Tucson Supporter and Friend Breakfast

Tucson Supporter and Friend Breakfast
INVITE ONLY
  • Start Date:
    Friday, February 15, 2013
  • End Date:
    Friday, February 15, 2013
  • Time:
    8:30am
    –
    10:00am
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Legislatures or Legislators, Which is Broken?

At the polls, most of us cast our vote based on a belief that the people we elect are sensible and capable of making decisions that will be in the best interest of the majority of the population. But good decisions seem to be increasingly rare in Congress. What goes wrong? And who is at fault - the institution or the individuals involved?

One roadblock of good decision-making is the overwhelming power of special interests. These often distort the decision-making process, making “sensible” an irrelevant consideration.

But special interests are not an invincible force. Many legislatu