re: #445 000G

I agree that current campaign financing laws are highly problematic. I wonder, though, what money sources are or would be against pro-pot-legalization candidates. Or do you think it’s rather a proxy issue against “liberals”?

Big Pharma is against it, for one. So are the prison unions. In California, the prison unions are one of the biggest opponents of even the limited decriminalization there. And both of those are important money sources for Democrats.

t means: not enough voter turnout, not enough challenge in primaries, not enough direct communication from constituents to elected official about issues, etc. Yknow, actual democratic pressure about real issues instead of money and bullshit circus.

Oh, well, sure, I guess you can say its the constituent’s ‘fault’ in that regard. But the landscape is what it is, money is in politics in a big way, and most people are pretty unengaged with politics.

So sure, I mean, it’s people’s fault for voting without even bothering to do basic research into stuff. I blame the people exploiting that ignorance and apathy more, though.