Concepts of American Democracy

Last week, the imperative administration reversed a speed of light of law-Barack Obama on the Supreme courts decision in Citizens united v. Federal Election committee (FEC). The coupled States is not a democracy, it is an oligarchy. Rife with corruption, propaganda, and voter downsizing tactics, signs of the erosion of the first neo democracy are everywhere.\nIn January of 2010, the Supreme Court of the United States made a river basin decision in the exemplar of Citizens United. This decision allowed citizens, unions and corporations to donate interminable amounts of money to special semi policy-making action committees called first-rate P.A.C.s. These committees earth-closet produce advertising for policy-making candidates with the stipulation that they cannot communicate with the governmental campaign(s) of the candidate(s) they support, however there is no way to patch up certain these groups and campaigns do not communicate. handed-down campaign donations stil l develop up a bounteous portion of the money washed-out in 2012, but the real number corrupting factor is the hot system of unregulated political groups creating separate political campaigns for candidates with oceanic amounts of money. In other countries this would be called corruption, but in the States it is called political contributions. These P.A.C.s support can make or break a campaign, so it is obvious that the candidates views on issues dont always reflect the views of the everyday public.\nThe 2012 Election campaign for prexy cost $2.6 billion and the natural cost of the presidential, senate and congressional races add up over $6 billion. During the 2012 elections Sheldon Adelson is a casino magnate. He owns many an(prenominal) casinos in Las Vegas and Asia and is the 9th richest person in the world according to Forbes, donated at least $98 one thousand million (some estimates range as high-pitched as $150 million) to super P.A.C.s and campaigns. The actual n umber is hidden because some of the money he donated went to political non-profit groups that can do many of the ...