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Because without local representation, the representatives will almost always be from wealthy urban centers, and the only time they'll ever be out into communiti
by MisterBastahrd 9y ago
Because without local representation, the representatives will almost always be from wealthy urban centers, and the only time they'll ever be out into communities that need their representation is for photo shoots.
- nsnick 9y agoRepresentatives are always from wealth centers in the status quo.
- MisterBastahrd 9y agoThere's a difference between being from a wealthy neighborhood and being from a wealthy city a couple of hundred miles away. The local guy still has to travel through the rest of his district.
- goialoq 9y agoPresident George Bush of Connecticut was governor of Texas Hillary Clinton of Arkansas was Senator for New York. A couple-hundred miles is nothing for a modern carbetbagger.
- MisterBastahrd 9y ago... Bush's primary residence was in Texas as of the 1970s. We're talking about state reps here, so moving the goalposts doesn't help you. State reps are usually representatives of a couple of towns and some land. They aren't senators or governors. You can't adequately represent people at that level if you aren't around them and never meet them.