I agree we are. But by whom? The corporations and politicians who serve them.
We need to take money out of politics. Overturn Citizens United.
They love to blame gen x'ers, poor minorities, unions, liberals, anyone but the people responsible for the sad state of our middle class. The corporations and anti labor politicians.
And they divide us with social wedge issues. God, gays, guns and racism. Without those you'd have no reason to vote GOP.
The reason there is so much money in our elections is because running a campaign is way too expensive.
They probably think the only solution to that is make them taxpayer funded.
The real solution is stop campaigning year-round.
They should only be allowed to campaign for 6 months.
The president shouldn't be allowed to us Air Force One to attend fundraisers.
Bill Clinton complained that all he was allowed to do was go to fundraisers all over the country.
Press Secretaries should never be allowed to express political opinions during briefings.
Their job is to inform the public thru the media.
Presidents should never be allowed to influence the courts or comment on Supreme Court decisions.
Presidents never should influence investigations or who gets investigated.
Election day should be one day.
Absentee ballots must be received by midnight on election day. No backdating.
All ballots counted at polling locations on the spot and all ballots must carry a serial number so they can be tracked to the voter.
Election results should never be announced until all of the ballots are counted.
Election officials must not have a political affiliation, and should be selected using a background check including their phone records, surfing habits, and their bank accounts inspected.
And everyone must use proper I.D. to vote.
No Hector Gonzales from Columbia voting because he got a license to drive a vehicle while waiting for his asylum application to go thru.
If you want to reduce cheating, this is what you need to do.