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   -=> Joseph Pereira wrote to All <=-   
      
    JP> being blamed again for starting the war. Why has the US only been   
    JP> choosing demented presidents in recent years?   
      
    Lack of campaign finance reform, Citizens United, a lack of controls over   
    lobby money and influence and lack of term limits.   
      
    In brief, the problem is MONEY. Politics has always an industry of   
    trading influence and favors for money. It's increased exponentially   
    over the years.   
      
      
       
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