> I mean delegating one's default vote to a "party" or "representative". This is representative democracy, isn't it? I'm confused. > I'm not familiar with tha

> I mean delegating one's default vote to a "party" or "representative". This is representative democracy, isn't it? I'm confused. > I'm not familiar with that speech. It's a short speech and worth reading as one of the clearest explanations of a representative's role: http://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/documents/v1ch13s7.html http://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/documents/v1ch13s7.h...