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| Damn them Republicans!!! |
America is a Plutocracy, and has been for some time.
History will show that we crossed that threshold between 2003-2006, and it was codified by the SCOTUS with the Citizens United decision. One of the unique aspects of American political discourse was the simplicity of its founding principle: One Man, One Vote. That works as long as the public funds elections, unfortunately that is no longer the case
Our country has been shielded from the volatility of a simple democracy by being founded as a constitutional republic. Unfortunately the Supreme Court permitting unlimited, secret money to be poured into our elections has forever tainted the process by ensuring that the voices of the WEALTHY will drown out the voices of everyone else.
The question now becomes how do those of modest means survive in a country where all aspects of life including the legal system has been designed to subjugate us?
