What is your view on our current government?
150757
dire. our species has always insisted on a top down/pyramid leadership (a person or small group on top with the power decreasing down the base. this insures a tyrant. usa was a new idea, but we evolved it into a repeat of previous forms of governments.
418324
I think what they have right now is adequate....we live in a police state & a "big brother" society....I have been the victim, mind you, but there are just so many civil liberties you can take away before you forsake democracy all together.
196896
RETURN Domocracy to our government where the PEOPLE have a say in how things go. NOT what we have presently where BIG BROTHER runs everything and people don't really have a say anymore. Such as ELECTORAL Votes. What happened to PEOPPLE saying who got elected and who didn't.
1010011
I think the polls show that we need a better government that doesn't only care about its own needs but cares about how it affects other countries (i.e. we need a better foreign policy).  We need a government that responds to the United Nations and adheres to international law.  We need a government supporting liberty and justice without infringing on our rights.  We need change.\n\nOur perception is that other countries need us to fix them.  However, other countries can fix themselves with little help.  Although we can help a little, we shouldn't force our culture upon other countries.  We shouldn't advocate violence and should be more humanitarian.\n\nI do believe that the US can be a threat, but Iran and North Korea are still much bigger threats.
915210
According to our government it hasn't reached that point yet.  According to those on the ground over there it's almost in full swing.  Who to believe?  I think I'll believe those who are in the middle of it, rather than the Administration that has been dancing around it.
943248
A completely new form of government is better\n\nThe present method of governing Britain, and most other countries, is out of date\n\n\nMy idea is that we need a complete revamp in government. Not just change the people, but completely change the way we think about government.\nWhen the current system of democracy was created the population of England was about a sixth of what it is now. So there were 659 MPs for about 10 million people, being a representation ratio of about 15000 to 1.\n\nNow, we have 646 MPs, and about 60 million people giving a representation factor of about 93,000 to one.\n\nSo each person's representation has reduced by around 600%.\nIn other words, you now get about one sixth of the representation that a citizen in 1801 got. Another way of looking at this is to say that, in order to have the same level of representation that we had in 1801, we would need 3876 MPs.\nThis is obviously ludicrous. and is absolute evidence of a need for a change.\n\nAs the population has increased so dramatically, then the effectiveness and fairness of a central government has reduced.\nWhat we now need is an increase in the power of local government, and a reduction in the power of central government.\nI propose that we should bring back something akin to the parish councils. We should have constituencies of a maximum of 500 families. These constituencies should have total control over the lives of its constituents, with no interference from outside, They must provide all of their own facilities such as school, health care, pensions, police, ar anything which they feel that they need.\nIf they feel that they are too small for a particular project or service, then  they negotiate with nearby constituencies to make suitable arrangements. There would be no higher level arbitrator. Full responsibility would rest at the local level.\n\nThe benefits of this are enormous. Firstly, everybody would know everybody else within a constituency, so when a problem arises it would be easy to get to the source, because it would be to everyone's benefit to do so. This alone would reduce terrorism and serious crime to a minimum. A sort of neighbourhood watch scheme in which everybody takes full part, and makes the decisions. The money presently spent on taxes, most of which disappears in red tape, civil servants' and MPs' salaries, waging war, and hundreds of other expenses from which the average citizen receives no benefit whatsoever, would be spent on directly benefiting the community, on projects voted for by the community.\nIt is most likely that taxes could be reduced to a fraction of what is presently paid, because all wastage would be readily identified. Everybody would participate in their own government, because they would be able to understand it, and would have a real voice.\nThere would be no need for secret services, or secrets of any kind, saving another fortune, and removing another load of confusion.\nWe would overcome the problems created by too much power in too few hands\n\nI'm sure you can identify many other benefits, and I'm also sure that any disadvantages could quickly be overcome.
1028500
Right now our country is a little pissed with the Liberals.  There was a big scandal with some advertising firms, so when they were voted in, we gave them a minority government.  Then when more details were publicized during the hearings, the Conservatives and BQ voted against them and defeated the government. \n\nWe still don't trust the Conservatives as they seem very much like Republicans, so we put them in with a minority governement.  This means they have to compromise and work with the other parties in order to get things passed in the HofC.\n\nNo one really wants another election so most of the non Liberal parties are not trying to push the Conservatives out right now.\n\nWe're mostly working on things like reducing GST, funding medicare, better transfer payments with the provinces.  Otherwise things are quiet with the Federal government.
