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Lobbyist are not in power, our elected officials are. I think parent id specifically asking for our elected officials to stop pandering to lobbyists along with

• joshstrange 3y ago
  > Lobbyist are not in power, our elected officials are. I don't think I'd agree with that statement at all. Ostensibly our elected officials are in power but in reality it sure doesn't seem that way (with a handful of exceptions). You can't pump all that money into politics and expect it to have no effect. And while "most money spent" != "won election" it sure helps a lot, as in you need money to run a successful campaign so you are going to be beholden to someone. Even purest of heart are going to be at least slightly biased and I seriously doubt I'd consider the majority of elected officials to fall into the category of "people with pure hearts". The incentives are just not there to set ourselves up for success.
• sonicanatidae 3y ago
  Officials are not in power, Money is in power.