Congress is the problem - can it be changed?

In 2010 the Supreme Court endorsed the right of corporations to broadcast opinions on a political candidate.This historic reversal of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 allows corporations to spend large sums of money to produce a broadcast or program focused on a political candidate. To be transparent, a candidate who benefits should wear a banner saying paid for or sponsored by Corporation X. I think this interpretation is totally outrageous and dangerous.Congress is supposed to represent the people which means ordinary citizens like you and I.
 
We already have lobbyists who pressure congressmen and provide information and even propose drafts of legislation.If a congressman gains voter support in his campaign from money spent by a particular industry, will he/she act independently and take a stand that is best for the American people?Will their research on an issue or new law be unbiased?

In his farewell speech on January 17, 1961 Past President Dwight D. Eisenhower warned us of the possibility of unwarranted influence of the military industrial complex which had developed and increased in the world wars. He urged us to guard against giving misplaced power to those who have not been elected by the people.


So if Congress is owned by corporations, is there any hope of ever having an Abraham Lincoln who acts in the best interests of the people of the whole nation - instead of a group or sector of business like the financial industry.


In the past decades to run for Congress, you had to be wealthy to afford TV ads or you would have to depend on large contributions to your campaign. Is there a way to get voters activated without spending huge sums of money on TV ads?Is there any hope of truly reforming campaign financing?
 
To change the way campaigns are financed, which would address this problem, would require an overturn of current Congress by a grassroots citizen revolt and voting in citizen candidates for two elections in order to get a majority in Congress to change the laws.This requires a long long term solution, and we have an electorate who pays attention only for a short time.Is there any hope for change?