why democracy

Democracy is a form of government that is supposed to represent the voice of the majority of our people who are being governed by it. In a democracy we elect the people who we relate to the best, but although we share some views with a candidate on one part of government we may be in total opposition in other areas of government. There are a few things that could be changed, in my mind, to make our democracy work better. In Australia it is a law that everyone takes part in their elections. Here in the U.S. it is not law and there have been times when upwards to half of the U.S. Citizens did not vote. how is it possible for our government to give us what we really want when the people who really want it don't voice their concerns or opinions? Candidates could be held more responsible for their actions or lack their of for that matter such as is done in Canada. I think that we should be able to do this. After looking at the views of some of the presidential candidates in our upcoming election in 2008 I can see where some of the candidates could really help our government turn into a more fair, just government, but at the same time those same candidates stand for many other things which I do not agree with. I guess that there is no way to make the government perfect because no body is perfect and the entire government is made up of people and their views, opinions, and wants. No two people will feel the same way about all the same things.