Money is both the nectar and poison of the human race. This fact has never been more applicable than to modern politics. Nearly all of a candidate's resources for political office, such as media advertising, travel expenses, and campaign supplies, depend on tax support. In an age where electronic media reigns supreme, money has never been more important. Today it has become necessary for political campaigns to pour large amounts of funding into television, Internet, radio and print advertising to run a competitive campaign. These announcements are the most important form of communication between a candidate and the rulers and, therefore, a candidate's ability to use announcements cannot be inhibited. This correlation between money and politics has many unintended consequences, such as widening the gap between tax classes, creating “professional” politicians, and endangering electorate equality. Equality is the right to be judged only by one's peers, to have a fair chance to experience life, liberty, and pursue happiness. Equality is giving the homeless the same voice as the rich. America was built on the firm belief that all citizens are equal, yet it is inevitable that class divisions will form in any capitalist society. But the power of each class can be controlled by legislation regarding the financing of electoral campaigns. The debate over how to finance political campaigns culminated with the Supreme Court's recent ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Committee, but many concerns still remain. On April 6, 1972 a handful of CREEP staff members worked late alongside Bank General George Olmstead's staff in Washington DC (Smith 3). Staff members were tasked with depositing several million...... half of paper ...... eum.info/roman-empire/roman-republic-timeline.htm.Roman Empire, The. Roman society. http://www.roman-empire.net/society/society.html.Smith, Rodney A. Money, Power, and Elections: How Campaign Finance Reform Subverts American Democracy. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2006.Smitha, Frank. Why did the Roman Empire fall?. http://www.fsmitha.com/com/Rome.htm.Smith, Ronald. The fall of the Roman Republic. Suite101.com. http://www.suite101.com/content/the-fall-of-the-roman-republic-a114405.Vital, Nick. The Roman Constitution. http://www.uah.edu/student_life/organizations/SAL/texts/misc/romancon.html.Walberg, Robert. How to invest in the oil boom. http://moneycentral.msn.com/content/P114413.asp.Washington Post. BP accepts $20 billion Gulf oil spill claims fund. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/16/AR2010061602614.html.