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In response to George Pyle's column ("Does money sway politics? Oh, grow up," Sept. 7), I would absolutely agree that voters are too complacent.
Most people take democracy for granted and don't realize that democracy requires a discerning skepticism with campaign promises and a commitment to being informed and engaged. They don't think to call the office of candidates, to ask when to expect the next debate (often avoided by incumbents), attend and ask questions to determine their voting choice.
Mr. Pyle flippantly quotes Joan Rivers, saying " Oh grow up!" as if one should accept a bad situation. I quote Edmund Burke, "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for enough good men to do nothing."
Buying candidates with unlimited corporate money is a disgrace. Having a 28th amendment to trump the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision would fix this. In Salt Lake City, in an opinion poll sent out in September 2013 by the mayor and city council, 89 percent of voters were opposed to corporate personhood.
Since there seems to be no cap on greed for power, perhaps this unbridled corporate giving should serve as a clarion call to citizens to rise up and get involved.
Elise Lazar
Salt Lake City