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The voters don't decide if a president can bomb something or not. Or, in the case of the US, how much it can bomb.

Maybe not directly, but we are responsible for who we elect and we are responsible for the foreign policy of our government.

Pretty naive

The two party system has captured the government, we voters have no recourse at the polling booths.

the voters cannot be held accountable, but politicians can

this is blatant end-userism

Oh fun, a new ism