I love her and I'm not even American.

The issue isn't do corporations and other legal bodies have rights under our legal system. The issue is people that oppose these laws aren't getting lobbyist to play the game within the rules set forth.

She makes a valid point of there being no oversight on a law that thusfully self enriches the law maker. Although I guess you could argue if proveable it could be illegal under insider trading laws and anti-trust laws. Nobody enforces it that way though.

It's legalized bribery, plain and simple. And until Buckley vs. Valeo is overturned (highly unlikely), big money will continue to own DC. You can't reform the system as long as the above precedent is in place, which equates money with free speech.

I particularly like her economic views, and her understanding of the historical government programs that helped build the middle class we once had

I guessed who it was before tapping on the link. She's a badass rockstar.

I hope she isn't shot.

Yep.. campaign finance has been a hot topic for years, and with condemnation from both sides of the isle. But what she explained there (pretty well l might add) is just the tip of the iceberg. That whole system is much more complex than that, and requires a broader understanding of how it all works when trying to figure out how to fix it. Here is a great video explaining how the system is set up.
[khanacademy.org]