By now, most of the international posters here have probably at least become aware of the kind of power that special interests and corporations have over the American government. Lobbyism is the greatest weakness of our system, and it looks like campaign finance reform is a pipe dream.
My questions to all of you are:
1) How much of an influence do corporations and special interests have over your government?
2) If your government is relatively less affected by these groups, how did your system manage to keep them in check -- in order to preserve the rights of the common citizen?
My questions to all of you are:
1) How much of an influence do corporations and special interests have over your government?
2) If your government is relatively less affected by these groups, how did your system manage to keep them in check -- in order to preserve the rights of the common citizen?