I'll Ask It Again... While Avoiding Tender Feelings... Because I Really Want To Know...

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102. First off, our Constitution makes us self-governing.

Here's a stab at the rest of it --

We govern ourselves by electing representative to enact laws to protect our rights and serve our needs and interests as citizens. An informed electorate tends to vote wisely, protecting worthwhile institutions, our rights as citizens, and the environment. An electorate is considered informed if it has 1) a basic education that includes civics, history, basic science, critical thinking, enough economics and philosophy to assess issues intelligently, and 2) unbiased exposure to current events, including the activities of our elected representatives and occurrences that effect our lives locally and in the world.

That's roughly how it's supposed to work. Voting should, under the right circumstances, "make this country any better."

Currently the system has been corrupted by money that buys off our representatives, has bought and monopolized the media, thus impacting our exposure to events that affect us, and has limited education to vocational training for the majority.

You can probably think of additional points and examples. It may seem unexciting, but this is one of the most important topics there is.