CORRUPTION (In Politics)

"It's Really Our Fault, You Know"

 

When I worked on my first Master's Degree in the early 1970's at the University of New Mexico, I learned that our Federal Government had, by then, grown so large and complex that our Congress (Senate and House of Representatives) were overwhelmed.  They could not adequately study and complete the laws needed by our citizenry.  Regulatory Agencies proliferated as a result (some of them later became Cabinet Departments in the Executive Branch) . 

 

Two other events occurred as a result; the growth of lobbyists, and the growth of professional bureaucrats to man the regulatory agencies.  Our Laws became "themes" passed by Congress and signed by the President.  The Regulatory Agencies were tasked with putting the "meat" on the "skeleton" or thematic notions passed as "Laws".  Corporations and business interests bought lobbyists to "influence" the legislators and the regulators.

 

Over the intervening decades, along with our drift to the far right in our political attitudes, the lobbyists became more prolific, much better paid, and powerful enough to move into the legislature and actually write the "Laws" before they were signed and turned over to the regulators.  This process is now what we behold as MONEY IN POLITICS!

 

Each of us who vote; elect "Representatives" who are sent to Washington, D.C. to "bring home the bacon" -- mostly jobs and new employers.  We don't care how it's done, so long as we get what we want.  HELLO!  We now have hordes of lobbyists, and people who go into 'Representin' as a career! 

 

And what a fantastic career! Lush pay and benefits, and the ability to steal anything not nailed down (so long as they don't get caught).  If you're not slick enough to do it well, the lobbyists are there to help.  Now you know why people raise more and more money to get a job that pays a pittance of what it costs to get.  Once they get past the voters, the politicians are "off to the races" to pile up as much personal wealth as they can before they lose their seats.  Want to fix this? Don't give your representative more than two terms -- and make damn sure nobody worse than them ever becomes their challenger.

 

Stay Vigilant! We should apologize to  Old Mexico for criticizing their Mordida system!

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