@YamakaziTaiga@mastodon.social that's just not reality, though.

It makes for a good narrative, and some politicians have pushed the rhetoric to gain votes, but that tired line mainly serves to push voters to disempower themselves.

If you read the Citizens United decision, Kennedy's opinion was all about empowering the everyday person *against* the wealthy interests, as it was the little guy that the administration was cracking down on. Kennedy said no, the little guy must be able to compete against wealthy donors.

But in the end, we vote. We don't vote with money.

To say otherwise is to speak nonsense about how the election system works in the US.