LEXLOCI
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On its face, the candidate is not free to represent ideas and ideals based on conviction but rather is required to represent that which people with money
to give are interested in. But more than that, with a system of
'Winner Take All', in which
only one candidate will win a seat in the government, rather than seats being apportioned according to the percentage of votes cast as in America, the candidate will have to represent those ideas and ideals which appeal to that segment of the financial contributors with the most money.
The more it costs to run for election, the fewer individuals that can afford it,
and the more likely only those who represent those with the most money will
be capable of running for office. The reason it costs so much to run for political office in America is because the capitalists control all the means of mass communication such as the newspapers, radio and television for which there
are no reduced rates for political candidates. Socialist media, what little there is
of it, which is supported with government subsidies, is not allowed to promote political preference, which is ever so convenient for those who prefer that only money be the means of free speech. Thus it is that almost no-one can afford to run for anything but local office, except those who are independently wealthy or who will represent the perspectives of individuals and organizations with the most money to contribute.
Any individual or organization can contribute to political campaigns. However
the recipient organs of political contributions tend to concentrate into two
basic organizational collectors called political parties. These parties represent
the capitalists, or the owners and managers of the wealth and everybody else.
The combination of the dependence upon money for election campaigns and
the 'Winner take All' formula for representation, wherein only one candidate
from a district is able to hold a seat in government, causes the elected officials
to support legislation that promotes the interests of the monetary backers or
else legislation which funnels money from the larger government down to the local constituency - where the votes are - or both. The out candidates are
capable of doing nothing for their constituents and thus are at a distinct if not
impossible disadvantage.
DEMOCRACY (2 OF 2)
DISSERTATIONS
