Blog stage 6

 Citizens are expressing their interests in the problems surrounding them and what’s happening in the government much more than before. The writer of the article said that the citizens could solve these problems if they really wanted to. It makes some sense. It’s true that the flexibility of the Constitution, and the power of the people to change the game, all of these things have a connection to each other. However, in the current situation where the thoughts and assessments of one event vary widely from person to person, it’s difficult to bring about a change in any situation. In the last paragraph of the article, the writer said that the people didn’t have a determination for change, but I think people are already somewhat determined about it. However, I think that because opinions about the direction of the change are extremely divergent, it’s clearly just that one cannot choose between them. It’s good for our democracy the citizens to have more power, but I think if  they expand their authority to control the country too much, people are more likely to ruin themselves in bitter conflicts with each other. I think the system itself, which allows citizens to greatly influence the way the country is headed, but allows the government to interfere in its decision-making power to some extent, is related to this. Let's consider the electoral college the writer mentioned as an example. It is true that electoral votes can lead to decisions that are contrary to citizens' votes and arguments. With recent events, we will be able to empathize with this more than anyone else. But if the government gives people too much power in deciding, the conflict over political issues among citizens will be greater than ever. In the present time of strong and various assertions for a single event, these conflicts will be greater than ever, and fair sharing of ideas may not be smooth. And this situation will soon make the country self-destruct. Because there are some systems that ignore people's voices, it will take a long time for people to face change directly, even though they are determined to make their own decisions. However, such those systems are hard to break and inevitably exists in the country because it is necessary for the country. Therefore, I do not agree with the writer's argument to hold citizens accountable for the existence or absence of change in the country.

Blog Assignment 5

The U.S. government has great power all over the world in many ways. This is an undeniable fact. The national defense budget of U.S. is on a similar scale to the combined national defense budget of the other second to 15^th largest countries. Through this information, it is safe to say that the U.S. military might be the best in the world. Also, the economic growth is stable and sustained. The per capita GDP(Gross Domestic Product) of the United States is overwhelming compared to other countries, and the size of economics has been growing for 90 years since the Great Depression. The U.S. is the only country shows this kind of economic status all over the world, and this shows the economic ability and power of the U.S. government. As such a prominent power, the U.S. has a lot of influence on other countries, and naturally many people in the world are watching the U.S. government. Because of the fight between the political parties, the current state of U.S. government can be seen as a little chaos. Looking at the problems that arise from these situations, some people criticize the government for not using its power properly. However, I think this situation itself is just a natural situation in which one country works. It’s perfectly natural for each to make their own point and to suggest the direction in which the country should go to.