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Originally Posted by jimbomaybe
Politician and political parties follow their supporters /constituents are influenced by their interests and has been demonstrated can be bought. The idea that a political party is buying support of a group has the tail waging the dog. Religious groups exist do to their common adherence to a moral code so you think that this group's morality, leadership ,rank and file was bought and paid for? What ever the financial interchange is/was I think that would strain cause and effect
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First, numerous studies, show that politicians in Congress do not do what is in their constituents best interest. One study from Harvard I believe about 10 (15?) years ago, showed that Congress voted directly against the interest of their constituents around 85% of the time. And of the 15% of the time they did vote in their constituents interest it was because big money didn't care about the issues 90% of that time.
Congress, until about 10 years ago, could not care less what WE want, they voted over and over for their money bag over lords while spewing nonsense about doing what WE want. The GOP climbed in bed with the religious when their researchers showed their base was dwindling and would soon be insignificant. That decision turned into catching a tiger by the tail, and now "they" are pushing a Theocracy agenda onto the GOP and the GOP seems to not know how to tame the Tiger. Listen to some of the "ministers" (you know those that always have their hands out of TV) and how it is time to "take back" their government etc.