if obedience, then there's no need for them.
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good point. They'd have to be obedient in a direct democracy, which we don't have. We have a const. republic
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Burke got it right. The former.
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Obedience in ordinary circumstances, but always leavened by judgment, esp In extraordinary circumstances or due to conscience.
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to me it's simple: the delegates are elected too. If a voter doesn't like how they vote, run to be one yourself next time.
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The former. They did the hard work of becoming a delegate. With that comes the privilege of voting their conscience.
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Voters went to the polls on the assumption that delegates would be bound on at least the 1st ballot, They owe obedience.
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sadly, they owe us obedience, if not, then why do we have primaries at all?
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They need to vote their conscience
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most Americans and media have been brainwashed to believe we R
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Delegates/reps should consider time-based information (from electorate, nominee, polls, etc.) and then apply their judgment.
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They are bound to represent the will of the voters of their state or district. There is no discretion.
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Think of it this way: do members of Congress have to vote the way we want them to? No, we elected them to make own judgements
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