hopelessness begins at home, part two.

ONE: The voting system. It stinks. Not only is it corrupt from its very roots, but even the upper layers don't allow American citizens a one for one chance of their vote being counted the same as someone elses. And here's why:

The foundation of America's voting system is intrinsically flawed because such a vast amount of money is necessary to run for any political office that the positions are really only open to people who are at least fairly wealthy (who else can quit their job to galavant about running for office?) and therefore they are more likely to be disconnected from their mostly lower and middle class constituents. Furthermore, even the wealthiest of political hopefulls aren't rich enough to finance their own campaigns. Nickle and dimeing donations out of regular citizens isn't going to raise a fraction of the total dollars needed to fund a successful campaign. So where must the money come from? Two places that are really one: extremely wealthy Americans and the companies they own and/or operate. And these companies and people aren't handing over two or three million dollars (or more) with a simple, "I like you. I think you'll do a good job as ________. So here, take my money." Even a child could tell you that even a Saint would think twice about that deal. What they're really saying is, "You take this money, and then when you're _________, and some bit of legislation that will cause me some indigestion comes up, you better remember me. If you don't, next election you'll be going door to door with a tin can." Corporate donations corrupt even the most honest representatives. And who can blame them? The best of the best must, at some point, have to say, "I've gotta give a little or I'll loose it to someone else who might give a lot." It is legitimized by a "lesser-of-two-evils" mentality that has to be adapted in order to remain in any political office.

Continued in part three.