Quote Originally Posted by bartman314 View Post
it's too bad, really. i have so many frustrations with what our government is doing and how our society is evolving and i think it is effectively impossible to have any impact unless you have a lot of $$$ or connections (or A LOT of time to invest). further it seems that for a politician to be effective at his job he has to play all the games and ultimately become part of the problem

ugh. what we need is a good revolution.
I have many frustrations with our government too. However, I truly believe it is the lackadaisical attitude that so many seem to have, the attitude that it is hopeless and there is nothing we can do is the biggest problem. Most Americans fail to realize how much power they really have compared to so many other places on earth. This problem also exist with another problem, the manner in which we seem to be giving up our power and choosing to say "government should do X for me." These are the problems. Hope is not lost.