Did you ever wonder why 97 PERCENT of Members of Congress get RE-ELECTED EACH YEAR even though ONLY 17 PERCENT of the American people believe our representatives are DOING a GOOD JOB?

It’s called an INCUMBENT PROTECTION SYSTEM. That system has many features. For instance, most districts are GERRYMANDERED by states to PROTECT INCUMBENTS.

In a real sense, POLITICIANS PICK THEIR VOTERS AS MUCH AS VOTERS PICK THEIR POLITICIANS.

Another feature is that Members of Congress more or less WRITE THEIR OWN RULES.

It’s NO SURPRISE they KNOW HOW to PLAY the GAME.

The CONGRESSIONAL FAVOR FACTORY: LEGAL-izing PAY-To-PLAY – involves FEDERAL GRANTS, CAMPAIGN CASH, INVESTMENTS, EMPLOYMENT, POWER & INFLUENCE …

CONGRESSIONAL MEMBERS SERVE ON the MOST POWERFUL COMMITTEES in Congress.

FOLLOW the MONEY and ONE FINDS a CULTURE of CONFLICT-of-INTERESTS.

The CONFLUENCE of FEDERAL MONEY, CAMPAIGN CASH, PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT, investments, PRESTIGIOUS COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS, POLITICAL POWER, NEPOTISM and other conflicts are a fact pattern.

Members of Congress OWN INVESTMENT STOCK in, are employed by, and receive RETIREMENT PENSION from FEDERAL CONTRACTORS – to whom BILLIONS of TAXPAYER DOLLARS flow.

Moreover, Members SPONSOR LEGISLATION that affects these contractors.

Then, the contractor’s LOBBYISTS advocate for the LEGISLATION that HELPS the MEMBER and the CONTRACTOR. Oftentimes, the contractor’s LOBBYIST donates campaign cash to the Member, as well.

AUDITS provide the DETAILS on HOW the GAME is PLAYED … WITH YOUR TAX DOLLARS.

We found the TOP DONORS to MEMBERS giving hundreds of thousands of dollars in CAMPAIGN CASH and RECEIVING MILLIONS – if not BILLION of dollars – in FEDERAL SUBSIDIES and CONTRACTS.

CONGRESS WRITES OUR LAWS. NOTHING UNCOVERED IS IL-LEGAL.

IN FACT, IT’S ALL LEGAL.

IS THAT the “REAL” SCANDAL?