Originally Posted by CosmicTang

Our system is a republican form of democracy and even though we send representatives to the capital they are, in fact, beholden to us. Their job is to represent us, not give us lip service. That's why Congress keeps offices in D.C. and in their districts back home. So they can keep the pulse of the people and listen to what they want. Do you think Congress giving Wall St. those bailouts despite the people being opposed served us? Are you okay with writing off the $1 trillion + and resigning yourself to voting against your representative?

And the part about being able to vote them out of office if they displease us? Well I just laid it out for you. The SCOTUS just handed corporate America, and possibly foreign ones as well, the ability to elect your next representatives. Good luck getting what you need and what Corporate America needs in alignment.


This country came about as a direct result of taxation without representation. More and more Congress is representing not the people, but the special interests and, coming soon, multinational corporations who line their pockets and foot the bill for their campaigns. Your tax dollars, trillions of dollars worth, are going to fight wars against people who've done nothing to you to secure resources and subsidize corporations you don't own for the purpose of private profit. Our republic is becoming a plutocracy. In fact, I'd say it's already there.