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Partly because citizens expect the representatives to make the effort to ask them of their opinions. It's like software: most people won't file a bug report if
by Retra 11y ago
Partly because citizens expect the representatives to make the effort to ask them of their opinions. It's like software: most people won't file a bug report if it's broken, they'll just look for some other program that works properly.
- abawany 11y agoIn addition, it is a bit naive to expect a typical two income family that struggles to pay its bill to set up camp in DC or engage in a concerted letter writing campaign to outline their grievances to their congressional representative. For those that do stick their necks out, their alleged corporate-brought "representatives" often tell them to leave: http://legalinsurrection.com/2016/03/ms-state-rep-to-constituent-opposed-to-tax-cuts-move-back-to-illinois/ http://legalinsurrection.com/2016/03/ms-state-rep-to-constit... .