@dynamic How you respond to pressure is very indicative of the kind of person you are. Politicians have to make compromises, but they don't have to compromise their morals. They can only be removed by their constituents, but they can be punished by their political party. In a two party system, the political party can have undue influence, and be an opposition block to the will of its member's constituents.
@dynamic Yes. They are closer to the money and farther from the constituents.
@lwriemen
That then opens the question of what pressures the political parties are responding to and why.