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[–] erowidtrance 0 points 38 points (+38|-0) ago  (edited ago)

They have nothing to say to this point. It shows them all up. Trump has been mentioning it a lot and he needs to continue hammering it home whenever he gets the chance. Lobbying is one of the most destructive things to a democratic system.

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[–] go1dfish 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Trumps campaign slogan should be "Even if I lose, I'll buy a winner"

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[–] PM_ME_YOUR_BOOBS2 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

But if he is currently benefitting from said system why would he want to change if? I've rarely ever seen someone smart act against their own interest. So why does Trump want to change the system? This is what I can't figure out.

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[–] FriedrichNietzsche 1 point 5 points (+6|-1) ago 

My guess is, Trump is the kind of guy who likes leading and likes being the center of things. He dominated American business, now he's bored of that and wants to dominate American politics.

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[–] Thisismyvoatusername 7 points -7 points (+0|-7) ago 

Of course, I could argue lack of lobbying is even more destructive unless you think representive democracies function well without the rights to free speech and to petition the government.

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[–] erowidtrance 1 point 13 points (+14|-1) ago  (edited ago)

Bribing candidates is not the same as petitioning the government. Money should not be involved in petitioning the government otherwise those with the most money have the most say. Who would suggest that is democratic?

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[–] flimflamedthezimzam 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Which is a lot of the thought process behind Citizens United. It's a very difficult task to make sure that major companies don't have undue influence in politics, but it's not something we should give up on.

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[–] Cat_Mystic 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

Stop posting this same link. It's pretty much spam.