Our Governing Body

            While I may not believe the U.S is the best country in the world, I do believe that we are pretty wonderful in many ways. In 1787, our founding fathers set down the Constitution that we still fallow to this day. As vague to interpretation as the Constitution is, it has not undergone many changes over the years. This may be impart due to our national respect for our founding fathers knowledge. It may also be impacted by our government’s structure of checks and balances, which leaves progressive change hard to develop. Our country is continuing to grow and develop in ways our founding fathers could not have fathomed, but our government is failing to keep up with the demands of modern times and its citizens.

            Our country was made into a well-divided government; with three branches intended to provide an internal means of checks and balances. The functions of these branches are laid out in the constitution. These branches have gained powers not deemed in these articles. This leaves the lines of who has power over what blurred. This added to the conflicting parties leaves our federal government in a state of gridlock. The slow moving and dysfunctional government needs to under go some big changes. Americans are giving up on our political system and approval ratings and voting are at a low.

            Reforming of our government will not come easy, especially with so many Americans feeling helpless against the big money that’s in politics. Our vote is our voice and its what our country is losing it. This gives way to special interests speaking for us. So how do we fix this issue? We need to undergo a few changes. One our citizens need to be educated about how our government structure actually works. We need these citizens to be motived to act in our political system. This means to make educated votes and gain the democracy that’s missing from our government.

            We have a good stricter for a balanced governing body but public participation has gotten lost along the way. Most people today find it easier to point the finger at one another, then to actually act for change. Our system seams to be at a stand still. With tensions rising over presidential powers, federal inaction on issues such as gay marriage and medical marijuana, and cases of police brutality leading to rioting in the streets, it is clear that is stand still can not last. The times they are a changin’ and our system should be able to adapt to these changes.