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2. More From President Carter

Tue May 17, 2016, 05:08 PM

May 2016

"The same thing applies to governors and U.S. senators and congress members," Carter said. "So now we've just seen a complete subversion of our political system as a payoff to major contributors, who want and expect and sometimes get favors for themselves after the election's over."

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America's #1 Problem Is Being Almost Completely Ignored - Money / Bribery In Politics [View all] scottie55 May 2016 OP

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Ignored? Not really Nitram May 2016 #4

Except she won't do anything to even try to change it. zalinda May 2016 #8

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