As others have pointed out, it's the apathy that's the problem, moreso than the ignorance. What would people say about Congress if they didn't consult medical professionals on healthcare, the military on wars, and economists on spending before passing laws in those areas? Nothing good can come out of sticking a bunch of people in a room and asking them to vote on laws with no information as to what effects those laws can have; we may as well ask them to vote at random. (Actually, that would arguably be better, as lobbyists wouldn't have any impact. Unless, of course, they write the laws in the first place.)
I feel lobbyists write all of our laws. Our government has been slowly taken over by the lobby and congressmen are just there to make some big bucks for being the middle man. The only reason we still have congressmen is to keep up the charade. http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DgIcq...
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