Yeah, well they can take my fishing tackle when they pry it out of my cold, dead hands...
On a serious note - and at the risk of making a political statement in the wrong forum - we live in a plutocracy (rule by the wealthy) and serving corporate interests to accelerate that transfer of wealth is a large part of the system. That's what all three branches of government are paid to do (in one way or another) by lobbyists.
I voted for Obama and regret it, but it's not like we actually had a choice
The two parties are basically the same creature with two heads. The point is the same, the only difference is the delivery
Expect the largest contributors to their re-election funds to be the voices heard most clearly, regardless
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