I think you give the Washington crowd a bit too much credit. It's not that they don't KNOW what's going on outside of their enclave, it's that they don't CARE what's happening to regular citizens. That is, until election time comes, then all of a sudden our issues matter. If we could get some solid and permanent campaign finance reform i…
I think you give the Washington crowd a bit too much credit. It's not that they don't KNOW what's going on outside of their enclave, it's that they don't CARE what's happening to regular citizens. That is, until election time comes, then all of a sudden our issues matter. If we could get some solid and permanent campaign finance reform instituted, that took the control of politicians out of the hands of the corporations and the wealthiest of people, we might find our way back to "by the people, for the people". If all campaign funding was controlled by government and all "donations" were put in to a "pool" that was shared with all candidates, then powerful people wouldn't be able to subversively buy influence from candidates. At that point, anyone taking money from outside parties would not be able to hide it from the voters. This, in turn, would discourage those who run for office strictly for personal gain.
I think you give the Washington crowd a bit too much credit. It's not that they don't KNOW what's going on outside of their enclave, it's that they don't CARE what's happening to regular citizens. That is, until election time comes, then all of a sudden our issues matter. If we could get some solid and permanent campaign finance reform instituted, that took the control of politicians out of the hands of the corporations and the wealthiest of people, we might find our way back to "by the people, for the people". If all campaign funding was controlled by government and all "donations" were put in to a "pool" that was shared with all candidates, then powerful people wouldn't be able to subversively buy influence from candidates. At that point, anyone taking money from outside parties would not be able to hide it from the voters. This, in turn, would discourage those who run for office strictly for personal gain.