvious that the state government needs to reduce spending. The biggest question is where to cut it. And no... higher taxes are not a good idea. Since New York has the highest local taxes in the country and 90% of it is controlled by the state. Obviously the deficit will not be eliminated but spending cuts across the board combined with more efficient spending should help a lot.

As much as none of us like it (especially people like me as a student), schools are one of the primary places for cuts. SUNY and CUNY tuition increaces of about $600 shouldnt seem like much compared to what the private schools are going through right now to make ends meet(between $1000 and $2000.) Education makes up the largest part of the state budget by almost $800 million so as much as we all hate it, the most cuts have to be here. Transportation is another area where cutting might help. Less funding for public transportation will force more people to take control of their own transportation(particularly in cities and the countryside), but people should be able to make a few small sacrifices and take a few less convienient options such as driving yourself, carpooling, or even just walking to get where they need to go. Public transportation could be left for those who really need it. Education combined with transportation makes up almost 20% of the state budget. So the cuts should start here.

People will always have to make sacrifices in the face of a large deficit. Everyone will voice their cause stating that you can't take their money, but if anything is to be done , someone will have to bite the bullet and take the cuts. I feel that education and transportation cuts are the way to reduce the deficit significantly with the least inconvienience to the residents of New York.

Immigrant Workers revised

Immigrant workers have been a huge part of this country’s economy since its beginning. Whether it be the African slaves who were forced here and worked on much of America’s agricultural development, desperate Irish Immigrants who helped stimulate the growth of many northeastern cities, Chinese immigrants who connected this entire country together by railroads, or the Hispanic immigrants of today who take many working class jobs, immigrants have always had a significant effect on this country. Whether they are an economic necessity (particularly today) is a huge question, or even whether they belong here at all or not. It could be the argument that immigrant workers take away the jobs of working class Americans who were here first or it could simply be a dislike of foreigners due to their differences from us. In any event, immigrant workers throughout American history have shaped American industrialism and agriculture and stimulated our economy.

Immigrant workers throughout history have made both good and bad contributions to this country. From one perspective, you are looking at a large labor force coming into the country willing to work hard for less money than a domestic worker would in order to support their families. From a different perspective, you see a large group of foreigners who do not share their culture and beliefs and may not even speak their language, invading your country and taking away all of your working class jobs. This has been seen much throughout American history with the Irish, Chinese, Eastern European, and Hispanic workers. The Irish stimulated industrial growth in the Northeast through a vast amount of unskilled labor workers who moved around all across the northeast and throughout the Midwest, and the Chinese did the same with the railway system in the west and helped connect the east and west of the United States together. In the late 19th century and early 20th century, Eastern European immigrant were the ones who were willing to work in the factories when no one else was, and today, many Hispanics are willing to do the same. Negative effects included Irish immigrants willing to work for less than domestic workers and taking away many jobs from them, crowding the cities and contributing to slum life. The Chinese had a lot of trouble adapting to American culture (more so than the Irish), and many simply wouldn’t. One can see similar issues today with the Hispanic immigrants. Many come over to this country with a great optimistic attitude, finding a working class job, sending their kids to school, and making the best out of their situation. Some however will come over with the attitude that they can just come over to this country whenever they want, not speak our language and employ their entire family in attempt to make ends meet. But with a small amount of reform, these problems can be solved and migrant workers will both be able to continue to benefit themselves as well as this country.

Without immigrant workers; America would probably never have become the agricultural and industrial giant it is today. Without the Chinese, it would have taken much longer to connect the ends of the continent because there was no domestic labor force in the west of their size. Without European immigrants’ stimulation of urban industries, big cities such as New York and Chicago might not be quite as big and successful. And without migrant workers today working on farms and in the agricultural industries, agricultural production would slow because many domestics simply don’t want to take those jobs such as weeding, picking crops and sorting and packing. A country of our size has always needed a very large number of unskilled labor workers to keep it running in all forms of industry.

