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Who are our representatives responsible to?
Senators and Representatives.
Should they answer to their constituents? Should they bend to the will of the population in general? Should they do what they feel is "right"?
There are other examples in history, but let's go with the current political climate. Those on the left decry the "Tea Party's" efforts to thwart virtually everything the President and the Dems want to do. I don't think that's really disputable, but... so? If that is what their constituents want, then isn't it their job to do so?
And at what point does representing one's own constituents become just counter-productive?
Senators and Representatives.
Should they answer to their constituents? Should they bend to the will of the population in general? Should they do what they feel is "right"?
There are other examples in history, but let's go with the current political climate. Those on the left decry the "Tea Party's" efforts to thwart virtually everything the President and the Dems want to do. I don't think that's really disputable, but... so? If that is what their constituents want, then isn't it their job to do so?
And at what point does representing one's own constituents become just counter-productive?