LordBrownTrout
Diamond Member
Where are the checks and balances on the corporation and the richest Americans it enables?The same founders who didn't think women should vote?
Elites have feared Democracy for centuries.
That's why they invented the corporation.
That's why they enforced chattel slavery.
Take a look at all of the different problems that were wrong that we corrected as a nation. Nothing is perfect because man is imperfect. Thats why there's the need for checks and balances out the wazoo.
"American candidates without vast financial resources or access to such resources can generally forget about being taken seriously in money- and media-driven campaigns.
"As most Americans see it, the democratic ideal of 'one person, one vote,' is negated by the harsh realities of 'dollar democracy' and the 'golden rule' ('those who have the gold rule').
"The candidate-selection and policy making processes belong primarily to the top 10 percent of Americans that own 73.2 percent of American wealth." (in Feb. 2000)
Capitalism and Democracy Don't Mix Very Well ::: International Endowment for Democracy
Since both parties have their sugar daddies(corps), it's ultimately up to us, the consumer.