The Biggest Flaw in American Government

The American Government is constantly being criticized on every decision and action it makes for its citizens. There are numerous flaws in our government, but I believe the worst flaw in the American Democracy is the lack of input regular citizens have once our leaders have been elected. Our government officials often change their views and political tactics between their campaign and their serving term, which often creates controversy. Also, the people who did not vote for the winning candidate often disagree with the official’s politics. This is why citizens are granted with the rights of free speech, assembly, and petition. These rights enable us to voice our opinions about our government’s actions; the only problem is finding people are willing do these things. One person cannot change a decision made by the President or Congress, but a large group of influential people may be able to persuade the government to change some of their questionable decisions.
This flaw in the American Government has a lot to do with the amount of influence money has on politics. The candidates that are elected are usually the ones with the most sponsorship and financial aid to their campaign from outside parties. Once the officials are elected into office, the campaign sponsors are looking for reimbursement through political decisions that help them, but may not necessarily be the best for the American public. This is why people are often upset with the government because they believe they are not making the best decisions for its people. The First Amendment was created to ensure us that the citizens could have a say in the government. In contrast, modern Americans believe they are too busy and they cannot make a big enough impact in a country with three-hundred million people. This is the reason so little petitions and assemblies are seen today. The key to making an impact in our democracy is to find enough people with similar opinions and let your views be heard by the public, and then possibly persuade the government to consider changing its policies. This is the very reason our forefathers came up with the idea for a democracy, so its citizens would always have an impact in the government, which should be for the people.