Special Interest groups aren't really the problem. Special Interest groups are organizations like AARP, NAACP, American Civil Liberties Union. etc. These groups give their members a voice that may otherwise be silent or unheard. Most Special Interest groups hold annual elections so their members can elect leaders who they feel will represent them.
The reason "normal" people don't get involved in politics because of the game of sleaze, deceptions, and image it has all become. An example is Bush and his predecessor, Bush's predecessor made all kinds of promises, yet did very little to put them into action. Bush on the other hand has done things like get a prescription program passed, campaign finance reform, education reform, etc. Yey many villify Bush's domestic policies and yearn for the days of his predecessor. A second example is the race for the Democratic nomination, look at the number of distortions unfounded accusations etc. coming from that race. What "normal" person would want to subject themselves to that? |
