Becoming the Speaker required having a certain degree of authority within Congress.
You couldn't expect someone without authority to manage a group of people who possessed authority.
If this had been academia, there would have been no problem.
But this was the political arena. Behind authority stood political power, and those without power could never manage those with power.
The group leader had authority—far more than the likes of Landon. Otherwise, he would never have brought the group here to try to rescue Slem from the "demons."
But now, Slem was still Slem, and Catherine was still Catherine.
The group leader, however, seemed to be becoming someone else.
He wanted to become Speaker!
There was nothing shameful about that. Everyone had the right to climb higher, and the desire to rise brought with it the drive to change the world.
"This matter..." The group leader wanted to refuse.
But he couldn't bring himself to say it.
Lin Qi's suggestion showed that Lin Qi himself supported him. He understood Lin Qi's "trick." He had fallen for it.
If Lin Qi, the Federal Seventh Economic Entity, could help him realize this ambition, it actually wouldn't be difficult at all.
How had the Duncan Family controlled Congress back then? They simply gave out money!
Money people couldn't refuse! Perhaps some had said, "I don't agree with the Duncan Family's proposal. There's no way I can accept this money."
But in the end, they accepted it anyway, because the Duncan Family Lobbying Group told them that after taking the money, they didn't have to do anything. As long as they didn't vote against the proposal, that was enough.
After all, there were three possible positions in a congressional vote.
In favor.
Against.
And... abstention.
When a resolution wouldn't provoke the majority's resentment, why wouldn't