Document Type

Working Paper

Publication Date

11-16-2007

SSRN Discipline

Legal Scholarship Network; Law School Research Papers - Legal Studies; LSN Subject Matter eJournals; Law School Research Papers - Public Law & Legal Theory

Abstract

This article is about dispelling myths Rural dwellers are thought to live in peaceful idyllic settings where issues are simple and unproblematic A reduced focus on material goods renders money of less concern than in the faster paced style of urban living Moreover the political interests of rural dwellers are more fully protected than warranted by their actual numbers Due to the Framers compromises on behalf of the smaller states institutional protections are inherent in our system of government for rural interests These protections render conventional concerns about garnering political attention acquiring political funding and attaining political power largely irrelevant For example the issue most important to rural dwellers that of federal subsidies to protect family farms receives both attention and substantial congressional funding False Entirely demonstrably false This article explores the intersection of money politics and rural dwellers and concludes that contrary to popular belief rural dwellers have disproportionately little political voice

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