Yes, our government is so great. Lol.
The feds are owned by lobbyists. . .corporations, not the people. And we can't get rid of the people that are in the pockets of Big Business because our choices are limited to 2-3 people per election, making it a game of picking who sucks least, not who's the best for the people. To add insult to the shitty situation, lame stump issues like gay marriage, or abortion are used to get the masses to vote by their morals, encouraging them to vote with their hearts instead of seeing that although the candidate may be anti-abortion, he sure has taken lots of money from big oil or the tobacco industry.
US politics are hopelessly busted. There are many good things about America, but the government is not one of them.