Is it ethical for Congress members to pay special attention to requests for assistance by people who make large campaign contributions? What are ways this can be stopped?
2007-12-22 12:07:57 · 6 answers · asked by recon medic 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
I believe it's an influenced system. I don't think they do things that contributors want them to do. They do give them access though which can influence their overall decisions. In some cases I think they are out and out corrupt shills that are bought and paid for.
2007-12-22 12:44:09 · answer #1 · answered by Andrew O 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
All politicians are corrupt...to one degree, or another. Some are more so, and others less so, but none are non-corrupt. It can not be stopped. It is the nature of the beast...the game of politics. Politics is the business of acquisition of power, fame, and wealth, via corruption. If you spend the time, effort, and money, to curb one type/degree of corruption, other types/degrees will flourish. To slightly curb the more obviously blatant forms of corruption would require the passing of new taxes, the spending of more tax money, the hireing of new contractors, guards, etc, to build/staff new prisons, etc to house the corrupt politicians in. That may reduce the incidence of bribe taking, but will increase the incidence of sweetheart deals, under the table payments, unreported income, kickbacks, etc, with the contractors who build the prisons. Corruption is here to stay, and can't be totally elliminated...especially in the political arena. To believe otherwise is to be an optimistic fool. If we began making progress against corruption, all the politicians would have to do-to end the probes, prosecutions, etc-would be to pass new tax cuts. Tax cuts lead to budget cuts, which lead to staff layoffs of investigators, prosecutors, etc. Wake up, and stop dreaming. Like wars, and rumors of war, corruption will continue to the end. So long as three people live on this planet, at least two of them will be corrupt.
2007-12-25 01:22:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Contributions must be prohibited because the Congressmen are being influenced to give them favorable legislations.
2007-12-23 00:54:33 · answer #3 · answered by FRAGINAL, JTM 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do bears go in the woods? Is the POPE CATHOLIC? Are Congressional members corrupt, what the hell do you think they are?
2007-12-22 21:06:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the vast majorty are in both parties real campagn finance reform would help but congress would have to cut its own money source to do it so they wont
2007-12-22 21:34:32 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
of course
2007-12-22 21:02:58 · answer #6 · answered by Benchwarmer 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