The biggest current concern about migrant workers should be exploitation. Employers will take huge advantage to the fact that migrant workers are willing to work for less money than domestic workers. So some employers will pay them the absolute bare minimum. These workers could be getting paid barely enough to survive off of. Thankfully legal immigrant workers are protected by labor laws so that they can be treated somewhat fairly. But what if these workers are making enough to support their families either back in their home countries or in the new… but nothing else? What if you can’t provide other important things such as education to the second generation? You will end up with a lot of migrant workers and migrant families that financially aren’t moving and they will always be stuck in the lower class. This is where there needs to be improvement in employment regulations. But still, odds are either way, migrant workers are doing much better here than they were where they came from. For example, I go on Carnival Cruises (foreign company technically) every year and most of the crew such as waiters, cleaners, and stewards are migrant workers sending their money back to their home families. Their wages are below minimum and they work long hours but from what I’ve heard from these people, they and their families are doing better than ever before. What we call minimum wage is much more money than these people would be making back home.

Migrant workers have always been a large part of Unites States economics through their stimulation of industrialism and agriculture industries. Without them, we might not be quite as industrious and successful as we are today. Even though they seem to be exploited in some ways, they are doing a lot better for themselves and their families with their work than they were before. It is a good deal for both America and foreign laborers.

China and Human Rights

By this day and age it has been made a simple concept that there are certain basic rights and freedoms to which all people should be entitled. The United Nations even made the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948 saying that “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.” These basic rights and freedoms include the right to life, liberty, and equality in a court of law as well as the right to self expression, the right to work and the right to receive some kind of proper education. However it is up to each individual nation to see these rights and freedoms through. Unfortunately, not everyone is willing to take that responsibility. There have always been people willing to let others live without rights so that they can retain power and/or influence. This can be done through fear and propaganda. Make a scapegoat enemy to unite the nation in support. Bring down others to advance yourselves. There are many examples of this in today’s world where anyone seen as a threat or inconvenience to those holding power are stripped of their human rights and left without even the freedom to be themselves. Of all the examples of this in today’s world, none is larger and more influential than the Chinese Communist Party of the People’s Republic of China. Obviously on a large scale international social and economic level, China is doing very well. It has an increasingly strong economy and represents about one fifth of the population of the world. They have made great strides recently in the fields of science, technology, and agriculture and very recently put on what was probably the most impressive Olympics in history and they are rightfully to be admired for that. But one must look at the cost of all these things.

The Chinese Communist Party took power in China in 1949 under Chairman Mao Zedong who embraced the beliefs and teachings of Karl Marx. Communism was seen as a solution to problems the Chinese were facing after a long period of oppression from foreigners and believed that the CCP would unite the country and make it strong again. Under the ideals of Karl Marx, a nation would have a classless society free of different social standings and beliefs that would cause internal separation. It is an idea that would have everybody working equally for the good of the country. Sounds great as a theory. However this goal of society requires complete and total cooperation with the controlling party. All totalitarian regimes of any kind require this and it always becomes a problem for the party. Things such as religion, the nobility, different cultures and anyone else that might have any opposing views could become a possible threat. So far on a large scale level, The People’s Republic of China has seen great economic and foreign policy success. Their production rates are the largest in the world and they are on fairly cooperative terms with most of the rest of the world. But there is a heavy price to be paid.

