When you want elected politicians to vote against the voters' wishes you are:
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Do you think referendums are abdication of responsibility by representatives?
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Literally no, at least here in California, where the representatives don't choose whether to have referenda. And of course my choice of the word "undermine" was trolling--it sounds insidious. Abdication has a similar feel, less extreme.
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The trustee theory of representative democracy, sure--which is a less-democratic theory of democracy!
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Our founders weren’t big fans of true democracy. Would prefer the Fed be run by WSB rather than economists?
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I want elected politicians to vote against "their" voters' wishes - at least sometimes. Always advocating for just your voters is not democracy.
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