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In reply to the discussion: I Simply Do Not Understand Obama's Support Of The TPP. [View all]KoKo
(84,711 posts)to take over funding elections. These Congresscritters don't work for the people anymore even local funding pacs....the work for the Global Corporations.. They are given the funds they used to have to work to get from the people in their states according to how they voted on issues. Now they are on the dole from the Corporations and Wall Street interests. Not all...but the ones that have the most power and influence in House and Senate who head the Committees which do the legislation (written by corporate lawyers) and bring it up for votes on the floor when other members don't even know what they are voting on.
It's all changed with that decision. Not that the Pacs and Lobby Groups for the TransNational/Global giants weren't already all over congress but they were limited in funding. Now there aren't those restrictions.