The "threats" from outside the party create paranoia and a feeling of instability within the party. Anything with influence outside of the party is a potential threat to the security of the party. This led to the CCP trying to stop anything like this from posing a threat. The two main so-called “threats” to the CCP are religious minorities and people practicing their own cultures (particularly people in Tibet, Hong Kong and Taiwan.) Religious minorities which are persecuted include Christians, Muslim, Jews and Falun Gong practitioners. People who practice these religions are not allowed to do it publicly. In Falun Gong’s case… not at all. This is because these faiths have their own teachings other than those of the CCP and their numbers are still fairly small. These people are stripped of many of their basic rights such as where they can live, education, and habeas corpus. For example, if you visit the Chinese city of Xi’an, you will notice a place called the “Muslim corner.” All of the Muslims in Xi’an live in this one small corner of the city where they have to make their living and practice their faith. Muslims are seen as unpatriotic because they would rather travel to Mecca than Tiananmen Square. A large scale example of religious oppression would be the mistreatment of Falun Gong practitioners. Falun Gong is a peaceful meditation and simple philosophy practice which has nothing to do with the government at all. However, when their numbers broke 100 million, the CCP saw it as a threat and it was banned. Since then, Falun Gong practitioners have been publicly assaulted, arrested and imprisoned without trial and in some cases, tortured or put to death. However, the CCP has gotten much of the Chinese people under their control and influenced their opinions of others (more so than other countries do. Most of us at least back up what we have to say.) The other group of the oppressed is the cultural minorities such as the Tibetans and people of Hong Kong and Taiwan. Ever since Tibet became a part of China, the CCP has attempted cultural integration towards the Tibetan people to try to unite them with the mainstream Chinese culture. (Nationalism at its best.) We all know of the crisis and resistance to this going on in Tibet right now. Tibetans are more committed to themselves than the political party that controls them. Workers such as farmers are also said by the International Labor Rights Fund to be oppressed in ways such as long hours and low pay. And as far as their Foreign policy is concerned, we all know of the genocide in Darfur in which the Janjaweed oppressors are supplied and funded by the Chinese government. Unfortunately, in attempt to realize a dream of total unity for China, the CCP has resorted to methods of fear and oppression in attempt to obtain it. So as a result of this attempt to realize the Communist dream in China, millions have been killed whether it is from execution or starvation through party policies.

There are many different ideas as to what should be done in response to Chinese Human Rights violations. Some say that we shouldn’t get involved in their affairs and let them run their own country. Others say we should keep a state of mutual cooperation with them but try to negotiate with them on these issues, and some say that we should cut off all trade with them, boycott the Olympics, and have nothing to do with them until they change their ways. Throughout the years the United Nations has addressed issues such as oppression of Falun Gong practitioners and the supply of the Janjaweed, but little has been done in effort to stop it due to the US’s economic ties and cooperation with China. Some groups had also considered boycotting the Beijing Olympics.(But doing that probably would have done nothing more than give more gold medals to the Chinese and angered our own athletes) The best solution would probably be to raise public awareness of what’s going on and to write to you government officials saying what you think should be done. Relations with the Chinese in the Future might change is public opinion changes. Thankfully a lot has already been done. Back in 2004, China was dropped from the international top ten list for human rights violators.

The Chinese Communist party may have been able to bring up China as a World power, but it was and still is at the cost of the freedoms and basic rights of many. It doesn’t have to be that way. Chinese government can reform itself and be able to maintain its status a powerful nation. China has the richest history of the world and one of the most influential cultures in the world and it shouldn’t be tainted by oppression in these modern times.

Migrant Workers

Migrant workers have been a huge part of this country’s economy since its beginning. Whether it be the African slaves who were forced here and worked on much of America’s agricultural development, desperate Irish Immigrants who helped stimulate the growth of many northeastern cities, Chinese immigrants who connected this entire country together by railroads, or the Hispanic immigrants of today who take many working class jobs, migrant immigrants have always had a significant effect on this country. Whether they are an economic necessity (particularly today) is a huge question, or even whether they belong here at all or not. It could be the argument that migrant workers take away the jobs of working class Americans who were here first or it could simply be a dislike of foreigners due to their differences from us. In any event, Migrant workers throughout American History have shaped American Industrialism and agriculture and stimulated its economy.

