text: does the government even care about what the people have to say? the courts are overruling the votes of the people.  the congress will not turn the important issues over to the people so that we can decide.  when our voice is heard we are told that it is unconstitutional.  when we try to ammend the constitution so that it may become constitutional we are told no.  does the government reflect the will of the people or fear it? they do, for the most part, care what the people think, because the people are the ones that will keep them in office. however, when it comes to decision making votes, you must understand that we, the people, do not have all of the information on the issues that they do.   alot of the things that will influence their decisions are things that we are not allowed to know about because of security issues. that is why it is important that we elect people to office that we feel confident with. they need to be intelligent people who seem to think along the same lines that we do. after all, we are the ones that put them in office to begin with.   and if you don't vote...don't complain! frequently i have found that the people who complain about the government the most did not even vote in the last elections. we vote on everything, from the city level to the federal level. and those who do not express their opinions by their vote should have no reason to complain.