We the people are the government and the government is we the people.
The seving officials are our neighbors & relatives.
We 'give' the wealthy few, the corporations, & the special interests groups any power that they have. They even have their own party - the GOP - who makes 'no bones' that the wealthy few should have control over 'we the people' and we should furthermore redistribute our tax dollars from the country and 'we the people' and give it to the wealthy few.
Wealthy few = smart
We the people = stupid enough to send them our money
Tax Cut parties for the rich all around! Yea, that's the ticket - that's how we get Jr. through college, health care, roads repaired, schools maintained, that next raise, etc.
2 investments I believe you can never lose on - no matter how dismal the prospectus: 1) Americans, 2) America.
Ever notice how it was 'treason' to question the last President, yet 'Patriotic' to question this one?