Election Day

Tommorow is election day, the day we chose our new president for the traditional four-year term. Whether it be McCain or Obama can't be currently told. But is it worth it to go through the election process, or even elect a president at all?

Our government, as many of you know, is based off of the government of the Roman Empire. It is from there that we took the idea of the two party system, from the Patricians and the Plebians. The form of government Rome adopted worked fabulously, along with the many other governments who later adopted the government. For centuries this government has risen above others, proving it was the best. And yet, is it?

There are three main types of governments: Democracy, Socialist, andCommunist. Currently, the Democracy is by far the most popular form of government, giving much power to the people, but also reserving some for the actual governing body. In the U.S., we have a Republican Democracy, which has two different parties, each with their bonuses and penalties. When looking into America's history, we can see that although a Democracy is efficient, it may not be the most efficient form of governing, as it has caused many problems in our past. Normally, this would mean that the government isn't perfect, just like its people. Nothing to get upset about. But since there is a government that would have allowed us to bypass the problems we've faced ease, this is certainly something to consider.

Before we move on to the nearly-perfect government, let's look into the Socialists. Socialism is the form of government when the government assigns the people jobs based on their talents and abilities for the greater good of the people. does this sound familiar? It should; the Socialist government is commonly confused with the Communist government.

Now what are Communists? Well, Communism is very much alike Socialism, except for one key aspect: the government doesn't exist. In a true Communist government, people chose the job that would best aid the people, bypassing their own dreams for the common good. They do it without complaint, and enjoy helping their people in any way they can. In all honesty, the government doesn't really exist. Unlike Socialism, Communism doesn't assign people jobs, and also unlike Socialism, Communism treats everyone the same. Everyone has the same things. If one person has something, everyone else must have it. This is truly an ingenious idea, because when we look back, what has caused a vast majority of all wars to occur? The answer: because one country had something another didn't. By giving evreyone all the same things, Communism has solved the problem tha occurs everywhere, and not just with governments. The problem that Communism solved was the very same problem individuals are constantly faced with. Although Communism isn't perfect, it is by far the closest we can get to a Utopian government.

If Communism is so great then why don't we become Communists? The answer lies in sheer numbers. Communism worked great for the Asians, but only because they didn't have such large populations. Over time, most Communist countries became Socialist because giving the people all the same things was getting expensive. There are very few true Communist governments left, and at a world population of 6.5 billion, not surprisingly. Numbers was Communism's flaw. Everyone had to have the same things, and because of that, the government didn't get internal income. The only money they saw came from other countries. When there became more people, supporting their needs be came increasingly expensive, forcing the Communists to become Socialists. For some time, socialism was efficient. Yet, the government became to powerful, and with power came the greed for more. Many Socialist countries became corrupted, going to war with the weaker countries. Then came the Democracy.

After being ruled by a government who was too powerful, people embraced the Democracy with open arms. To this very day, the Democracy is the most popular form of government. However, if Communism's flaw of not being able to support numbers was solved, Communism would be the most efficient government ever thought of.