[Charlaxy]

Or we could elect people who can't be bought by lobbyists because they have principles. I was taught in poli-sci classes that the single biggest issue wasn't so much the principles of law makers as it was their capabilities and their staff. Most law-makers are incapable of doing the (sometimes overwhelming amount of) work, and rely on hiring professionals to work as a team to review law and then tell the law-makers how to vote. If none of them are savvy about lobbyists, they can easily be fooled by groups that come to them to push an agenda. We need smart congresspeople who can do the work and also can hire a competent and principled staff.

[xienze]

> Or we could elect people who can't be bought by lobbyists because they have principles.

Yeah except they all say they can't be bought and paid for. And they probably believe it for a while. Decades in an environment where graft runs rampant will change a person though.

[tomnipotent]

> Or we could elect people who can't be bought by lobbyists because they have principles

Don't see how idealism and fantasies of heroes is going to make our government better. How about we stop expecting mythical people to exist and come save us from the bad guys.

[Charlaxy]

Mythical people are the only ones who have made systemic change. They overcame all of the people who said, "Get real, that'll never happen."