Here&#x27;s a plausible one.<p>Money doesn&#x27;t override voters, but it can make decisions that the voters don&#x27;t care about. How many voters care enough to check up on their Congressional representatives&#x27; views on copyright? And how many lobbyists do?<p>And this cynicism about the system only makes the problem worse. Why check up on votes on banking regulations if you think the donors are going to decide it anyway?