Lax campaign finance law and the messages they are financing may have a striking long-term effect

Say Goodbye to Democracy If SuperPacs Succeed – HgTransEcon – Democracy, elections, and voting at Democracy Chronicles

Democracy Reduced To Its Simplest Form: Obama, Romney Campaigns on Pace to Raise One Billion Each

Wealthy donors behind right-wing ads want more than just victory in November. They’re trying to permanently reshape the political landscape -to change America from a Democracy into little more than a huge  banana republic; and with a willing, complicit media. How else can we possibly explain what happened?

This video provides an example of what the American education system has produced. Regardless of her political affiliation, this person should not be allowed to vote! Examples like this one validate the disrespect that H. L. Mencken (and others) held for democracy and its ability to produce reasonable conclusions. Reports to the Federal Election Commission show both presidential campaigns are on track to raise more than a billion dollars.

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