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newsclues seems to be seeking the root of the problem. I'm no US history expert, but I don't figure there were PACs and SuperPACs influencing electoral politics
by anonym29 4y ago
newsclues seems to be seeking the root of the problem. I'm no US history expert, but I don't figure there were PACs and SuperPACs influencing electoral politics when this country was founded. The congresspeople seem to have been here before the corrupt lobbying industry arrived, which would suggest corruption within the members of congress themselves arose first.
Please feel free to correct me if wrong.
- ceejayoz 4y agoI assure you, lobbyists existed from the beginning. The rich - heavily represented in the Founding Fathers - have always had friends and "friends" looking to use their influence. Go outside the US and you'll see the same phenomenon; Viking chiefs will have had their buddies, the French kings had their courtiers, etc. PACs and SuperPACs exist because the rich willed them into existence.
- anonym29 4y agoI believe you, but do you know of any books or resources where I can learn more about this?
- twoodfin 4y agoThere has been money and corrupt back-room dealing in politics as long as money, politics, and back rooms have been around.
- anonym29 4y agoI believe you, but do you know of any books or resources where I can learn more about this?