How Corruption affects politicians in America?
Andrew Cuomo promised to restore integrity to state government after he was elected governor. Two years later, as several state legislator were indicted for bribes, and perhaps just as importantly, as Governor Andrew Cuomo's reelection loomed, he did what many politicians do when faced with a difficult problem: he appointed a commission. He announced the creation of the Commission to Investigate Public Corruption. He also promised that it would be independent. Less than one year later. Governor Andrew Cuomo prematurely shut down the commission. claiming that he would he'd been able to persuade the legislature to adopt new ethics rules in exchange for doing so, but many people questioned the decision.
Why Governor Andrew Cuomo shout down the commission prematurely?. Was he hiding something? Is he paying back favors from his political Campaign? There are many questions to answer. .
Zephyr Teachout is an Associate Professor of Law at fordham University. She ran last year against the incumbent governor Andrew Cuomo. During his political Campaing she spent $200,000 as compared to Cuomo's $32 million. Unfortunately, she lost the elections. She is the author of Corruption in America. According to Teachout, corruption is not just Governor of New York Andrew Cuomo but it is the most pressing threat that our democracy faces.
Teachout convincingly argues that corruption, broadly understood as placing private interests over the public good in public office, is at the root of what ails American Democracy.

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