re: So how powerful was that shadow cabal? To be able to change election laws in dif states.

Ever watch Narcos:Mexico? All that drug money and threats of violence bought judge's, high ranking government leaders, law enforcement, military leaders, religious leaders, on and on and on. Even DEA agents.

Any reason you can think of that it doesn't equally taint our country? Drugs aside, the MIC gets hundreds of billions from FedGov. Explain how that kind of money doesn't make its way into the hands of US officials, just like in Mexico?