Broken branch

I used to subscribe to Rolling Stone, and after reading this I might just have to resubscribe. Great article on how the Congress actually works. In school we were all taught the wonders of the three branches of government and how a democracy works. Congress makes laws and the President signs them and all is well in our lovely little "democracy." Well, just like the Indians being best buddies with the pilgrims, that's complete horseshit, yet people still believe it. When people get sick of my ranting and over obsessing about how corrupt our government is, I often feel like it is because they do not actually understand (or have the patience to try to understand) what is wrong with our system. Most people today have no idea how the inner workings of congress actually work, and therefore affect all of us. It is crucial that we all understand it, yet barely any of us do. This is the type of garbage that gets me so fired up. "Why is Brian so obsessed with politcs?" Here's your answer. We as a country swallow our daily pills of ignorance and ambiguity while these people rape us rather than represent us. They get away with it because we're ignorant to it and the band keeps playing on.

This article lays it out as simple as possible. We are fucked as a democracy unless more people revolt against this sort of thing. Please take the time to read it.

I found the piece thanks to David Sirota and here's a snippet of his review of it. This needs to be drilled into the collective skulls of the Democratic leadership:

The takeaway from this article is really threefold:
1) The U.S. Congress does not represent "democracy" and to say it does is to insult the word "democracy" and all of those throughout American history who have fought for democracy.

2) The problem with Congress is largely a problem with the corruption of the GOP. But, that said, the problem also involves Democrats, a powerful cadre of whom seem comfortable in the minority, and seem comfortable selling their souls to the highest corporate bidder. Unless Democrats really change, unify, and take up policies that challenge Congress's bought-off behavior, they will not be able to electorally capitalize on corruption.

3) Despite all of this, there still are some courageous leaders in Congress like Sanders and others fighting for ordinary citizens. The more we, the grassroots, can help them in their fight, the more we will start taking back our government.

Rolling Stone's website is acting a bit wierd with this piece, so if you can't click on it, just go to RollingStone.com and go to "politics" and then "Four Ammendments and a Funeral."