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Re: Commissioner Dicus speaks
Ruth,
I agree with most of what you and other have stated about this
topic. I do however feel that one statement needs to be made.
While it is true that government can not always legislate based on
what is popular opinion .. in the many cases you cited .. one must
also remember that all politicians are elected by a populace, and,
government is the voice of the people who elected them. In other
words, they are supposed to be our surrogates. This appears to
work when we agree with the politicians, and then again, it appears
not to work when we don't. There is a fine line here. While it may
not be something that we all desire, we are a country made up of
laws, and, majority rules in decision making. What do you think
would happen if a politician continually voted against everything
that their constituents wanted? They'd be voted out. We can all say
that the politician voted with their conscience .. that they were
brave and did the honorable thing. Again, there is a fine line. In a
democracy the politicians are supposed to do our bidding. A tough
issue for anyone.
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