[KevinG]

Originally Posted by Michael Chui

Your vote does count. People often mistake their vote as something that should count for more than the several million other votes. The principle behind democracy, the majority rule system, and voting as a mechanism, is that the aggregation of a large amount of opinion is most likely going to be best. The assumption is that the individual is capable of making an intelligent decision when they vote.



Not so. In a democracy, there is no ruler. The President of the United States is a public office, better termed as, civil servant. His job is to represent the people of the United States as their spokesperson. The offices of mayor, governor, congressman, senator are similar in function. Start small. If you move in a better city council, you'll have leverage to move in a better state legislature. With that, you can move in a stronger Congress. With that, you can manuever a good President into office.

Now, if you disagree with the system, then sure, that's your right. But please be sure that you're disagreeing with a system you know enough about.

Excellent post Michael. Well said.