Sunday, November 15, 2015

The Democratic Debate was good. I think the candidates got their message out.

There was enough time for all of them to speak about their views and policy decisions.

Senator Bernie Sanders said something that should not be ignored.

When the panel and the candidates were talking about Wall Street, Senator Sanders stated, "Wall Street operates within corruption." He is correct. I'd like to point out evidence of that.

When Scott Brown ran for the US Senate and won he was backed by all the Wall Street banks. He then worked to protect them during his short time in the Senate.

Currently, Marco Rubio has enormous amounts of monies from Wall Street. He also pushed through the Columbian Free Trade Act as soon as he was sworn into office. It benefits Wall Street if the violence and corruption in Columbia finally ends.

If a study was done to find out exactly how many newly elected Congressman or Congresswoman did so with nearly exclusive help by Wall Street; the numbers would be a surprise to the American electorate.

Wall Street Banks gets the newbies backed into a corner from the inception of their ambitions to office. The banks provide significant monies to these Congressmen and women so they are elected.

When Senator Sanders states Citizen's United is destroying our democracy he talks about the SuperPACs. But the truth is, the corruption of Congress to bias Wall Street occurs far earlier and when the new nominee is still developing policy for their campaigns.

The American electorate looks to have a new member of the House or Senate to rid our government of corruption. What the American electorate doesn't know is that the people replacing the incumbent is just as, if not more, corrupt.

With all the problems Citizens United has caused, Americans need to realize restricting candidates to raising monies from the electorate with matching public funds is the best direction for the country. Why elect people already under the thumb of Wall Street?

Senator Sanders does not have a SuperPAC, nor does he want one. He accepts donations in small dollar amounts while planning to accept Public Funding after the first primary. It is the way it should be. In the debates his always speaks his mind and reminds people how important the upcoming election is to the country's stability and future. An elected President, Senator and House Representative should be in office to benefit the people, not temper legislation to accommodate Wall Street corruption.