Why do you people keep electing corrupt politicians?
605966
I think these corrupt politicians stuff ballot boxes and also are permitting illegal aliens to vote.
196174
political corruption occurs when the person in office stops doing what the people want, and starts pursuing his own agenda. If he is bought off by interest groups and votes their way because they donated a bunch of money to his campaign. I wish that they could take no money from anyone because usually the money is given with a price tag. I think that there are alot of corrupt law makers out there running our country and it is sad that the few who remain true eventually get drug down by all the dirty dealings in the capital. I think many start off wanting to save the world and make it a better place but with time they lose thier idealism and what it was that motivated them in the first place. I personally think that less government and more self rule and we would see a better society. We need to have our free agency and most of what government does is take that away.\n\nPolitical Corruption? Who has the most money to buy my vote!!!
165297
Why do United States politicians run for re-election (and in Congress win re-election at a 98% rate)? For that matter why does anyone run for elected office? One could say that these people are interested in helping the people they "represent", and that may be true in some circumstances. However this is unlikely because politicians, like everyone else, tend to act in their perceived self interests (whether those perceptions are correct is another matter). The nature of politics (power and coercion) draws people who are power hungry to its cause. Once these people gain power they will do whatever they can from relenting such their positions. For a better and more in depth discussion look into public choice theory (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_choice_theory).
991045
To keep who ever appointed them's party in power.  Just another way corruption is built in to the system.\n\nThere are also legit reasons to move lines, like shifts in the population, if there are more people in one part of the state they need smaller districts (geographically smaller)  or if the state gets more Representatives, or less Representatives biased on population the lines need to be moved.
816885
they just are sick of the corruption
103751
Corruption has been around since the beginning of time.  It is bad because it invariably has severe negative effects on individuals.  Fight it with the truth.
621490
I think the people are screaming, but the politicians don't want to hear the screaming.  They get a lot of their election donations from those big businesses and corporations and so they don't want to piss them off.  Also, a lot of politicians have investments, themselves, in companies who hire illegals and have friends who run those companies.  Even though they are supposed to be working for "the people," most of them are in politics to line their own pockets, in the end.  Even when they start out in politics with high ideals, it's not long before they turn greedy and lose those ideals.
287638
Yes they can make any law they want. They often do. We vote them in we can vote them out, but this doesn't appear to do the trick either in many instances. It it my opinion that the corrupt corrupt others, so it is a never ending cycle. Many people have given up, so it mekes their ability to "do what they want" easier.
635357
No, its not wise, but that never stopped our politicans from doing what ever they want. Most have their own agenda and pay little attention to what the people who elected them want.
454356
Because the assumption is that when a politician is elected, they are expected to make the right decisions and lead wisely. When the make the wrong decisions and do not lead wisely, there is no longer a point to them having been elected in the first place - and therefore they would lose the job.\n\nHowever, I think this mindset is silly. Politicians are humans like everyone else, and will make some honest mistakes. We should realise that this will happen and leave them to it, as long as its occasional, and genuine human error.\nHowever, dishonesty and fraud in politics i consider vile. Theres nothing wrong with making a mistake, but trying to cover it up, embellish it, or trying to pass the blame is wrong, and it is for this that we should punish politicians. Plus if they make mistakes all the time, they are obviously incompetent and should go.\n\nEdit: FreedomHammer is also correct, some are just egotistical prats\n\n2nd edit: MOST are egotistical prats
118021
Some senators take bribes from their communities to represent their probs in senate. while other give interviews and statments to news media.:P
1181773
thier just a crap they want to be politician to corrupt money from the goverment..
701475
Voting is important. It shows how stupid people keep electing greedy non-caring politicians in their districts so that they can have something to complain about.
671540
They are crooks to begin with. They just tell us what we want to hear to get themselves in office.
1073727
It is not so much a case of the government we deserve as it is a case of getting the government we are too lazy to stop(in most cases) World wide governmental corruption, the western " Cult of Personality" and indolence all lead to this. With the way that any one running for office in the west is scrutinized, you must ask yourself what kind of person puts themselves and their families through it. The answer of course is egomanaical numbskulls that toe what ever party line they are told to toe. These are just talking heads anyway. Outside of the west it seems, largely, that it is the rule of the gun. Most of the current African leadership are little more that corrupt tribal chiefs and thugs interested only in their own enrichment. Sound cynical? Maybe, but take a really good look around.
263435
Report them to the state police.\n\nBut to answer your other question ("who is over all these people"): the voters!  If everyone thinks elected officials are corrupt, vote for someone else.
871510
Don't forget that politicians are professional liars, a honest person never run for public office, politician are deceivers, if they say this is red you can bet your life that in fact is blue, that is the reason they run, they spend millions on the election but they know they are going to get that back ten times and more..☺