Leo wrote the word "Capital" at the top of the pyramid, then wrote "Administration" at the bottom.
"The constitutional system of the United States was designed from the very beginning as a system of checks and balances. The separation of powers, the push and pull between the Federation and the states—this was all meant to prevent tyranny, but it also created gray areas for capital to exploit."
"This country was founded by plantation owners, slave owners, and merchants. When they were writing the rules, they weren't about to write themselves out of power."
"The path for capital to control the administration is crystal clear: they hold voters hostage by providing jobs, and they fund politicians through political donations."
"The legislators are responsible for making laws, and the judges are responsible for interpreting them. But the executive officials—that is, you mayors here today—are merely the enforcers at the very end of this chain."
