I know this sounds like some right wing republican "what happened to the America I love 
?" Type of bullshyt but I'm dead serious.
I'll come out and admit that my still growing understanding of how our government works didn't really come to me until I was an adult and what I mostly learned on my own. I was reading the thread about Obama signing the rape survivor bill of rights and you have folks in there who don't understand that unless it's an executive order, that things signed by the president went through a whole arduous process from the house to the senate to the president. I myself didn't fully understand he balance of powers as it relates to the electoral college and how while lower populations do get less electoral votes, the idea every state gets two senators is a way to delegate power equally among the states another way.
I didn't take any civic classes and shyt like this is constantly new to me as I learn it piece by piece. I know there is a cynicism, particularly if you're black, in this country and even wanting to work within what is widely viewed as a corrupt country. However I think knowing this shyt is empowering since it allows you navigate the system more effectively and be on guard for the bullshyt that may affect you negatively since you have a greater understanding how things tie together.
Thoughts?
?" Type of bullshyt but I'm dead serious. I'll come out and admit that my still growing understanding of how our government works didn't really come to me until I was an adult and what I mostly learned on my own. I was reading the thread about Obama signing the rape survivor bill of rights and you have folks in there who don't understand that unless it's an executive order, that things signed by the president went through a whole arduous process from the house to the senate to the president. I myself didn't fully understand he balance of powers as it relates to the electoral college and how while lower populations do get less electoral votes, the idea every state gets two senators is a way to delegate power equally among the states another way.
I didn't take any civic classes and shyt like this is constantly new to me as I learn it piece by piece. I know there is a cynicism, particularly if you're black, in this country and even wanting to work within what is widely viewed as a corrupt country. However I think knowing this shyt is empowering since it allows you navigate the system more effectively and be on guard for the bullshyt that may affect you negatively since you have a greater understanding how things tie together.
Thoughts?
