isn't supposed to be the people who are in control not the government...

Our government is not a pure democracy. Rather, we are a constitutional republic with a system of checks and balances. Power is shared among the legislative (congress), executive (president), and judicial (courts) branches. Our current political system is largely driven by money; politicians have to spend a significant portion of their time raising money for their next campaign. There are a few very influencal individuals who contribute huge amounts of money to political causes. On the right, the billionaire Koch brothers contribute huge amounts of money to further conservative political causes while on the left, billionaire George Soros contributes huge amounts of money to liberal causes. Moreover, corporations, associations, and labor unions can spend unlimited amounts of money on politics. “The people” only have a little indirect control through their vote. Most Americans don’t even bother to vote and those who do are often convinced to vote against their own interests by clever marketing. Our government is evolving into an oligarchy or rule by the elite and some cynics would say a keptocracy or rule by thieves.