Sneaky

Has anyone really noticed how sneaky our National Government is?  Not only are they sneaky but some people in office or most people in office are making decisions, not for the gain of the country but for personal gain.   One of the main things that stands out to me about the United States Government, is how much that our vote actually counts.  Many people believe that our vote is exactly what goes, and in reality we vote and then the people in office decide what actually happens.  For example, our vote for the president. Yes, we vote for who we think should be president, but do we actually vote and decide who the president is?  Our vote isn't shown as, "who is the next president?", but as "what party will the president be?".  When the electoral college gets our votes, they might see who wins majority vote, but it's mostly about what party wins majority and then they vote on who the president shall be.  They don't even have to listen to the people.  They can simply vote on who ever they want.  Also there are many laws passed for personal gain.  A lot of people in office might ask themselves this question before they make any decisions, "how will this help me?"  It irritates me that this is the way things have to be, but how will people be in office if they don't do what the people like.  It would be nice to find the right people that will just make the best decisions for the country.  Along with people making decisions for the popularity, special interest groups get to make many decisions. They need the money and if they make decisions against what the special interest groups want, they will not be getting money from them.  What a great system right?