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The system won't allow lawmakers that will enact real change
I mean technically, you can, but you have to get your message through all the propaganda. When people are willingly eating lies from facebook and fox news, and other corporate media, it's an uphill battle.
Also, if you get someone really good, they might get JFK'ed.
Yup.
Won't happen until we legislate companies from contributing to electoral candidates and severely limit the amount an individual can contribute.
Which won't happen.
So we're basically done for.