The second monetary contributions was seen as “free speech” was the moment democracy was truly hijacked by the wealthy and special/corporate interests. Democracy is about representing everyone equally, especially those whose voices might not be normally heard. I don’t understand how one person’s vote that has no money attached to it can compete with a lobbyist giving a politician any amount of money.
The argument sometimes is “Well you guys can donate money too!”, i still don’t see how a small group of people are expected to compete with corporations or groups of them.
