Reply #279: The quiet passage is very revealing of who actually owns the legislature

[Nothing Without Hope]

Corporate cash. Augmented in some cases by blackmail, it would appear. The corruption is pervasive and I can't see it going away any time soon.

Edited to add: Actually, not just corporate cash. Some legislators are paid off by foreign governments. For example, the Turkish connections such as those of Dennis Hastert revealed by Sibel Edmonds. I'd be very surprised if this sort of bribery source were not fairly pervasive too.