what is your opinion about the US government?
410970
Better than all the others!
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.
1147929
There's at least one American out here who agrees with you.  Such a sad state of affairs.  And the worst thing about it is that people can't see it.  Doesn't anybody look beyond the nice news stories the Republican-owned press keeps putting out?  For instance, http://www.democracynow.org (an independent media outlet) has a daily M-F show that goes beneath the surface on what's happening in the US and in other parts of the world.  We're conditioned to believe our beloved country can do no wrong... but it's time to grow up and open our eyes.
616871
I love living in USA. Government may suck, but living in this country is not that bad.
706025
I agree! It seems as though things in our government have gotten out of hand. I don't know if it would take a good president or the united states keeping our noses to ourselves. Its like we are trying to fix the world and we can't even fix ourselves. I'm glad that I'm not the only one who thinks our America is in need of dire help. Good job for speaking out.
1031223
Government in and of itself is neutral. It's a tool, like a hammer. It is what is done with government that is good or bad.
1181153
I agree. The Government is not working FOR the people, it's working for the rich. There is no middle class. Only the rich, and the working poor.  Bush is the worst President in the history of the United States, and his record will speak for itself.
683449
Your question contains a premise to which, I suspect, many people would object.\n\nRightly or wrongly, many Americans do not view the government as always having the best intentions.  Indeed, I am glad that many people feel this way - otherwise, if there were no disagreement, there would be no need for debate and therefore no need for democracy.\n\nThe great thing about our democracy is that everyone gets a say in deciding "what is necessary for the betterness (sic) of the United States."  And believe it or not, people actually have differing opinions about this.  What is the best way to end terrorism?  Ask any ten people on the street and you will get ten thoughtful, yet different (to a greater or lesser degree) answers.  What public policies should be put in place regarding abortion?  There's another question on which good-hearted, well-informed people will differ.\n\nWhen the government takes action, some people are going to be dissatisfied and they will question the motives of the government.  And rightfully so, because the end-goal of debate is right and just policy - not the achievement of political (or worse yet, monetary) goals.\n\nAnd to address the second part of your question - why should the citizenry have "no idea what the government is working on"?  If it is up to citizens to guide policy, then perhaps we should have MORE access to information than we currently do.
300503
As a Canadian I hear many views but the most common is.. "I have nothing against the U.S.A. citizens but George Bush...\nThese are my views in life\n"Why clean up someone else's backyard before you cleanup your own.\nIf you cannot feed your own family why feed someone else's?\nBut..\nI also believe\nWhat's feeding one more mouth?\nSometimes you have to give to get.\nAlthough I am not a citizen of the U.S.A. I know the frustration that you are feeling, think about it, the border between Canada and the U.S.A is invisible.
71351
What an interesting question, and so topical.  \n\nThe relationship between the government and the governed is markedly different from place to place and even time to time.  To make it really short, without getting into abstract arguments, a government is a "system of social control under which the right to make laws, and the right to enforce them, is vested in a particular group in society."  In the United States, where the system of government consists of a representative republic, the federal government consists of three branches, two of which, the executive and the legislative, are headed and controled by elected officials as provided for in the Constitution.  However, unlike many other countries, the geography, diversity and history of the United States has resulted in a complex system of laws that can vary widely based on the location in which a person lives.  So while everyone is governed and affected in certain aspects of life similarly by the federal government, one also is affected by the laws of the state in which one lives.  \n\nIt can be complex and I have provided an article on in my sources list for you to read in more detail.\n\n"American people" are a very diverse group comprising almost all races, creeds, and national origins, although the original founders of the government of the United States were primarily of European origin. Mny of the governing concepts and principles were heavily influenced by the classical education of the founding fathers and reflect many philosophical influences and practical issues that were contemporary in the late 18th century from current earlier Scottish, English, and French authors like Locke, Rousseau, Smith, et al.\n\nThe one constant in the American government over the years has been the flexibility of the constitution, which provides the government and its governed the possibility to make necessary changes as time passes in order to change the legal framework in which Americans live while guaranteeing them freedoms which are inmutable.  So while the American people have grown more diverse, their rights are protected by the same instrument that gives them the power to change their elected officials.  Some people like to say that the Government of the United States is "Of the people, for the people and by the people." \n\nHowever, it would be a serious fallacy to associate a vast body of 300 million people with a single government, no matter how it is constituted.  Many policies in the United States are controversial.  For example, the death penalty is supported in only certain states, and not in others.  A man convicted of murder in one state will receive a life sentence, but in another will get an injection of sodium pentathol.   no to try and paint "The American People" with one brush would be a mistake.  \n\nThere are many values that many Americans hold in common.  Many of these are enshrined in the constitution.  Many are unwritten but can be discerned in a short stay in the United States.  As Winston Churchill once famously said "you can count on the Americans to, after they have tried every thing else, to eventually do the right thing."  Eventually, through the system of checks and balances, justice generally prevails (though it can take a long time sometimes) and this is why even when the American Government may be unpopular abroad, millions of people each year seek to immigrate there from less fortunate places.  \n\nDisclaimer: Taking advice seriously from a person using Bubba as a screen name could be hazardous for your health. It has previously been known to impair judgement and result in unintended consequences and ugly scenes played out late at night in trailer parks.
301618
run government under u.s.a
1018444
much like superman, i fight for truth (when it best suits me), justice(always), & the american way(fight to the top, help only those most benificial towards your cause!)\n\nwhat i'm against is:\nhypocracy in authority,\nconforming\n& ppl who don't so respect towards this country, & yet still live in it!
712182
This may come as a shock for many people there in US, but US is not the world, its only a small part of it.\n\nIts your government we certainly don't like, they are really dumb, making stupid wars all over, don't care for their own people unless they have lots of money, they don't care about pollution and you are doing many things above your own know how and technology.\nThen shit happens too often and people get killed even.\n\nFor the rest, most of you are nice people, but don't sell your God so much, if they need it, they can find it themselves, don't show the known way, it makes us go in different direction anyway.
714622
In General.....\nI believe in less government spending and less government control.  I also am against laws that restrict our freedom and don't have any benefit.  I guess that somewhat encompasses smaller government.  But I do support government restrictions and laws that are for the common good of the people (ie environmental laws).
565287
I am not against George Bush. He is a decent honest man. He cares about this country, both present and future. However, he is only one man and too many people want to blame him, or the government for their own stupid problems and lousy choices in life. How can anybody blame one person for all their problems. We have a huge government from local on up. On one hand people like you hate George Bush, on the other you act as if though he has the power of God. If everybody would accept responsibility for their own actions and not expect the government to solve all their problems, the country and the world would be a much better place. Why do hate him? If you live in the United States you have more opportunity than most people in the world. How is George Bush messing up your life? What are you doing to make life better in this country? I would like to hear it.
664177
the government and people.
576546
I'm a Canadian and I think the Americans, except for the government, are a bunch of suckers. Unfortunately most Americans are not by choice. The president has got you people so hyped up on the idea AMERICA IS THE GREATEST YAAAAAAAA that you American people are completely oblivious of all the scandals and awful things that your government is doing. I have to say that President Bush and all the other presidents have to be as messed up as Bin Laden himself. Its not entirely the fault of the American people that you're in shit up to your necks but you people are just like f&*cken puppets on a string and it takes a third person (Canada and the rest of the world) to identify it. America, sadly, is a first class country going down curropt rd. in the express lane. Yes I agree GOD Bless America and  I prey to god, let the American people see the reality so they have at least a fighting chance to change thier future.\nThies are just my thoughts to your comment about your American government. I like the American people your  Canadas favourite friend but you guys got to wake up and smell the corruption.