Reply #9: Fatalistic but true

[gov for sale]

One party system can not exist because universal consensus on everything is not possible, even at basic levels peoples interest are naturally at odds. And multi-party systems are destine to facilitate power transfer to the hands of the elite.

Gettysburg address: government of the people, for the people, by the people.... An awesome notion; however, there can only be shades of success when it come to implementation. I believe Lincoln would declare clearly that the current state of things is far from any shade of success! Corporate interest are way over served. Our government serves corporate interest over the peoples interest, and policy decisions are driven by corporate interest over the peoples interest.

The people are manipulated to a degree that is appalling... on this day coastal residents are still defending the interest of big oil when they are standing on the precipice of a toxic superfund that will bring hardship, sickness, and death to their communities on scale unimaginable. And the oil companies, their lobby, and the political sell outs all knew the risk perfectly well. They didn't hesitate for one moment before deciding the lives of these people and the preservation of our environment were of small concern compared to their own payoff.