Tornado Alley (PROG)

[Zorax]

Having read all of that, this part stuck out at me. Probably deserves a book on it's own, but I have to wonder who was behind all the pressure to eliminate all limits to pac and political donations. Obviously one of the worse decisions ever for the american citizens and the best ever for the corporations and the filthy rich. Does any modern politician want to close that massive affront to freedom? I highly doubt any would.

They’re unknown, not just to the public but also to most people who’ve been active in politics for the past thirty years.” Potter, a Republican, sees Mercer as emblematic of a major shift in American politics that has occurred since 2010, when the Supreme Court made a controversial ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. That ruling, and several subsequent ones, removed virtually all limits on how much money corporations and nonprofit groups can spend on federal elections, and how much individuals can give to political-action committees. Since then, power has tilted away from the two main political parties and toward a tiny group of rich mega-donors.[/i]