I love this guy, he is a well rounded journalist who's won numerous accolades on his work. Check him out and you'll see why he is so well regarded. He is ranting on the supreme court decision to let corporate lobbying sway the polity in the U.S. What will the impact of this be on democracy there? Are we headed that way? Certainly there are lobbyists, corporate and otherwise, that are trying to sway political thought here in Canada. The BCNI (name change to CCCE) are an example of corporate power in Canada and you can use this link to start you off.
I'm actually surprised with the recent surge of over-the-table corporate involvement in politics. Usually they just sit behind the one-way-glass and pour money into their candidate's pockets/campaign. Either way, it's despicable to say the least. A spot in office isn't cheap nowadays, sadly. Just look at our friend John Mccain http://www.fec.gov/DisclosureSearch/mapApp.do?cand_id=P80002801! If I could raise $350m to campaign for a spot in high office in any country, boy would I be set!
ReplyDeleteAnd this is just the contributions that are on the books! I imagine there was a lot more going on there under the table than anyone expects (hey, it's politics!). They may as well just auction the seat off in front of a bunch of uneducated lower class citizens because that seems to be the way people vote nowadays.