@breadandcircuses
This!: "This is true since the members of legislative bodies are selected by political parties, largely financed or otherwise influenced by private capitalists who, for all practical purposes, separate the electorate from the legislature." Separate the Electorate from the Legislature! That says it all!!!
@ienvision
Kevin Phillips summed it up: Both parties are crooked but the Republicans think the people exist for their benefit while the Democrats at least acknowledge with actions those who elevated them.