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November 11, 2023 by achrilock

| https://www.huffpost.com/entry/calls-for-congress-ceasefire-gaza-israel_n_654d4d0ce4b0373d70b16b0f | ‘The Phone Doesn’t Stop’: Overwhelming Demands For A Cease-Fire Catch Democrats Off Guard |

[…] ““This building is not listening,” said one Democratic aide. “I’ve never seen such a disconnect between where voters and constituents are and where Congress is, and that’s saying something because there’s always a disconnect.”” |

They don’t have to listen. That was the beauty of the Citizens United decision. Voters are no longer the constituents. It is not a democracy. It is a financial market for legislative action, or inaction.

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