it is(federal),but we still get to vote for the candidates they choose,we were allowed to vote for rahm as mayor in chicago, when he decided to run about 6 of 8 candidates dropped out,his campaign promise was he would lower the city tax by 1/4 of a percentQuote from Martinghoul:
I am not sure what you're saying then... Is the conclusion that the US government (federal, as well as state) is "private", like the Fed?