The Importance Of Democracy In The United States

The United States is said to be and has the properties of a democracy. A democracy is defined as a government in which the people decide matters directly through town hall meetings or voting on a ballot box. There have been a few major laws passed that have been passed by Supreme Court in which the people didn’t have a vote or consent on the law. Two examples of this are legalizing gay marriage and gun laws. The United States has also in a way turned into an oligarchy. It has come to where the rich are starting to rule the country. If the U.S was truly a democracy the government would look to all of the people for their vote and consent on a law, and their should be equality between the first, middle, and lower class people. In the summer
President Obama said that the middle class of America hasn’t gained any significant wage increase over the preceding decade, he also states that the American dream has turned into a myth(Ganji). The middle classes vote and opinion has become ineffective in government. Former President Jimmy Carter has said that political bribery from the rich is the essence of getting nominations for president and to elect president("Jimmy Carter: The U.S. Is an"). Jimmy Carter also states that our whole political system is just a payoff to major contributors. Democrats and republicans look at this as a great benefit to themselves. The United States should no longer be called a democracy. From what has happened in the past few years support this statement. People have not had the right to vote or voice their opinions in government with recent issues such as gay marriage legalization and recent gun control laws. The U.S government has also turned more into an oligarchy in which the rich rule the government and votes. A democracy is where all the people have a say in government and get to vote for what they believe