>>How about long history of local gov't corruption?
>>Where does all the money/contributions go?
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>Indeed, that is part of the problem, too.
Id say it's the BIGGEST problem.
The American Republic will endure, until politicians realize they can bribe the people with their own money.
- Alexis de Tocqueville
No man’s life, liberty, or property is safe while the legislature is in session.
– Mark Twain (1866)