664177
the government and people.
481784
It's alright for a government I suppose, I can think of worse ones. There's never going to be a great government with people + the world the way it is so I just accept the one we have.
770745
Hey There pingavar, I have a question for you. Don't you think the government has enough control over the people? Have you ever heard the phrase "God helps those who help themselves" ? We are our brothers keepers and as such we should all help one another in each of our needs regardless of the beneficial return to our selves.          \nDid you know that all of the services that the government provides are paid for by our taxes? So, what is the problem with people helping people and leaving the government out of it and letting them do the job of running the country and defending our country. It won't hurt us to use some of our time and resources to help the less fortunate.  God Bless you, and check into the actual functioning of government before you try to lay every thing at their feet.
1012022
We clearly have the best form of government in the world today.\nHowever, we have allowed our government to become embedded with life-time politicians that are manipulated by too many outside companies or groups that want to promote their own agenda, whether it is good for the country or not.\n\nI believe we really need to limit the terms of all government officials. We only allow the President to serve 2 terms, yet we allow our Senators and Congressman to serve life terms. This doesn't make sense. Terms need to be uniform for all politicians in the federal government. Two four-year terms should be the maximum anyone can serve.
968884
Oh boy, You done fudged up now.\n\nI have been preaching to all my friends and families for many a sintary about the gov and poloitics.\n\nfirst off, who the fudge packer thinks they are perfect enough to run a whole freaking country.\nand who does the gov think they are.\n\nHow does one team of people have all the power over a whole freaking nation btw.\n\nSorry, Im gonna have to stop before they kik this answer off.\nlol Politics, B*&^ $*!*
724506
I Love my Country!!  I believe in my President...I may not agree with him on every issue, but unless I was President I don't think I would agree with everything ANYone did in the oval office....I also know that having Bush in office is FAR better than having ANY democrat in office!!!!
52267
Should be..but even if we had adopted a new government...if people in the position will stay the way they used to, probably we'll remain the same...We are yearning for better. What president and all the government officials are promising to us, never happened in reality. I don't want to expect too much from this country. Everything should be in a new form by now but seeing it with my own eyes, as much as possible I want to be realistic--and this is the reality.
258818
I think our country and our goverment are corrupt, and the country mainly because of the government.The war in Iraq is having a huge effect on today's society, and the fact that a lot of federal funding is being used for a war that i see as huge mistake isn't helping. Taking the federal funding is lowering the funding used on disease control and cancer research. And then all the money going to rebuild New Orleans isn't helping either. Today's society is based off of money and power and eating. Many people's lives revolve around computers and the internet. People wonder why we have an obiesity problem and there's your answer we have to much so close to us. With the internet people don't go gain experience and do research which doesn't help with people's attitudes. America seems to be a corrupt and war based country. We say we're fighting for freedom when really we're trapping ourselves. The more wars we get into the more "national security" we have. We're watched like dogs we no longer truly have freedom because of the  securities we have. Benjamin Franklin once said, and i'm paraphrasing, that those who would give their freedom for security don't deserve freedom or security. And that's the majority of the people in the US today from what i've seen people would gladly be protected and watched then have the freedom that our forefathers fought so valiantly for. This is what i think, i'm not trying to start anything so i hope nobody takes this offensively, I am a US citizen and a republican i'm saying this about my own country, maybe i can open some eyes to what's going on in the US today.
543616
Define 'our government'.\n\nI'd be OK with keeping all the illegals but the undesirables if the border were secure. I don't want to increase immigration rates GOING FORWARD until it actually is secure, however.\n\nAs to what our government is doing, I'm still waiting to see which way they will tip.\n\nhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060527/ap_on_go_co/immigration_64
580767
I have to agree with you.  Isn't this government by the people for the people.  Why aren't they letting the people make the decisions?  It wouldn't be a biased vote, it would for once be an honest vote of what the people really want in this country.