Are you saying that one person received money from the government and they became rich and now that they are in ultimate power we have no control.... AND no laws are passed because of lobbyist?
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Not at all. There is no one person who has benefitted from special interest groups, but they pervert the political process for the good of their minority groups. They push legislation through, often attatching it to completely unrelated issues, that would not get passed if it were subject to thorough scrutiny. They are paid by the groups these laws are written to benefit, and this cash is used in very creative and sometimes questionable ways...
And once again are we as a society so passive and beat down that we feel so helpless to change the government? We vote those folks into office ya know we WE WE WE WE WE WE WE WE WE can change anything that we want if we would stop feeling so victimized that our hands are tied and there is nothing that we could do... [/QUOTE]
True, we did vote them into office. We did this believing however, maybe foolishly, that they would keep their word and govern us in a manner that is honest and moral. Too many of todays politicians, at all levels, are more concerned with getting themselves re-elected than they are at serving those who elected them.
If I dont agree with it I can ignore it or change it but to blame it and then sit and do nothing is counter productive. I can make a huge difference in my community and in my country, I have been a police officer, a fire chief and even worked the back of an ambulance for a time..... I saw what a difference I could make every day... Now that I am in corporate America I try to make a difference there with integrity, leadership and setting the example. AS A CITIZEN I VOTE, EXPRESS MY THOUGHTS AND TAKE AN ACTIVE ROLE IN MY LOCAL COMMUNITY GOVERNMENT. Everyone has something to offer, bound together we pay the salaries of every elected official and ya know what we pay more than any lobbyist.
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Just because I point out what is wrong, doesn't mean that I sit and do nothing about it. I try to make a difference in the lives of those with whom I come in contact, no matter how small a difference it may be. Unfortunately, while we may pay more collectively than any lobbyist, we do not have the direct access to the ears of those who are in charge. Who's more influential, the one who makes the rules, or the one who controls the rulemaker?
I'll ask you again, if you or I had access to the kind of financial clout that the executives of these companies command, do you think we would fail to become wealthy and powerful? Do you think we would do it at the expense of those with whose care and welfare we are entrusted? How much wealth and power do you need to accumulate before you are content? It's like a game to these people, but they are playing with our lives...........
