I believe Greensboro's Political System is Broken.

The Price of Pay-to-Play

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…Pay-to-play is a staple of bad government. Proving an actual quid pro quo that can be prosecuted can be difficult, especially under porous state laws. But appearances — the fawning recipient, the deep-pocketed donor — taint all politicians. And pleas of “I didn’t know,” or “everyone else does it” aren’t fit for middle-schoolers let alone elected leaders.

 

What’s needed is some courage in statehouses to fix the shoddy campaign-finance rules and laissez-faire lobbying privileges and impose bans on “fact-finding” junkets and other “honest graft” for legislators. Clear rules would remove any doubt, and any temptation.

  

New York Times