The United States Congress and Presidency have been accused of being for sale to the highest bidder. Whether it’s the defense industry, Wall Street or corporate cronies, there’s no doubt that there has been a strong relationship between politicians and some of the biggest companies around today.
Washington’s Blog has an interesting graph out that looks at congressmen voting for or against Florida Democratic Congressman Alan Grayson’s bill to demilitarize police. The graph determined that congressmen who opposed Grayson’s amendment received 73 percent more money from the defense industry than those who were in favor of it.
The average donation given to members of the House of Representatives who voted no was $51,416. For those who voted yes it was $29,803. Also, the report discovered that out of the 59 lawmakers who received more than $100,000 from defense contractors in the last two years, only four voted in favor of Grayson’s amendment proposal.
This includes contributions from defense aerospace contractors, electronic contractors, shipbuilders, ground-base and other weapons systems, defense research and development and other defense matters.
Is there any wonder why Congress has a 13 percent approval rating? It seems the days of “We The People” are definitely passé in Washington.
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