Reply #1: Law of unintended consequences - maybe

[T Wolf]

The (stated) idea was to take the decision out of the "smoky backrooms" and give it to the voters. Yeah, right.

But I do think the pollution of the political process - hell, the pollution of the entire country - by the money factor has totally warped our democracy. It now is "pay-to-play" much more than it ever was. The only difference is that to play, you have to have a big enough stake. Thus, the power of corporations.

Corporate America cannot be fought on their terms. After all, they have a bigger arsenal (wallet) than we do. IMO, the only way to fight this is to remember that corporations are owned and run by people. Make the individuals who run the corporations personally responsible for the consequences of the actions of their companies. Only then can progress be made.