Govern the public interest over commerce's

One of the biggest faults in our political system is the government representation of commerce.  As the Republicans get more and more brazen in collaboration with business, the public life of the people is more and more thwarted.

Calling it right wing politics doesn't justify the neglect and abuse of our only citizens, the people.  The Republican Party, and some of the Democrats, have sold their souls to big business, a special interest that has no interest in public issues.

Most Democrats are continually fighting capitalism's hold on legislation.  Socialism pushes it back, but it is its own special interest of the left.  Until our elections bring into office  legislators representing just the people, we will lose integrity in our nation's business.

Republicans are terrible socialists; Democrats are horrible capitalists

The way most states' congressional districts are redrawn after every 10-year US Census is political.  That is a mistake, because if you leave redistricting in the hands of majority political parties, they will re-draw to their own political advantage.

Take Texas, for example.  Not only are the districts determined by the majority party only, they balkanize the citizens living in them philosophically.  So you end up with Abilene mostly Republican and McAllen mostly Democrat.

There are a few states that use other, more apolitical systems for drawing congressional lines.  Non-political redistricting allows freer political landscapes for otherwise very red and very blue districts.

Don't deny the spirit of the law

Ever try to "beat the system?"  Seems like everyone in this country does it at one time or another in their lives.  It's not a matter of following the spirit of the law, but challenging the letter of it.

And for who's benefit?  Not the lawmakers.

Just because "we can do it" doesn't negate the spirit of a law.