When  0.05% of the electorate does the nominating of elected officials, and you only get to vote for who was nominated, you have corruption plain and simple. Go view Lawrence Lessig&#x27;s TEDx talk on this issue. <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ted.com&#x2F;talks&#x2F;lawrence_lessig_we_the_people_and_the_republic_we_must_reclaim?language=en" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ted.com&#x2F;talks&#x2F;lawrence_lessig_we_the_people_and_...</a>