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Corrupt Government
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Title: The U.S. Is an "Oligarchy With Unlimited Political Bribery"
Source: The Intercept
URL Source: https://firstlook.org/theintercept/ ... y-unlimited-political-bribery/
Published: Aug 1, 2015
Author: Jon Schwartz
Post Date: 2015-08-01 10:19:55 by Willie Green
Keywords: None
Views: 605
Comments: 9

Former president Jimmy Carter said Tuesday on the nationally syndicated radio show the Thom Hartmann Program that the United States is now an “oligarchy” in which “unlimited political bribery” has created “a complete subversion of our political system as a payoff to major contributors.” Both Democrats and Republicans, Carter said, “look upon this unlimited money as a great benefit to themselves.”

Carter was responding to a question from Hartmann about recent Supreme Court decisions on campaign financing like Citizens United.

Transcript:

HARTMANN: Our Supreme Court has now said, “unlimited money in politics.” It seems like a violation of principles of democracy. … Your thoughts on that?

CARTER: It violates the essence of what made America a great country in its political system. Now it’s just an oligarchy, with unlimited political bribery being the essence of getting the nominations for president or to elect the president. And the same thing applies to governors and U.S. senators and congress members. So now we’ve just seen a complete subversion of our political system as a payoff to major contributors, who want and expect and sometimes get favors for themselves after the election’s over. … The incumbents, Democrats and Republicans, look upon this unlimited money as a great benefit to themselves. Somebody’s who’s already in Congress has a lot more to sell to an avid contributor than somebody who’s just a challenger.

I’ve added Carter’s statement to this list of politicians acknowledging that money controls politics. Please let me know if you have other good examples.

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#1. To: Willie Green (#0)

Title: The U.S. Is an "Oligarchy With Unlimited Political Bribery"

Pretty much.

Tooconservative  posted on  2015-08-01   10:27:29 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#2. To: Willie Green (#0)

The U.S. Is an "Oligarchy With Unlimited Political Bribery"

All democracies and republics eventually deteriorate into that and must be periodically overthown and reconstituted.

rlk  posted on  2015-08-01   10:28:50 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#3. To: Willie Green (#0)

So now we’ve just seen a complete subversion of our political system as a payoff to major contributors, who want and expect and sometimes get favors for themselves after the election’s over.

When it comes to former presidents . . . . Carter has once again proved himself to be a good . . . sunday school teacher.

The man is STILL (after all these years) politically naive. And a hypocrite, too boot.

Funny - I didn't hear Carter complaining BEFORE the "Citizens United" decision about UNION MONEY flowing exclusively to democrats.

Guess that was just okey dokie.

Yes - money DOES corrupt politics. Water is wet. The sun is bright. The proper response is - so what?

Any attempts to "do something" about it only result in more loopholes and more "workarounds". Anyone remember "McClown-Feingold"? Wasn't that supposed to be the be all and end all?

Currently Bernie Sanders has the "I'm gonna get the money out of politics" naive youth vote. He's playing the pied piper to the millenials.

Good luck with that.

Rufus T Firefly  posted on  2015-08-01   11:11:16 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#4. To: Willie Green (#0)

I’ve added Carter’s statement to this list of politicians acknowledging that money controls politics. Please let me know if you have other good examples.

Duh. Really? Wow. "Money controls politics??" What next? Santa isn't real?

Btw...the day Jimmy CARTER is cited as some kind of moral/political authority on ANYTHING is the day we may as well suspend all logic.

This is the same guy whose BFF was PLO gangster Yassir Arafat. Yes, THAT Jimmy Carter. The same guy who has been promoting the Muzzie Death Cult and bloody Caliphate. yes, THAT Carter. The same Jimmah Carter also advocates and advances the destruction of both Israel AND the US. He's a derange Marxist lunatic and hypocrite.

You're funny, Willie.

Liberator  posted on  2015-08-01   11:41:37 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#5. To: Rufus T Firefly (#3)

The man is STILL (after all these years) politically naive. And a hypocrite, too boot.

Funny - I didn't hear Carter complaining BEFORE the "Citizens United" decision about UNION MONEY flowing exclusively to democrats.

Guess that was just okey dokie.

Yes - money DOES corrupt politics. Water is wet. The sun is bright. The proper response is - so what?

+3

Currently Bernie Sanders has the "I'm gonna get the money out of politics" naive youth vote. He's playing the pied piper to the millenials.

Don't be surprised when Jimmy Peanuts stumps for his fellow Marxist.

Liberator  posted on  2015-08-01   11:49:46 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#6. To: Rufus T Firefly (#3)

When it comes to former presidents . . . . Carter has once again proved himself to be a good . . . sunday school teacher.The man is STILL (after all these years) politically naive. And a hypocrite, too boot.

Kill the messenger?

A Pole  posted on  2015-08-01   12:23:44 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#7. To: A Pole (#6)

Kill the messenger?

Nah, that's harsh.

I'm good with sending incompetent ex-prez's to political Siberia, though.

Never to be heard from again.

Rufus T Firefly  posted on  2015-08-01   14:09:33 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#8. To: Willie Green (#0)

Carter was a libtard piece of garbage... and if I was a castaway on an uncharted island, with obviously no laws, rules or regulations, and you washed ashore... I'd kill you just for wearing a T-shirt with his face printed on it or telling me you voted for O'bunghole. Id probably need your shoes anyway.

I'm the infidel... Allah warned you about. كافر المسلح

GrandIsland  posted on  2015-08-01   14:34:14 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#9. To: Willie Green (#0)

This is exactly why I'm supporting Trump. He is the ONLY possible candidate that can break up the Oligarchy. He can't be owned. It's our last shot at taking back this nation. I want that pathetic, evil $$$ House of Cards in DC to fall!

Remember, it's tentacles reach all the way down to the local level.

I don't agree with him on everything, but he is probably the last man standing.

We can't blow this! We know what Carter has said is true.

Please, unite behind the last man standing.

In a time of universal deceit - telling the truth is a revolutionary act. George Orwell

out damned spot  posted on  2015-08-01   21:51:57 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


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