Re: Citizens United and Corporate Personhood: Money Corrupts. Unlimited Money Corrupts Absolutely.

(W)e ought to be asking ourselves why corporations and interests groups are willing to give politicians millions of dollars in the first place.  Obviously their motives are not altruistic.  Simply put, they do it because the stakes are so high.  They know government controls virtually every aspect of our economy and our lives, and that they must influence government to protect their interests. 

Our federal government, which was intended to operate as a very limited constitutional republic, has instead become a virtually socialist leviathan that redistributes trillions of dollars.  We can hardly be surprised when countless special interests fight for the money.  The only true solution to the campaign money problem is a return to a proper constitutional government that does not control the economy.  Big government and big campaign money go hand in hand.
-- Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas), "Texas Straight Talk," 2/4/02