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.

Democracy

Democracies have many great characteristics that may seem very desirable by people looking for a government to rule them. This could be the reason why it was first invented, but the early democracies are much different from what we have now. There are also many different types of democracies and none of them can be considered "Right" or "Wrong" because they all have good aas well as bad characteristics. One thing wrong with the Democracy that we take part in is that only a select few have any input on what goes on in our countries. sure we get to vote for these people but we vote for the ones who we feel we can relate to the best on the most subjects, but there are always going to be things we disagree about with them. Another thing that seems corrupt to me is that we may select our leaders through a vote, but then our leaders appoint others, often friends or acquaintences, to other positions of power even though we never got a chance to have our input on who should have those roles. You don't have to be the best person for the job, as long as you know who the person who appoints the job might be!