It's counter-intuitive which is exactly why it's such a huge thing we've been missing all this time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gEz__sMVaY
Dec. 11, 2014, 5:10 p.m.
Drew B
This also makes it so that we the people can't hold our representatives accountable for how they vote. I'd wager that this form of leverage you're describing barely exists or at most has a negligible influence compared to the influence of campaign donations on congressional decisions.
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