On the satirical website “The Onion,” I came across an article that addresses one of the issues from the Rasor, O’Rourke debate held for Constitution Day. This article was titled “American People Hire High-Powered Lobbyist To Push Interests In Congress.” In this article the author addresses the issue that has arisen because of corporate spending influencing politicians.
In the U.S., money talks. Politicians are now more than ever dependent on corporate sponsors to keep up with opposing candidates’ campaign budgets. Because of this, politicians have grown dependent on corporations just as much if not more, than the people who they depend on to vote for them. Because corporations make these donations, politicians owe them something back, if they wish to continue being funded so they can continue to be re-elected. This seems to me to be sounding less and less like free speech, and more like bribery.
The article discusses how congressmen are now representing the interests of corprations rather than the people. Also corporations are known to hire lobbyists in order to persuade congressmen to fight for their interests. “The Onion” writes:
"Unlike R.J. Reynolds, Pfizer, or Bank of America, the U.S. populace lacks the access to public officials required to further its legislative goals," a statement from the nation read in part. "Jack Weldon gives us that access."
Indeed it seems that by giving corporations the right to support politics financially, the supreme court has compromised the integrity of the government, and reduced the voice of the people.
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