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Yeah, it's tricky, because the government needs to represent the people, but also make decisions that are in the people's best interest. And most people, like you said, don't necessarily want to do things on a personal level for the large "best interest," even though they recognize that it exists. So at some point, the government needs to enact change from the top down, so to speak, which means that angry people will probably cost some senators their jobs, which senators don't want to risk, and that lobbyists as a scourge will be unhappy. I think our government, unlike others, is uniquely disadvantaged when it comes to making decisions, because in many senses it is crippled rather than supported by its constituents. (This is why Carmen is not a poli-sci major!)

But Iran might NUKE US! OH NOES! :P