> checks and balances and the rule of law Except the checks are not working, balances favour the milion dollars lobbyists and the rule of law is applied depend

> checks and balances and the rule of law Except the checks are not working, balances favour the milion dollars lobbyists and the rule of law is applied depending on the person it is applied to. I vote with a candidate and then "Google"[1] comes and gives him money, vacation and some good, expensive meals. How "democratic" is this ? [1] "Google" can be any company which lobbies the EU.