Good question! I believe that if all voices were heard and an open dialogue were established... yes. However, not all voices are heard. Many minorities are ignored politically. Many of said minorities know this and are not going to bother. I think if the election process actually worked and the issues were laid out in an understandable (by the average American) manner, a much more equitable result would be reached. Of course, that would also be under the assumption that the politicians were not lying to get into office. "It may surprise you to know that Russia has a more direct presidential election process than the United States. In the United States, a system called the Electoral College periodically allows a candidate who receives fewer popular votes to win an election. In fact, there have been several presidential candidates who won the popular vote, but lost the election because they received fewer electoral votes" http://people.howstuffworks.com/question472.htm That shows conclusively that the average vote is not essential and the average American is not as important as many like to believe. I highly doubt that the electoral college represents all of the ethnic minorities and cultural minorities. I, as a Rromani, do not believe that my opinions AS a Rromani is taken into consideration, given all of the above. I know that I am not going to be heard if I speak out about issues dealing with the Rromani in America and I know that my vote is not going to be terribly important because of the electoral college process. I suspect that many from other ethnic minorities have the same feelings. In fact, I know that they do.