Junkpet
Junkpet's JournalDo you ever see a U.S. election process where big money influence is marginalized?
I.e., Public financing or, at least, exposure of donors.
If so, how will it be done?
If not, how much longer before the next revolution/civil war?
Agreed...
...the election system is a farce. The American vote doesn't mean much when the candidates are pre-selected by big business. GOP congresspeople, if not on the payroll, are just as influenced by the fear of being targeted and having a well funded, well trained, connected opponent put up against them by e.g., the Koch Bros. ("the Kochs will unveil a new plan to recruit and train political candidates who will advance their free-market worldview." http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/04/koch-brothers-donor-retreat-agenda-hispanic-candidate-recruiting)
...but it doesn't stop there, they need to also control the message (http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/21/business/media/koch-brothers-making-play-for-tribunes-newspapers.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0).
Until we get money out of politics (i.e., publicly financed elections), "we the people" don't have a chance at controlling our own political destiny.
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