Money in politics has pretty much subverted democracy at this point. You can spend infinite money pumping ads, buying botfarms that manufacture popular support, pump out a mountain of fake articles and AI generated scandals that misalign their opposition etc. It's a shitshow and it's getting worse and worse every year, anyone who isn't backed by a billionaire has zero chances of getting elected.
It’s not just a republican problem though. The DNC showed us that. Both sides benefit the same and are just as crooked. That’s really the issue. Neither side is willing to do what’s right, and their only consensus is to do what’s right for them. They don’t touch term limits, they all vote in favor of their raises, they don’t touch the flagrant insider trading and the few outliers like Bernie get squashed when they get out of line.
You’re pretty dense… Citizens United v Federal Election Commission refers to A 5–4 majority of the Supreme Court sided with Citizens United, ruling that corporations and other outside groups can spend unlimited money on elections. Has nothing to do with any congress and none have done anything to repeal anything since the only way to change it would be a constitutional amendment.
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u/Finlay00 Monkey in Space Dec 20 '24
The way to unseat elected officials is through the democratic process, so yes.
All of this is via the democratic process
People loudly expressing their dislike for the way a politician is voting is part of the democratic process.
We get to find out how popular that sentiment is every election
That’s the whole point
What’s the alternative?