A democracy is defined as a government by the people, exercised either directly or through elected representatives. The common people are considered as the primary source of political power. 

When our Democracy was established, the Founding Fathers did not have in mind a government of the elite, by the elite and for the elite.

Today, we have elected officials who show contempt for the very people who elected them to office. When the Citizens of a Democracy can't rely on those they elect to represent them, the people have the option to remove their leaders in the voting booth. 

With almost half of the American people failing to participate in their democracy, we have some responsibility for the current culture of corruption in government.

We can make a difference in the direction of government polices - it requires citizen involvement to affect change. Voting is one responsibility that can not be taken lightly and, we can be heard by writing to our Senators and Representatives. Speak-out!

Regardless of your political views, a Democracy can only survive with citizen involvement. Our great Nation was built on the backs of the American majority. 

Our government policies and the policies of corporate America have become one and the same. Carte Blanche for big business and special interest groups could be the down fall of our Democracy as we know it. We are becoming an American Oligarchy! 

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