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If moderators want to alter the Thread title I'm open to it.
This seems to be something that is far more unifying (even on this forum) than any other issue. Both Republicans and Democrats (the ones who aren't taking contributions) are mostly in agreement that big money in politics is a bad thing. Many are in agreement that overturning Citizens United would be a positive thing, but for some reason it still hasn't happened.
But big money isn't the only issue when electing officials, voter suppression is making it even harder to combat the issue of party elites deciding elections for us. Voter caging and other underhanded techniques especially in ethnic communities, and some might even argue the electoral college and lack of modern technology in voting (phone/internet), all lead to the same end result of a government which is controlled by a very select few special interests.
This seems to be something that is far more unifying (even on this forum) than any other issue. Both Republicans and Democrats (the ones who aren't taking contributions) are mostly in agreement that big money in politics is a bad thing. Many are in agreement that overturning Citizens United would be a positive thing, but for some reason it still hasn't happened.
But big money isn't the only issue when electing officials, voter suppression is making it even harder to combat the issue of party elites deciding elections for us. Voter caging and other underhanded techniques especially in ethnic communities, and some might even argue the electoral college and lack of modern technology in voting (phone/internet), all lead to the same end result of a government which is controlled by a very select few special interests.