Migrant workers throughout history have made both good and bad contributions to this country. On one hand, you are looking at a large labor force coming into the country willing to work hard for less money than a domestic worker would in order to support their families. On the other hand, you see a large group of foreigners who do not share your culture and beliefs and may not even speak your language, invading your country and taking away all of your working class jobs. This has been seen much throughout American history with the Irish, Chinese, Eastern European, and Hispanic migrant workers. The Irish stimulated industrial growth in the Northeast through a vast amount of unskilled labor workers who moved around all across the northeast and throughout the Midwest, and the Chinese did the same with the railway system in the west and helped connect the east and west of the United States together. In the late 19th century and early 20th century, Eastern European immigrant were the ones who were willing to work in the factories when no one else was, and today, many Hispanics are willing to do the same. Negative effects included Irish immigrants willing to work for less than domestic workers and taking away many jobs from them, crowding the cities and contributing to slum life. The Chinese had a lot of trouble adapting to American culture (more so than the Irish), and many simply wouldn’t. One can see similar issues today with the Hispanic immigrants. Many come over to this country with a great optimistic attitude, finding a working class job, sending their kids to school, and making the best out of their situation and that is good for both them and the US economy
Let’s face it, without migrant workers; America would probably never have become the agricultural and industrial giant it is today. Without the Chinese, it would have taken much longer to connect the ends of the continent because there was no domestic labor force in the west of their size. Without European immigrants’ stimulation of urban industries, big cities such as New York and Chicago might not be quite as big and successful. And without migrant workers today working on farms and in the agricultural industries, agricultural production would slow because many domestics simply don’t want to take those jobs such as weeding, picking crops and sorting and packing. A country of our size has always needed a very large number of unskilled labor workers to keep it running in all forms of industry.

The biggest current concern about migrant workers should be exploitation. Employers will take huge advantage to the fact that migrant workers are willing to work for less money than domestic workers. So some employers will pay them the absolute bare minimum. These workers could be getting paid barely enough to survive off of. When employers provide housing and supplies to these workers, they could take money out from paychecks for this housing. Thankfully legal migrant workers are protected by labor laws so that they can be treated somewhat fairly. (Unless the workers are there illegally. Then they are not protected by these regulations.) But what if these workers are making enough to support their families either back in their home countries or in the new… but nothing else? What if you can’t provide other important things such as education to the second generation? You will end up with a lot of migrant workers and migrant families that financially aren’t moving and they will always be stuck in the lower class. This is where there needs to be improvement in employment regulations. But still, odds are either way, migrant workers are doing much better here than they were where they came from. For example, I go on Carnival Cruises (foreign company technically) every year and most of the crew such as waiters, cleaners, and stewards are migrant workers sending their money back to their home families. Their wages are below minimum and they work long hours but from what I’ve heard from these people, they and their families are doing better than ever before. What we call minimum wage is much more money than these people would be making back home.

Migrant workers have always been a large part of Unites States economics through their stimulation of industrialism and agriculture industries. Without them, we might not be quite as industrious and successful as we are today. Even though they seem to be exploited in some ways, they are doing a lot better for themselves and their families with their work than they were before. It is a good deal for both America and foreign laborers.

US Government (revised)

I must start by saying that all government exists only because it has to- including ours. Human society has proven over the years that it cannot function properly without some sort of government. Whether it is a democracy, a dictatorship, a theocracy, or whatever, people must be governed. Of course however, no government could possibly be perfect. Simple human nature promotes corruption to anyone with a significant amount of power. That is of course why it is so important to make sure that no one possesses too much power. This is why given the setups of all different governments around the world; I would have to say that the government of the United States and democracy in general is about as efficient as a form of government can get. After all, what better way to prevent the government from getting too much power than by leaving it to the people to decide who becomes a part of it? Our Bill of Rights grants basic freedoms to all citizens, as all minorities are ensured their rights and freedoms. Our multiple party system makes sure that all positions on any issue can be expressed, and our separation of powers prevent any elected officials from obtaining too much power. Members of the government are elected by the people to represent the people. When simply written down on paper it seems practically flawless. But unfortunately, it’s not that simple.

Democracy in America functions under three separate branches of elected officials that form our federal government. The Legislative branch does a great job of ensuring equal representation of our states via the Senate and the House of Representatives. Our President, Vice President, and the Cabinet make up our executive branch which is meant to represent our country to the world in international affairs, command our military and act as an overseer on domestic issues. It is the face of our country to the rest of the world. And last but not least, the judicial branch which is all of the court systems makes sure all Acts and laws are passed fairly and in accordance with the Constitution. Once again this is only ideal when you simply write it down on paper. I’m not saying that we have a bad government. As a whole I’d have to say it is very efficient. However there are several flaws and I can sum up the biggest one in two words: Self Interest. This is a form of governmental corruption where certain officials who were supposedly elected by the people to represent the people only represent their own interests or the interest of a select group of people. This could include spending government money for his/her self or giving tax breaks to certain people or companies for anything other than a good approved economic reason. Thankfully, our system is usually tough enough to deal with this and there are only a few large cases which the system can’t handle. Another obvious problem with this system is that not everybody likes their elected officials. For example, with our two party system, not everybody can have the governmental official they want in office. These problems exist in any form of government but it is a much bigger problem in governments such as dictatorships, communist states and theocracies than in a democracy.

