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Quote: “A very small number of people paid a very large amount of money to get these guys into office to carry out the agenda they have in mind and if they don’t comply, they’re out. And this brings us back to why our Constitution and Bill of Rights is so important”.
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Paul,
I very much agree with you that the way some politics are bought in this country by the lobby seems to undermine our democracy. People from both parties, democrats and republicans could be found guilty of this practice.
This topic that we are focusing on is about gun control. And on this topic, let me ask who is the biggest special interest lobby that has been successfully steering the many US politicians on gun control. The greatest lobbyist is the NRA and it is them who acted the way that can be seen to undermine our democracy, very close to what you stated: “paid a very large amount of money to get these guys into office to carry out the agenda they have in mind and if they don’t comply, they’re out”. I have read about how the NRA influenced the politicians with their money and bullying tactics.
In general, like you I believe that the Washington lobbies and special interests should be further out of our government’s arm. In specific, I believe that the overwhelming and powerful NRA special interest should step back from strangling our politicians and government .
In the topic of gun, it is the NRA, a special interest and minority group which has been steering the politicians and the rest of this nation on how to deal with gun accessibility in spite of all the consequences of gun misuse to society.
So, it appears to me, if one cares about the “Constitution and Bill of Rights” and our democracy such as you, it makes sense for one to fight against special interests such as the NRA in its profound intrusions into the workings of our government.
