Kind of a yes and no answer actually.
Nationally we vote then the electoral college has the ability to decide if they want to go with the majority or not, up to this point they have gone mostly with the majority but there are a few instances where they have voted against the majority.

The problem is the Americans have this mistaken idea that we live in a democracy...but we do not, we live in a republic that uses "some" democratic process to elect its leadership, but we are far from a democracy. A true democracy is a terrible idea and all who have attempted it have failed miserably, much like communism it only works on a small scale and once it grows it reaches critical mass and falls apart every time.

But yeah the idea of one vote for one man/woman is a huge fallacy people need to get out of the habit of passing on.

 

It's a bunch of bullshit. These hippies need to join the real world and get a fucking job. I started a new movement for them. #occupyjail

 

cops should go around and ask each one what the fuck they are out there for. If they don't have a fucking clue, throw their ass in jail

 

Occupy Wall Street stemmed from a related movement.. Occupy Parents Place

 

 

isn't bribing when you promise to give someone money or goods if they vote for you?


like welfare, social security, medicare, ect...


lobbyists are shitbags too. but like I said who's voting in the congress that caters to them? the president isn't the only one in charge just as much harm if not more is done by congress.


one more thing, FUCK that stupid hippie. if you are fucking stupid enough to show up in a big crowd being belligerent in front of a group of men with batons then it's your own fault for getting your ass beat. you have a right to peaceably assembly and I don't believe for a second that group was peaceful.

 

I heard a guy on the radio who brought up a semi-valid point as to what he was protesting.

His point went somewhere along these lines: an average voting citizen has the power to vote for his causes and representatives every year or two. In doing so, he exerts some minute faction of influence over the direction of government when compared to a corporate or special interest entity, which can lobby, donate, bribe, or otherwise exert their interests 365 days a year, and with means of persuasion that are far beyond the capabilities of a normal citizen.

So there's the first valid point I've heard anyone make so far. I'm not sure "wall street" is the best target if you're aiming at lobbyists.

 

So next time i see a tea party rally i should see the same responses right?

 

I doubt you will see people at a tea party acting like these hippies.

 

Rallying and protesting/rioting are two completely different things my friend.