I Had Hoped That The Current Presidential

Given The Difficulty Of Resisting Such Temptations Over The Longer Run, A Proper Concern For The Welfare Of Congressional Souls May Well Be The Ultimate Argument In Favor Of Term Limitations.

They May Then Be Willing To Cast Principled Votes Based On An Educated Understanding Of The Public Interest In The Face Of Polls Suggesting That The Public Itself May Have Quite A Different Understanding Of Where Its Interest Lies.

I Am Persuaded That In The Case Of Elected Officials, The Overwhelming Temptation Is To Conclude That It Is More Important For Your Constituents That You Be Reelected Than That You Deal Honestly With Them.

This Source Of Corruption, Alas, Is Inherent In The Democratic System Itself, And It Can Only Be Controlled, If At All, By Finding Ways To Encourage Legislators To Subordinate Ambition To Principle.

In Rendering Its Decision In Our Case, The Supreme Court Equated Money With Speech Because These Days It Takes The First To Make Yourself Heard.