Centurion1's experiences in Washington

**Subotan** · 05-01-2010, 10:53

MPs in the UK represent much smaller constituencies, about 70,000 people rather than 700,000, so MPs are often more local and in-touch than in America (Except for the ones parachuted into safe seats).

(yes of course he is a republican dont insult me by asking).

>.>

**A Nerd** · 05-01-2010, 15:17

Yay! Another New England conservative. Hopefully your cousin has the same luck and appeal of 'Down Town' Scottie Brown!

**Centurion1** · 05-01-2010, 17:02

well he has a fantastic resume with afghan service and everything even has the pregnant wife.

hes a good guy in general

**A Nerd** · 05-01-2010, 23:00

Soldiers know how to take and give orders. Hopefully soon he will be taking and giving them from his constituants.

**Subotan** · 05-02-2010, 01:00

Burke addresses that quite nicely.

It ought to be the happiness and glory of a representative to live in the strictest union, the closest correspondence, and the most unreserved communication with his constituents. Their wishes ought to have great weight with him; their opinion, high respect; their business, unremitted attention. It is his duty to sacrifice his repose, his pleasures, his satisfactions, to theirs; and above all, ever, and in all cases, to prefer their interest to his own. But his unbiased opinion, his mature judgement, his enlightened conscience, he ought not to sacrifice to you, to any man, or to any set of men living. These he does not derive from your pleasure; no, nor from the law and the constitution. They are a trust from Providence, for the abuse of which he is deeply answerable. Your representative owes you, not his industry only, but his judgement; and he betrays, instead of serving you, if he sacrifices it to your opinion.

Elected officials shouldn't do everything their constituents want.

**A Nerd** · 05-02-2010, 01:05

The elected official has the privilage of deciding what is good or bad for his constituents. Based on the majority of his constituents which elected him. Therefore, his virtue is evident in the eyes of those who chose him.

**Subotan** · 05-02-2010, 01:07

Exactly.

**A Nerd** · 05-02-2010, 01:09

Well then, I'm gald we agree!

**a completely inoffensive name** · 05-02-2010, 07:09

Everyone I know in RL tells me I should go into politics. Part of the reason im going into chemistry instead is because I have a severe dislike of playing the political game. I just want to tell the public what my views are, have them decide whether they want me then go about voting and proposing bills accordingly if I win. If I get a fellow Congressman to vote for my bill because I have been sucking up to him or palling around doing favors for him, then it kind of defeats the purpose of having Congressmen to determine what is best for their constituents.