who decides what the people of the country wants when our president wont listen?
403869
WE THE PEOPLE\n\nThats Who
1095495
Every country has the government and political system it deserves. That includes the electoral rules and systems.\n\nSo if things are not right (and I agree that they are not right), the people will have to act accordingly.\n\nNo country can be ruled or controlled against the will of the people. However, if the people are too dumb, ignorant or lazy to care for their own future, you get a country like the USA.\n\nThose who don't care will be taken care of.
933319
The guys who didn't get re-elected. The term is also used for a president who cannot get re-elected. The point is, nobody's listening to them.
969927
Never in American history has the Commander in Chief had to be subjected to the will of the American people in terms of military planning and organization, and the same still applies here today.  This is based solely on the fact that the citizens do not know about the full situation over there, the secrets, the confidential war plans and discussions with the generals.  \n\nAnd yet the American people do have a voice, and it was expressed last week during the elections, which will place limits upon Bush's presidency.  This is the American voice, and it has been heard in Washington, I'm sure.
503202
General citizen is having a very specific right in this regard. What they have to do is stand up, elect good leaders who take decision as per public intentions and wish. If you sit in your house on election day and think that others wil vote for he person of your liking then you can just remain mute spectator of all this.
517352
I think the current administration has an agenda which doesn't care in the least what the average American citizen wants...their foreign policy is pretty much a gaurantee that people all over the world will be hating us for some time to come. And if that isn't bad enough, they appoint incompetent nincompoops to positions of authority like FEMA director, and they are loading down the Supreme Court with conservative justices who will help them shift this country towards a police state as they take away our civil liberties one a time 'for our own good'.
795435
In a Democracy, you get the leadership you deserve.  The American people are stupid, so stupid leadership is what they will vote for.  Any candidate who is intelligent would do well to conceal it.
212410
It depends.  Some things need to be done but people won't let it happen.  Other things people want but the gov't doesn't do it.
501712
The Administration Has No Other Choice\nThe Ultimatum Was Given To Washington\nIf There Is Not A Military Presense \nOn The Border By 5/25\nThe Citizens Will Excersize Their 2nd Amendment Rights\nTo Secure The Nation\n\nYou Wont Hear That On The News Though (Ultimatum)
600579
earliest version of politics. the majority would turn against him so he let them make the choice even though it was wrong.\n\nblair/bush telling us just what we want to hear is so they do lose the vote of the majority...majority rules
480047
There will always be a president.  Someone always wants the office...many as the ultimate power trip.  Think of it, the fame and power of being the elected head of a country.  Unfortunately, that doesn't mean the brightest and the best...it usually means a wealthy, dishonest, career politician with his own agenda...not a normal, intelligent, middle income john q. public who really cares about the U.S. and the people.  Just my own opinion....
392967
Contrary to what they tell us it is part of their plan for the new world order. They think the people are unintelligent and are unable to have a government  "of the people, for the people and by the people." Our government rules by their own beliefs, not the beliefs of the majority of the citizens.
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WHAT HE DID IS SHOW THE AMERICAN PEOPLE THAT HE\nDOES NOT REALIZE THAT WHAT POWER HE HAS AND \nTHAT HE DOES NOT RUN THIS COUNTRY\nHE IS LEAVING ALL THE PROBLEM AND ITS SOLUTION NOT W/THE PEOPLE BUT W WHOEVER HE FEELS IS CAPABLE\nAS LONG AS HE DOESN'T HAVE TO THINK
1161696
The government is run by the people, these days into the ground by liberals. Years ago the people trusted the government to run the country by the laws that were written. Now we look for a problem with whoever is President while letting Congress run amok. Laws are made by Congress not by the sitting President.
218009
its your duty as a citizen of the United States. The government we have is made under a social contract, and under that, the people make the government, therefore they have the right to change/and or abolish it. You need to vote, and if you don't, don't complain when something you dont agree with happens beacause you did nothing to change it.\n**Voting goes to more than just the president!
56330
it sure isn't doing what the PEOPLE want.  Instead they do what the minority wants and don't care about the rest.  It's going after the bill of rights to the point we should call them the bill of privledges.  The economy isn't doing good and we are pouring money into a 'war' that is not going good.
389748
It all depends on who the leaders are. In Bush's case he has shown that his judgement is not meant to be trusted.