Romain Rolland once said, “in politics the backstage boss is always money”. Elections are nothing more than a rich man's game in which money is used to make more money. The state must eliminate this systemic corruption of political and business ties through constitutional reform. True democracy demands the rule of law, separation of powers and checks and balances, plus direct election of the heads of the four government branches. Elections must be free of charge, and various organs or individuals banned from influencing the vote. When all these changes are implemented, corrupt political and business ties will be eliminated. For details see the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development.