Ted Cruz: 'Our democratic process is broken and corrupt right now'

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, denounced the current electoral rules as “broken and corrupt” because they favor incumbents, as he responded to retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens’ argument in favor of a constitutional amendment that would allow Congress to cap campaign donations.

“Our democratic process is broken and corrupt right now because politicians in both parties hold on to incumbency,” Cruz said during a Senate hearing Wednesday. “We need to empower the individual citizens.”