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Should a representative vote the way their constituents want or should they vote according to their own best judgment?
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∙ 8y ago
There is no real way of knowing how a member of Congress' constituents want him to vote. Questions that pollsters ask can be so misleading and leave out so much information that they present a false picture of the issues. Any congressman who can't explain that is not worth his salt! Getting back to your question, a Congressman is sent to congress to represent the people. He must decide what is best and not be swayed by the latest poll numbers which change every week. It is more important for him to do what he considers is right and to stand by his convictions. Being able to sleep at night with a clear conscience counts for something.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 11y agoMost people expect their representatives to put the needs of their district ahead of the needs of the nation, and lawmakers should follow what people in their district want. Lawmakers are expected to followconstituents' wishes on issues and enact laws that reflect their needs and opinions.
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∙ 8y agoThe answer to this is necessarily an opinion, but here goes. Any representative will keep in mind what kind of constituency he is representing. Plus, a majority of moderate voters probably will vote a moderate into office, conservative voters a conservative.
In a district system like that of the USA and Great Britain, voters will indeed expect 'their' representative to vote according to the citizens' ideas and certainly when local interests are at stake. That is what 'pork barrel' politics in the USA are all about. This close connection by the way does not exist in the voting system of "proportional representation" that many European countries have, because there you vote for a Party, not for a person.
But Representatives are more than a mouthpiece for local ideas and interests. Collectively they have to run a State or a Nation and set and balance a budget; and they are supposed to put the common good above local ideas, prejudices or interests. And many, if not most, national or State issues do demand a broader view than only the ideas of one single group of voters. So generally speaking, a representative should first of all follow his own best judgement. Voters only decide whether that judgement will be influenced by liberal, moderate or conservative convictions that a Representative seems to profess.
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∙ 11y agothey should vote the view of there constituents
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∙ 11y agoTheir constituents.
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