Those who nominate the candidates control who gets elected. Until the people can select candidates with public financing, the system is rigged, and the public w

Those who nominate the candidates control who gets elected. Until the people can select candidates with public financing, the system is rigged, and the public will never get to vote for a candidate who is not tied to the money of the nominators. Lets take a more blatant example: In Hong Kong, the slate of chief executives are preselected by the Chinese authorities, and then the people then get to vote for the pre-approved candidates. The Chinese government openly states the following: "I don't care how the people in Hong Kong vote so long as I get to do the nominating". In the United States, there is a group of very powerful people who provide money for candidates which essentially "pre selects" them as well with a "green primary". The public is voting for candidates vetted by the rich and powerful. When faced with a decision which contradicts the interests of the rich and powerful it takes a lot of discontent by the electorate to get a controversial policy through the lawmaking process. The political system in the US has been corrupted. The Citizen's United Ruling by SCOTUS was especially damaging.