How Lobbying Is Destroying America

Whether or not you believe it, it will prove out in the long run. Mark my words. Before our local and federal governments had it set up so that business could basically bribe our politicians by stuffing their pockets, the country was still by the people and for the people. But when the people who make the laws set it up so they benefit instead of the people who voted for them, the result is the snowball effect. They realized that they had just created "The Perfect Storm" so to speak in which they could get what they wanted under the guise of helping us and do it all legally leaving the voters very little recourse. Then once they realized that the lawmakers themselves couldn't read the bills before they had to vote on them, the politicians started slipping their little "pet projects" into them. So the only thing ending up in the laws that are passed are the wants of business and the wants of politicians. It's disgusting. Too bad we can't place wagers on whether or not the politician we voted for ends up helping us or helping themselves. I know I could make all the money back that I've lost in this last (and still very much ongoing) recession.
        It has become a Kids in a Candy Store type of mentality that now is prevalant in all levels of government. And the politicians have it all figured out. As long as we don't say anything it will continue. I knew we were in trouble when the country sat there as Bush broke laws left and right and I never heard the word impeach muttered from anyone but me. This has nothing to do with which political affiliation you claim. If it was a democrat then by all means BOOT HIM. This is about whether our leader is trying to help us or help themselves. And it is also about speaking up. There is a saying which definitely applies to politicians now. Give them an inch and they take a mile. WRITE YOUR ELECTED OFFICIALS AND LET THEM HAVE IT! Or if you're happy with the state of the nation, then you'll be ecstatic in about 10 more years.