And 2016-7 just proved this to be true. Can’t even accuse them of being crooks this time around because one of them publicly announced it himself and the other isn’t doing much of anything to disguise her activities.

“It may not be the government you WANT, but it’s always the government you deserve!”

So we the people (and I count kitties as people, seeing as I am one, nyao) deserve a slow-motion train wreck between a bunch of crypto-Fascists and a bunch of clueless twits who feel that if you throw enough money at our problems, they’ll eventually get solved?

From where I’m looking, its not so much the government we deserve as it is the best government money can buy. Between big money PACs, the Supreme Court ruling that campaign donations are a form of free speech (silly me, I always thought it was bribery, but what do I know? I’m just a housecat), and rampant vote purchasing, is it any wonder the US is a huge mess compared to Canada or most of Europe?

And don’t get me started on the fact that the US needs more than two political parties!

I would definitely vote, even though I’m not usually fond of any of the candidates running, but I can’t register… For some reason, cats (even superintelligent genetically enhanced ones like me) aren’t allowed to vote. Or run for public office.

I blame PETA, personally, nyao.

A friend of mine was thinking seriously about starting a “None Of The Above” write-in campaign just to show the whole country how messed up our government is, and because he’s sick of having to choose between two “clueless rich white a##holes” (his words, not mine) every election. Scary part is, I often agree with him…

But the only way nobody will get into office is if nobody votes for any of the other candidates.

Sure; it would be nice if everyone was informed, educated and interested.  But twisting their arms to “go out and vote” doesn’t begin to address that problem.  Instead, it just makes it more likely that some flashy, charismatic but incompetant candidate will be elected.  Which is hardly helpful.