attorney Richard O. Jacobs on his book Democracy of Dollars
(10/27/21) We don\u2019t vote for federal judges; they\u2019re appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. However, public influence has undeniably had a dramatic effect on the Court, it is the wealthy and powerful who have always benefitted from our legal system. Attorney Richard Jacobs\u2019s new book Democracy of Dollars: Where Natural and Constitutional Rights Go To the Highest Bidder looks at the ways direct democracy has been hijacked by big money and partisan politics. Join us for a look at how to transform America into an actual representative democracy in this installment of Leonard Lopate at Large on WBAI.