Do Americans Expect Enough Out of Their Politicians???

Unfortunately, I fear that many Americans have bought into the myth that the individual no longer matters and the collective is the end all, be all of everything. Especially politics. How many people abdicate their right to vote because "It just won't count?" Or how many don't recycle, donate to charity, etc., for the very same reason. We forget that our elected officials are representations of ourselves and by allowing them to slide, because "that's just the way it works," is a reflection of how we feel about society. We do have voices. We have phones, and e-mail, and our vote. If we don't like what's going on in Washington or wherever, we should say so. Say so directly to our officials and say so to our friends and neighbors. We're the ones with the power. It's our money they use to fund their projects. People seem to forget that the tax rolls are funded by our work. They're not some divine right of the government. It's money we give to the government for the betterment of society. If we feel that they're not bettering society (in our neck of the woods or elsewhere), then we have the right to demand that they be called to task for it. I am not advocating that people stop paying taxes or do anything violent, but the Constitution does start with three simple words, "We the People." That means something. If we want our political officials to be accountable for their actions, then WE have to say so.

No,they don't expect alot from them if we did there wouldn't be this so-call recession we are going through...all my life i have heard that those that make our laws are ruled by another set of laws.Until we start holding our elected officals accountable for what they do the people will continue to fall victims to greed and corruption...