> On the strong form, certainly and provably not. Studies have been funded to find any correlation between the will of the populace and policy that is enacted.

> On the strong form, certainly and provably not. Studies have been funded to find any correlation between the will of the populace and policy that is enacted. There is zero correlation. This is not the strong form parent was talking about. Here is the strong form: "Do American elections reflect the will of the populace?" American elections are not the same as the policy changes made by the people elected; You are arguing against something like "Does American governance reflect the will of the populace?" Can you link to some of those studies? I'm very interested in seeing the method they used in determining the will of the populace.