Speaking of rape, that is an apt description of what is happening when billionaires insert their money into democracy at election time. I guess the Supreme Court has made this “legitimate” with its Citizens United decision, but I still call it “rape.”
If the team with the most money for advertising wins because of that advantage, true democracy has been violated.
Jim Gill
East Winthrop
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