Regarding the State of Affairs in Puerto Rico

Imagine that you were in a debate room full of people and that every time that you went to the podium to speak, the rest of the individuals began to talk amongst themselves, completely ignoring what you were saying. Sadly, this is the reality of the Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico in Congress. Although Puerto Ricans go out and vote for him or her to represent them, and they technically have a voice in Congress meetings, he or she cannot vote. As a consequence, the island’s people must accept whatever decision Congress takes without getting a say in what is better for their island. So, although United States calls itself a democracy, it clearly does not give everyone equal representation in the government.

Even though this is only one failed aspect of democracy, there are millions of problems with democracy all over the world. The fact is that, like all political systems, it is not that simple in practice. In its origins, democracy was founded on the principles of equity, justice and participation, which are all fair and just and should definitely constitute an important part of all governments. However, it is clearly not carried out as what it should be in the real world. For this reason, I believe it is our job as the future leaders of the world to educate ourselves as much as possible and to go out and do something about injustices like these. Only this way can we make sure that democracy triumphs as an equitable practice.

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