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Originally Posted by agzg
I think it's both, but more the keeping collective bargaining at this point. Reports are that the Governor never even went to the unions for concessions in the first place (which is what some state governors are doing in order to fix their budget crises).
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Originally Posted by KSig RC
This is basically the most meaningless statement possible. Besides that, it's simply not true.
They are elected to do what they feel is right - elected officials are only beholden to the public to the extent that they need to reelected. There's a reason why we don't just do a direct poll of each county and have officials vote that way. Saying "they have a responsibility to the minority" is pandering of the highest order, beyond being disingenuous.
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I'd have to clarify this and say that they have a responsiblity to be sure that the RIGHTS of the minority are being upheld.
However your post makes me think of the musical 1776 - relatively realistically presented - where one representative went back and forth on how to vote, due to his concern over whether he was to represent specifically what his constituents wanted, or whether he was to use his best personal judgment. He fell down on the side of the latter.