While it may be true that it's the citizens that have the power to vote, it's the corporate and large-organization lobbies and PACs that have the power to influence the laws that are passed, especially when it comes to business related laws.
These lobbies have that power because the organizations they represent have large amounts of money that can be contributed either to the campaign of the people that they are trying to influence, or to the campaign of their opponents.
This of course isn't even taking into account direct monetary contributions to the candidates' bank accounts.
So yes, the people choose whom (among the people with enough money and influence to be widely known) they want to represent them, but after the election, they have little power to influence that person's decisions.
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While it may be true that it's the citizens that have the power to vote, it's the corporate and large-organization lobbies and PACs that have the power to influence the laws that are passed, especially when it comes to business related laws.
These lobbies have that power because the organizations they represent have large amounts of money that can be contributed either to the campaign of the people that they are trying to influence, or to the campaign of their opponents.
This of course isn't even taking into account direct monetary contributions to the candidates' bank accounts.
So yes, the people choose whom (among the people with enough money and influence to be widely known) they want to represent them, but after the election, they have little power to influence that person's decisions.