In his Jan. 10 letter, Ron Molen rightfully bemoans that special interests unduly influence the Utah Legislature, while the latter often ignores the wishes of their constituents.
However, the constituents have an opportunity to vote for the Legislature every two years.
Unfortunately, many who complain don’t bother to vote.
Many voters know very well who runs the show on Capitol Hill and complain, too, but cannot bring themselves to vote for other candidates — usually Democrats — who eschew special interest bribes, aka campaign contributions.
Until voting behavior changes, our legislators know very well that they can pass special interest laws without any repercussions from the people they represent.
It’s the same issue in the corporate world as the recent example of Boeing shows.
The CEO presided over a disastrous aircraft development that caused more than 300 people to die in crashes and walked away with more than $80 million when he was fired. Yet shareholders routinely vote for the same board of directors, year after year.
Thomas Fritz, Sandy