Another important part of representative democracy is political parties. In The US we have a multiple party system but there are two main parties. In general, the Republican Party has the more conservative members while the Democratic Party has the more liberal members. When we elect governmental officials, the people of whatever region involved vote on someone representing each party. The idea is of course that whatever the majority attitude is, action will go in that direction. Unfortunately, everybody can be happy in a two party system. For example, right now in the US the Republican and Democratic parties represent polar opposites of the political spectrum. Each represents the extreme. For example, when one thinks of the Republican Party, they think of people who support the war and the death penalty and are against abortion and gay marriage. And for the Democrats, they see the opposite. And the majority of this country isn’t left wing or right wing. So does either represent a majority of the population? Also, if a certain state or region is dominated by a particular party, than what happens to the political minorities? For example, I am what many would call a right-wing Republican, but I live in New York which is a Democratic (Blue) state. My vote may matter on more of a local level but on a federal level such as elections for the presidency and the senate, Republican votes don’t even seem to matter at all. So overall, one could be forced to ask himself, “Do either of these people represent me?” or “Does my vote even matter?” Also, it is very rare to see a country as evenly politically divided as ours is right now. In the last few presidential elections, the votes have gone almost 50/50 between the two parties. This combined with the extremism is a problem because at least half of the population will be unsatisfied with the result of the election. But looking back at the big picture again I’d have to say that a multiple party system is good if we can make it so we will all be represented fairly and the extremists don’t control the parties. Perhaps getting a few moderates or political mavericks elected would help solve this problem.

Though the United States Government is far from perfect, when compared to others, it seems to be close though, even when compared to other democracies. Other governments could be corrupt from giving too much power to officials. Other countries that may be run by dictators, a religious hierarchy, or the military can have these problems (and usually do.) In the words of Winston Churchill, “It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government, except all the others that have been tried.” In my opinion, he is absolutely right. I personally would rather at least have some say in how my country is run than have some guy in a nice chair with an army behind him tell me how to live my life…or else. Even in other democracies, many either have a weak central government or too many political parties as a result of how they want their people represented. When compared to the rest of the world, I would have to say that our government is one of the best. I can live my life fairly happily here and have the right to represent myself and make my own decisions in life. I can be what I want to be and I don’t have to worry about the government because I feel I can trust my elected officials and It will be made clear to me of something goes wrong. Even when compared to other democracies such as Greece which is a total democracy in which there is public voting on everything. Seeing as how a large number of people living in the US are ignorant as to how government works, this would be bad for us. Our system seems more effective.

Democracy in the United States is probably one of the most if not the most efficient government system in the world. It is balanced which helps prevent mass corruption, we are able to elect officials to represent us based on what we believe is best for the country, and I know I will always have the right to live my life the way I want to. It is far from perfect but there is no such thing as a utopian government because there is no such thing as a utopian society. And until we become one, we will have to be governed in one way or another.

US Government

I must start by saying that all government exists only because it has to. Including ours. Human society has proven over the years that it cannot function properly without some sort of government. Whether it is a democracy, a dictatorship, a theocracy, or whatever, people must be governed. Of course however, no government could possibly be perfect. Simple human nature promotes corruption to anyone with a significant amount of power. That is of course why it is so important to make sure that no one possesses too much power. This is why given the setups of all different governments around the world; I would have to say that the Government of the United States and Democracy in general is about as efficient as a form of government can get. After all, what better way to prevent the government from getting too much power than by leaving it to the people to decide who becomes a part of it? Our Bill of Rights which cannot be changed grants basic freedoms to all citizens, all minorities are ensured their rights and freedoms, our multiple party system makes sure that all positions on any issue can be expressed, and our separation of powers prevent any elected officials from obtaining too much power. Members of the government are elected by the people to represent the people. Sounds great right? We can all just get along and live happily ever after. God, I wish it was that simple…

