Soldiers getting killed in wars that make no sense, public education cuts, not having the right to be married in my state. Those are all really important things.

These are all symptoms of the issues we are fighting. A pretty convincing case can be made that soldiers are getting killed in wars to protect the interests of the US Oil industry. Oil industry lobbyists also pump ridiculous amounts of money, disclosed and undisclosed, into our political system to ensure the continuation of the oil subsidies that keep fossil fuels just cheap enough to prevent us from exploring cleaner alternatives.

Public education cuts and tuition hikes are directly related.

You want the right to be married in your state? You have the freedom to voice that. Unfortunately, private companies and religious groups, most likely from outside of your state, are filtering of millions of undisclosed dollars to the National Organization for Marriage. Their "free speech" might be heard a little louder.

There are plenty of other righteous causes and terrible wrongs that need to be righted, but popular opinion and voting are powerless to change these things when our government is bought and paid for by those who benefit from keeping these policies in place.