In Search of SelfGovernance Author:Scott W. Rasmussen Today, Americans are united. United in the belief that our political system is broken, that politicians are corrupt, and that neither major political party has the answers. Add to this the growing disdain for the unholy alliance between the largest corporations and our government, and there's a lot of frustration festering in our country. Some o... more »f us are ready to give up; some of us are ready to scream a little louder. But all of us believe we can do better. Americans don't want to be governed from the left, the right, or the center. We want to govern ourselves. The American desire for - and attachment to - self-governance runs deep. It is one of our nation's cherished core values and an important part of our cultural DNA. It's what makes our nation special. And right now, it needs to be saved. Scott Rasmussen, known as a public opinion pollster and president of Rasmussen Reports, makes the case for a renewed America, where the people are in charge, bringing an end to big business and big government coercion. It will take a lot of work and a surge in public participation, he says, but the end result will be a better-run nation of the people, by the people and for the people, as our Forefathers intended it to be.« less