If God made a mistake would he tell us?

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What control do we really have over any legislation that
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We, as constituents, actually have a great deal of control over the laws which get passed.Most of us are simply too lazy to get involved, actually think deeply about the issues, and take responsibility for making the democratic process work properly.We cannot entirely blame the people we elect if they are seduced by power if our system is set up to require an active citizenry and most of said citizenry abdicate their responsibility to maintain democracy.Give the people SUV's and Reality TV and the government can do what they want, it seems.

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I refuse to to endorse their claim to legitimacy by voting and participating in the charade of representation.

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The reason that representation can be considered a "charade" these days is because only a small percentage of Americans take up the responsibility to inform themselves on the issues and actually vote.You are part of the problem if you do not participate in fixing it, and the only way to make representation legitimate is for the citizenry to hold up their end of the bargain and vote.