Democracy is over: Americans have ‘near-zero’ impact on policy and laws; corporations dominate government actions
by: J. D. Heyes
NaturalNews.com
Wednesday, August 20, 2014
One of Americans’ most cherished civil rights is also one of its most underused, which is a major reason why we are governed by some of the worst misfits and miscreants among us.
According to a startling new piece of research by a pair of political science professors, ordinary Americans have virtually no impact at all on the making of national policy. By contrast, reports The Hill, “The analysts found that rich individuals and business-controlled interest groups largely shape policy outcomes in the United States.”
The study should serve as a crystal clear clarion call to the vast majority of Americans who are simply bypassed by a government that was supposed to be, in the words of Abraham Lincoln, “of the people, by the people, for the people” — not “of the special interests and by the special interests.”
In order to reclaim the promise of American-style republicanism and democracy, the pair warn, citizens must act positively and decisively to change the relationship between them and their elected leaders.
‘Nearly no influence at all’
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