We will never be able to stop corruption completely, however that doesn't mean we should put up with it. That is exactly what America has been doing, putting up with it. We trust our public officials and politicians with our money and our votes but corruption is so rampant that it's destroying this country one city at a time. American voters are either completely ignorant and inexcusably uninformed or they don't care, its just that simple. This madness has been highlighted in recent years with the rise of the Internet and social media. A picture perfect example of this sad state of our nation is the reelection of Jesse Jackson Jr. The son of the infamous Chicago politician served as Illinois rep. on the U.S House of Representatives from 1995- 2012. Jackson resigned from office in 2012 citing mental and physical health problems. Later that year he was reelected even though he was absent and did not even campaign for office. Sixteen days after being reelected he was indicted on many criminal charges including fraud and misusing campaign funds. Jackson was eventually sentenced to 30 months in federal prison. I have no doubt that he could be reelected again if he decided to stay in politics. This is just one minor example of either blind loyalty or stupidity among voters. There is absolutely no excuse for this-BDB
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_Jackson,_Jr.
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