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Why is buying votes by using government power/money good, and buying congress votes through lobbying bad?
by senorrib 4y ago
Why is buying votes by using government power/money good, and buying congress votes through lobbying bad?
- lolinder 4y agoI didn't say that buying votes with legislation was good, I said it's the premise of democracy. Whether democracy is good is an open question. For myself, I'm with Churchill: > Many forms of Government have been tried, and will be tried in this world of sin and woe. No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed it has been said that democracy is the worst form of Government except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.
- themitigating 4y agoI don't think the premise of democracy is using money to influence politicans. If that's true then the rich have more power.
- lolinder 4y agoPlease read my original comment. That's exactly what I said: > Where things go wrong is when money becomes involved, because then the system rewards making the wealthiest people happy, not the largest number. That's an ulterior motive.