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Originally Posted by Kevin Marx
No one should be allowed to vote for that which benefits them.
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Come on man, EVERYONE votes in their
perceived best interest.
Here's where it gets insidious: Since the Citizen's United ruling, any organization or individual can contribute an unlimited amount of money to Super PACs etc. Thus, they can not only vote in their best interest, they can also spend as much as they like to
influence how others vote. Did you know that by themselves, the Koch Brothers are committed to spending $100 Million(just .0025% of their combined net worth) pushing their extreme right wing (really, social darwinist) agenda?
When 2 guys can spend what would take 1 Million mere mortals scraping together $100, we no longer have a democracy. We have a plutocracy.
Also, the Koch's, along with American Legislative Exchange Council
link (check out the roster of companies on their board) are the prime movers behind the Voter ID laws that have been springing up in battleground and/or tea party states. Why? Because the vast majority of people whom they're trying to disenfranchise vote democratic.
Fortunately, they're very likely to be struck down because they violate parts of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. In fact, Texas' attempt has already been struck down due to being racially discriminatory. Because of Texas' history in terms of racism, they're required to immediately submit any changes to their voting laws to the DoJ for review
So what we've been seeing over the last couple years is a complete perversion of the political process. Really, imo it's an attempted hostile takeover of the US by extremely deep-pocketed organizations and individuals.