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WeThePeople: Crushing 40+ Gov APIs into One Spyglass on Corporate Power Plays

Lobbyists dropped $4.1 billion last year. Tracking their web across 40+ APIs? Nightmare. Enter WeThePeople, the FastAPI beast promising to connect the dots on corporate-government tango.

WeThePeople dashboard visualizing lobbying data flows from multiple government APIs

⚡ Key Takeaways

  • WeThePeople aggregates 40+ gov APIs with fault-tolerant connectors, smashing fragmentation.
  • FastAPI + circuit breakers handle flaky sources, but SQLite scales poorly for heavy use.
  • Tech fixes data access, not political will—true transparency demands users, not just pipes.
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