Originally Posted by Lord Snow

I know I'm young and probably a little under educated in politics, but it seems to me that while voting is a very important part of our government, it's not worth taking the time to do anymore. The only difference I see in the candidates is what kind of mud they sling at each other and the way they'll screw the general populace. As was mentioned before, the president only has the power to go to war, so what difference does it make who is in office? I'd rather find a way to get average Joe Blow in congress and get enough of them in there so that we can fix the government. It looks like the U.S. government has lost it's sense of the common man who it's supposed to be protecting. Not the business executives that got greedy and expanded so fast they popped, not go and fix other countries problems. I'm not saying we shouldn't help the other nations, but we need a stable and solid system before we go and spend money we don't have to rebuild a country we just destroyed. The system we have hasn't changed all that much since it was first designed and implemented. How much has changed in the past 200 some odd years? The laws have changed, but certain policies haven't. We've had equal rights for many years, but this is the first time a black man has a chance to be president. Same thing with equal rights between the genders. First time I've heard of a woman actually winning vice president. It's time for a change, but not the kind that the politicians are willing make. Until I hear someone actually make a basic statement that will update a 200 year old system, I won't vote. I think I'll get off my soap box and go back to bed now.