THE TAKEOVER

Civil Liberties are eroding while Corporate influence and power in American politics is growing.

"Capitalism is the Mr. Smith in a Democratic Matrix."-CLS1 

Notice where the power lies in the following systems. The first two systems are (ideally) controlled by the masses or the entire population. The third and forth are controlled by the rich and powerful. Lets take a look:

Republic-a state in which the supreme power rests in the body of CITIZENS entitled to vote and is exercised by representatives chosen directly or indirectly by them.

Democracy-government by the PEOPLE; a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the PEOPLE and exercised directly by THEM or by their elected agents under a free electoral system.

Capitalism-an economic system in which investment in and ownership of the means of production, distribution, and exchange of wealth is made and maintained chiefly by PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS or CORPORATIONS.

Plutocracy-a government or state in which THE WEALTHY CLASS RULE; a CLASS or GROUP RULING, or exercising power or influence, BY VIRTUE OF ITS WEALTH.

Oligarchy-a form of government in which all power is vested in a FEW PERSONS or in a DOMINANT CLASS or CLIQUE; government by the FEW.

Capitalism is a tool plutocrats and oligarchs are using to achieve their goal of control over the masses. Notice how our government is cutting public programs, monitoring the masses (NSA recent scandal), creating laws that circumvent our civil liberties, and increase Corporate influence in this "democratic system" (i.e Super PACs, lobbying). Capitalism is put on a higher pedestal than democracy in America. Democracy is quickly disappearing while capitalism is becoming more pronounced. But we should not be surprised by this takeover: the origins of America began with greed (capitalism). In that case, democracy has been attempting to take over capitalism and not the other way around. Well, democracy's attempt to overthrow capitalism (greed, corruption, plutocrats and oligarchs)has failed. A police state is on the horizon; any further attempts to overthrow plutocrats and oligarchs will be meet with force-although they will disguise  it as protecting civil order; they did the same thing to Civil Rights Protestors in the 50s and 60s.        

Super PACs-officially known as "independent-expenditure only committees," may not make contributions to candidate campaigns or parties, but may engage in unlimited political spending independently of the campaigns. Unlike traditional PACs, they can raise funds from individuals, corporations, unions, and other groups without any legal limit on donation size.

Lobbying-the act of attempting to influence decisions made by officials in the government, most often legislators or members of regulatory agencies. Lobbying is done by many different types of people and organized groups, including individuals in the PRIVATE SECTOR, CORPORATIONS, fellow legislators or government officials, or advocacy groups (interest groups).