However, both arguments ignore the fact that the system was created to be inefficient. While frustrating, government inaction and political gridlock prevents a tyranny of the majority. If the government followed every will and whim of the people, the country would be in a worse state than now. The Founding Fathers built the system of government to be inefficient, so that no one group’s desires are forced upon the rest of the country. While infuriating, the current inaction seen today is a sign that the government is working
However, both arguments ignore the fact that the system was created to be inefficient. While frustrating, government inaction and political gridlock prevents a tyranny of the majority. If the government followed every will and whim of the people, the country would be in a worse state than now. The Founding Fathers built the system of government to be inefficient, so that no one group’s desires are forced upon the rest of the country. While infuriating, the current inaction seen today is a sign that the government is working