Politics as usual

So today on my favorite news site, MSNBC, the headline news read:
Bush signs abortion bill

"President Bush signed legislation Wednesday to ban so-called “partial-birth” abortions, declaring that “the right to life cannot be granted or denied by government.” But within an hour, a federal judge issued a temporary restraining order to block the law, sharply questioning its constitutionality."

This tug-of-war between conflicting interests and opinions never seem to end. It's the same with all other issues -- no decision can ever please everyone. This non-stop battle between the court, the politicians, our president, our culture, our opinions just seem to drag on for a little too long. Just yesterday, we had 14 propositions on the ballot to vote for. I spent a couple of hours reading through them, all the pros and cons, and tried my best to make a sound judgement. 13 of the props passed with a majority vote. However, I can't help but wonder how many of these passed measures will get back on the ballot for the next election? How many of them will be overturned by the courts? Why do we even participate in elections anyways if most of the decisions become obsolete? While I am a strong advocate for exercising our privilege to vote, I sometimes feel a sense of helplessness as a voter. The deeper thought is the fact that no matter what the majority wanted, how much in % did the proposition pass by, someone will be there on the opposing side to stir the dust. Then the battle just continues on...