text: who should be making decisions for the people? who should be running government and making decisions for the people - smooth talking politicians or objective scientists? in a true democracy, the people rule. we live in a republic, a country ruled by elected representatives. actually, that wouldn't be all bad if those elected representatives would remember that they're there to serve the people. but, our corrupted two-party system has turned into a monopoly - a stranglehold on the way government works. we are governed by "republicrats" who only want to play, "let's make a deal' with taxpayers' money. american consumers have multiple choices on everything from cars to cucumbers, but when it comes to electing public leaders to serve the people, we get stuck with limited choices. it's time for new, fresh political parties to come into the national consciousness, and really change the way we elect politicians. -rko-