Robocop was worse.
Manchurian Candidate was worse.
Total Recall was hideously worse.
Everyone hated the Star Wars prequels, but as these things go (and as beloved as Star Wars was), they really weren't THAT bad.
Not holding out much hope for this.
Anyone that WOULD stand up to this must have a strong core belief system that won't be swayed by earthly gains (a fundamentalist Christian, for example, or a strong environmentalist/humanitarian). But such a person would never be voted for by the public, because their strong beilefs would instantly disqualify them to voters of the other party. People with strong convictions will absolutely lose a presidential election.
The next person to mention spaghetti stacks to me is going to have his head knocked off. -- Bill Conrad