Same reason you're allowed to defend yourself in court (to your peril) despite being afforded representation. It's a freedom, until you're locked into it by a l

Same reason you're allowed to defend yourself in court (to your peril) despite being afforded representation. It's a freedom, until you're locked into it by a larger organization with all the money and power plus a service you need to survive (or at least survive with some modicum of convenience). We've really allowed the moneyed interests to capture nearly everything.