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Mr. Axelrod said the provisions benefiting specific states, like Nebraska, and favored constituencies were a natural part of the legislative process.
“Every senator uses whatever leverage they have to help their states,” Mr. Axelrod said on the CNN program “State of the Union.” “That’s the way it has been. That’s the way it will always be.”
From the New York Times, December 21, 2009.
In short, the American people should expect Washington to buy and sell votes with our tax dollars. Or, we could vote every incumbent out of office and burn the Capitol to the ground.
