by Joseph Whalen

Created on: May 21, 2010   Last Updated: May 22, 2010

The American political system today is a twisted, mutated and a corrupt shadow of what our founding fathers envisioned when they risked their lives, property and reputation to build the foundations of the greatest democracy in the history of the world. 

Today’s political system is populated by self-serving greedy politicians who have lost sight of the fact that they were elected to serve the people, not their own interests.  Corruption, scandal and dishonest moral decay have invaded every facet of our government system from the county and local environment all the way to the top of the executive branch of the federal government. 

Career politicians controlled by special interest groups and big business is what our political system is today, it’s an insult to the men who sacrificed everything to escape the very elitism and aristocracy that run rampant through our government today.

Our political system today is made up of career politicians who more often than not are backed by big business or lobby groups who impose their influence over the political process without having to take part in the democratic process of being elected by the people. 

The result of such a broken system is the best politicians that money can buy essentially.  Instead of the citizens of this country having their needs met through a democratically elected representative government, our elected officials represent their own interest and those of their benefactors who are providing the financing necessary to support their multi-million dollar re-election campaigns.  This is entirely contrary to the vision that our founding fathers had for our government.

Average citizens, farmers, laborers, craftsmen and businessmen were the intended participants of our original government.  Members of the community who understood the community needs, identified with the rest of their community and could best represent those interests were to be elected by their peers as public servants to do the bidding of the community. 

Our forefathers never intended to have the government made up almost exclusively of lawyers turned career politicians where holding the same office for decades was not only encouraged but a mark of how successful a politician someone was.

This practice of having a self-appointed aristocracy in the form of politicians who wield powers well beyond what was originally intended is a tragic distortion of the principles on which this country

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