Democracy in America functions under three separate branches of elected officials that form our federal government. The Legislative branch does a great job of ensuring equal representation of our states with the senate and the House of Representatives. Our president, vice president, and their officials make up our executive branch which is meant to represent our country to the world in international affairs, command our military and act as an overseer on domestic issues. It is the face of our country to the rest of the world. And last but not least, the judicial branch which is all of the court systems makes sure all Acts and laws are passed fairly and in accordance with the Constitution. Once again, sounds great right? Looks awesome when you simply write it down on paper. I’m not saying that we have a bad government. As a whole I’d have to say it is very efficient. However there are several flaws and I can sum up the biggest one in two words: Self Interest. This is a form of governmental corruption where certain officials who were supposedly elected by the people to represent the people only represent their own interests or the interest of a select group of people. This could include spending government money for his/her self or giving tax breaks to certain people or companies for anything other than a good approved economic reason. Thankfully are only a few large examples of this in the history of the US because of checks and balances but it is always a cause for concern. Another obvious problem with this system is that not everybody likes their elected officials. For example, with our multiple party systems, not everybody can have the governmental official they want in office. These problems exist in any form of government but it is a much bigger problem in governments such as dictatorships, communist states and theocracies than in a democracy.

Another important part of Democracy is political parties. In The US we have a multiple party system but there are two main parties. In general, the Republican Party has the more conservative members while the Democratic Party has the more liberal members. When we elect governmental officials, the people of whatever region involved vote on someone representing each party. The idea is of course that whatever the majority attitude is, action will go in that direction. Once again, it looks simple when I sum it up that way. This would be great if everyone had similar opinions on all the issues. But not everybody can be happy in a two party system. For example, right now in the US the Republican and Democratic parties represent polar opposites of the political spectrum. Each represents the extreme. And the majority of this country isn’t left wing or right wing. So does either represent a majority of the population? Also, if a certain state or region is dominated by a particular party, than what happens to the political minorities? For example, I am what many would call a right-wing Republican, but I live in New York which is a Democratic (Blue) state. My vote may matter on more of a local level but on a federal level such as elections for the presidency and the senate, republican votes don’t even seem to matter at all. So overall, one could be forced to ask themselves, “Do either of these people represent me?” or “Does my vote even matter?” Also, it is very rare to see a country as evenly politically divided as ours is right now. In the last few presidential elections, the votes have gone almost 50/50 between the two parties. This combined with the extremism is a problem because at least half of the population will be unsatisfied with the result of the election. But looking back at the big picture again I’d have to say that a multiple party system is good if we can make it so we will all be represented fairly and the extremists don’t control the parties.

Though the United States Government is far from perfect, when compared to others, it seems to be close though. Even when compared to other democracies. Other governments could be corrupt from giving too much power to officials. Other countries that may be run by dictators, a religious hierarchy, or the military can have these problems (and usually do.) In the words of Winston Churchill, “It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government, except all the others that have been tried.” In my opinion, he is absolutely right. I personally would rather at least have some say in how my country is run than have some guy in a nice chair with an army behind him tell me how to live my life…or else. Even in other democracies, many either have a weak central government or too many political parties as a result of how they want their people represented. When compared to the rest of the world, I would have to say that our government is one of the best. I can live my life fairly happily here and have the right to represent myself and make my own decisions in life. I can be what I want to be and I don’t have to worry about the government because I feel I can trust my elected officials and It will be made clear to me of something goes wrong.

Democracy in the United States is probably one of the most if not the most efficient government system in the world. It is balanced which helps prevent mass corruption, we are able to elect officials to represent us based on what we believe is best for the country, and I know I will always have the right to live my life the way I want to. It is far from perfect but there is no such thing as a utopian government because there is no such thing as a utopian society. And until we become one, we will have to be governed in one way or another.