Dr. Sal Martingano

The perception that politics is corrupted by the influence of big corporations is a widespread and often valid concern. The sheer need for continued widespread private donations to match corporate donor influence is a sure sign of “money talks” in today’s political arena. This viewpoint is clearly visible when related to campaign finance, lobbying, and political behavior. Here’s an overview of some of the factors that influence our political landscape, leading to corruption in politics.

A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the majority discovers it can vote itself largess (bestowing money to others) out of the public treasury. After that, the majority always votes for the candidate promising the most benefits with the result the democracy collapses because of the loose fiscal policy, always to be followed by a dictatorship, then a monarchy.”

The founders of our constitutional judicial system (most of whom were lawyers themselves) knew that judges and lawyers could all be corrupted. The founders knew that if they didn’t give the jury the final authority to prove guilt or innocence, the legal system would become a tyranny for those who would profit from criminalizing non-criminal activity, which is exactly what we have now in our court system.