You guys are totally right. The last 234 years have been terrible for the U.S. We should switch back to a monarchy or try totalitarianism. Washington, Jefferson, Franklin, and the rest of the gang were idiots.

There are differences between a democracy and a republic...

yes, I remember, when I played "Civilization", I always went for Democracy but so much harder to fight wars

democratic republic is the answer

Your vote never matters until it does. Apathy is the seed that breeds tyrants.

Corruption can corrupt any form of government. The system we have isn't broken, it just needs to be made completely transparent and people who "fuck up" need to be held accountable. We also need to limit the number of terms Congressmen can serve. Lifetime Congressmen are the ultimate douchebags.

The media needs to take a hike too, but that's a different conversation.

from what i hear, Donald Trump wants to run for presidency

You're fired.

You know there is no such thing as a lifelong senator, that's only for the supreme court

But if you mean that people who have been in congress for more than 25 years, then yeah, I agree. People who refuse to see the merit of the other side(s) of the argument and whose first priority is getting reelected shouldn't be senators