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Snarkoleptic

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12. The Democratic Party is, like all U.S. politics, corrupted and perverted by big money.

Reply to stupidicus (Original post)

Mon Sep 15, 2014, 09:59 PM

Sep 2014

The degrees of corruption vary, but it's rather like being a little bit pregnant.

We need public funding of campaigns, an amendment reversing corporate citizenship, redefine money as property and NOT free speech, stop the revolving door from public service to K-street, etc.

In short, we need to IMPORT Democracy.

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What's The Matter With The Democratic Party? [View all] stupidicus Sep 2014 OP

Hillary Clinton, for one. nt NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #1

indeed stupidicus Sep 2014 #4

Hillary Borg Clinton Kilgore Sep 2014 #10

People who left the Republican Party out of sheer embarrassment with the nutters Erich Bloodaxe BSN Sep 2014 #2

it's really kinda strange stupidicus Sep 2014 #5

The Democratic Party is now hifiguy Sep 2014 #20

indeed stupidicus Sep 2014 #24

well said, you are 100% correct, Democratic Party is moving to the right at the same rate whereisjustice Sep 2014 #3

my hope is stupidicus Sep 2014 #6

The silent filibuster. nt Veganhealedme Sep 2014 #7

Indeed stupidicus Sep 2014 #8

I once read a saying..." The Democratic Party where great ideas go to die". n/t Bonhomme Richard Sep 2014 #9

and there's likely some merit to that stupidicus Sep 2014 #14

corporatism Puzzledtraveller Sep 2014 #11

you know it stupidicus Sep 2014 #15

The Democratic Party is, like all U.S. politics, corrupted and perverted by big money. Snarkoleptic Sep 2014 #12

great points stupidicus Sep 2014 #16

Can you handle the Truth? RobertEarl Sep 2014 #13

well, I'd say we lack certainty on that issue stupidicus Sep 2014 #19

Don't put it past them RobertEarl Sep 2014 #25

"Not as bad" is a piss poor campaign slogan or form of government. Tierra_y_Libertad Sep 2014 #17

well, it has been one of their selling points stupidicus Sep 2014 #21

It was DLC-ified and sold to many of the same corporate interests hifiguy Sep 2014 #18

Blue dogs and Reagan Democrats is what happened to the Democratic Party. nt ChisolmTrailDem Sep 2014 #22

yep stupidicus Sep 2014 #23