VIDEO: "The Money Lobby" (documentary)

[Constitutional Paulicy]

Part 1...



http://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PL_IlIlrxhtPNVTHv4WaX44eTuNza1kgJd&v=3poXdCAtYxM&feature=player_embedded#!

Part 2...




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uO77Qx4xkMg


They say money is the root of all evil. Well, nowhere is this more true than in US politics.

The 2012 US presidential and congressional elections were the most expensive in history, costing six billion dollars.

But who paid this money and what did he, she or they expect in return? How about the American people, the so-called electorate, the 99%? Is it their vote all the top 1%’s cache? Who are the true king makers and puppet masters behind the scene?

The Money Lobby examines how Political Action Committees (PACs) and Super PACs have managed to monopolize the political discourse in the US in favor of a privileged class.

[ClydeCoulter]

I watched part of Part I, but could not stomach watching all of it.

The first glaring problem that I see are the references to democracy and "the will of the people" (ie, mob rule). This seems to place the argument as "we vs them" within the context of money influence and voting. Is the construction of the Constitution and it's limits on government mentioned? In a truly Constitutional Federal Government, as intended starting with the Declaration of Independence, our government could not be influenced by "special interests" or "the will of the people".