http://pammagnusoncopywriting.com/blog/2009/09/it%e2%80%99s-the-sleight-of-hand-tricks-in-washington-again/ Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:49:29 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://pammagnusoncopywriting.com/blog/2009/09/it%e2%80%99s-the-sleight-of-hand-tricks-in-washington-again/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Jeff Zadzilka Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:49:29 +0000 http://pammagnusoncopywriting.com/blog/2009/09/it%e2%80%99s-the-sleight-of-hand-tricks-in-washington-again/#comment-5 I like President Obama overall, especially compared to past Presidents, however, I don't like any deals with the insurance or pharmaceutical industry. This is to be a government for the people, by the people. Each INDIVIDUAL gets one vote in the political process and that should be it. Lobbyists should not be allowed to influence with their money from special interests. That gives more power in the political process to big money and corporate interests than the one vote per individual that was originally intended by our founding fathers. The former rich railroads in the early days kept repeatedly approaching the supreme court with their request to have corporations recognized as having a right to influence political issues until they had the appropriate supreme court judges seated who granted them and othercorporations this undue influence. Once a precedent is set, it is difficult to change, although it is obviously wrong. I like President Obama overall, especially compared to past Presidents, however, I don’t like any deals with the insurance or pharmaceutical industry. This is to be a government for the people, by the people. Each INDIVIDUAL gets one vote in the political process and that should be it. Lobbyists should not be allowed to influence with their money from special interests. That gives more power in the political process to big money and corporate interests than the one vote per individual that was originally intended by our founding fathers. The former rich railroads in the early days kept repeatedly approaching the supreme court with their request to have corporations recognized as having a right to influence political issues until they had the appropriate supreme court judges seated who granted them and othercorporations this undue influence. Once a precedent is set, it is difficult to change, although it is obviously wrong.

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