Now do this for every other metropolitan area

“In addition to impacting local elections, bribes and infiltration were used to affect the outcome of the races during the November 3, 2020 election, including the outcome of the race for Maricopa County Recorder, and the outcome of the November 8, 2022 election (race for Governor, Secretary of State, and Attorney General).”

Breger continued, saying that the public officials who have received bribes include “multiple state office holders (State House/State Senate), local office holders, county supervisors, judges of the Maricopa County Superior Court, judges of several city courts (including two presiding judges), judge’s assistants, prosecutors within certain cities within Maricopa County, prosecutors for Maricopa County, peripheral legal specialists including attorneys, ‘approved’ mental healthcare providers (court appointed advisors) and related specialists.”

“In the Superior Courts for Maricopa County, Pinal County and Pima County, at least 25 percent of the active judges have accepted bribes in exchange for protecting the racketeering activities,” Breger said.

source: Katie Hobbs accused of receiving Sinaloa cartel bribes

If you don’t think crime syndicates are bribing and controlling city, county, and state governments throughout the USA you’re deluded.

Many metropolitan area "progressive" laws are essentially legalizing drugs and giving money to drug syndicates. The San Francisco supervisor who is behind the push for black reparations was recently on holiday in Medellin, Columbia. Go figure.

The drug syndicates and all the corrupt public officials who are getting rich from the illegal drug trade do not want drugs legalized. But of course they should be legalized for a number of reasons.