Originally posted by cjbaldw:
Last time I checked each member of Congress was an elected official voted into their elected office by the people within each congressional district. So how exactly do the evil corporations control the masses since that's the underlying theory here?



Big contributors control elections because campaign money is the "mother's milk of politics." Just about the only way to win an election nowadays is to spend more on advertising, outreach, organization and payola than your opponent.

Come on, Cjbaldw. This has been all over the media for years now. Here's just one example:

Washington Post on big Republican money buying influence in Washington.

Money wins elections.