Have we lost control of our government?

When did you ever have "control" different from what you have now?

you have the right to vote don't you?

you have the right to contact your representatives and voice your opinion don't you?

Same as its always been.

As the State intrudes among conflicting interests, it becomes a focus of all social tensions, a mediator transforming the economic into a social crisis affecting all classes and spreading misery to the broadest masses, deepening a political crisis around the central question of political power itself.

Both social economic strategies used by capital the last century to repel its historic decline and the threat of the working class- State interventionism and neo-liberalism- have both failed in the long run producing a crisis of governance: those on the top cannot any more govern in the old ways, those on below cannot afford to be governed and live in a miserable present without future. Thus, conditions are building up to the emergence of revolutionary situations.

We are very happy!

Not that we ever had complete control of it, but this is the first time since the 1970's that there has been so much outright, and out loud opposition to the government's decisions and so far, our representatives have shown no intention of listening to their constituents. Worse still, government officials (such as Nancy Pelosi)have publicly criticized every American who is in opposition to them.

As a side note, the government's complete disinterest in the opinions of the people they represent should concern you no matter what side you're on.

I think we lost control of the government with Reagan. But more importantly the government lost control of special interest groups. The lobbies rule Washington. It doesn't matter if you're red or blue, special interests tell you what to vote for and what to fight. In many cases they even draft the legislation.

That depends, if you were a Republican and the majority voted Democrat than you lost control because your party didn't appeal to most of the people, who did have their say when they voted the Republicans out. But 'we the people' don't always agree with one side or the other, and often the losing side wants to pretend that didn't happen.

I conform to an quantity. Obama is extra of a great-unfold modern American liberal, while Bush replaced into extra of a made over, left leaning, conservative (aka neoconservative). Bush definitely made a frankenstein hybrid of liberalism and conservatism - like giving tax cuts, yet increasing spending, which made a deficit, or espousing internationalist ideals, yet going approximately it in a renegade way. regrettably conservatism (now coined paleoconservatism) may be ineffective, except the Republicans can pass lower back to roots.

i really do think that we have lost control of our government. they say their best interests are we the people but in fact they don't care all they care about is making money and their own well being. they are doing so many things wrong. they are not helping they are only making things worse for every one and putting the country in more financial downfall and costing people their jobs... it is unfair and terrible!

Take a hard look at the people you vote in to represent you.

If people are so unhappy with our current government - WHY do they keep electing the same representatives?

When did we ever have control of our government to begin with?

Of course. Obama and his Democrat psychos want themselves to control the government and for the people to have no say.