• sturger
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    14 months ago

    All the checks and balances that are supposed to safeguard against this are non-functional, by choice.

    Follow the money.

    • @minorkeys@lemmy.world
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      24 months ago

      So there was no check or balance against money. Well, there was, taxes. But that stopped working mid century.

      • sturger
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        14 months ago

        Citizens United is widely seen as the last wall preventing the rich from buying control of the country.