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This could be said of most topics. At the end of the day, lawmakers need to weigh studies, polls and legal precedents, to build a vision of what kind of society
by mgbmtl 6y ago
This could be said of most topics. At the end of the day, lawmakers need to weigh studies, polls and legal precedents, to build a vision of what kind of society we want.
- skybrian 6y agoYes, you could say that representation in general is a problem with governance. In corporate governance, this is talked about as the principle-agent problem - does management represent shareholder interests, or their own? Also, how should other stakeholder interests be represented, like customers and employees? Note that formal and informal power can be very different. But it is also true of representative democracy, the courts, and every alternative you might think of. Governance is a tough problem and you should be suspicious of arguments that ignore the hard problem of representation. I would like to see more arguments that at least talk about polls of drivers' interests, even though they are flawed too.
- mgbmtl 6y agoYep, I agree. Drivers seem very unrepresented, except for a few lawsuits, which some could argue may not represent the majority (there is little data).
- malandrew 6y agoSadly, politicians do use studies, polls and legal precedents, but they start with the vision of the kind of society they want and pick and choose which studies, polls and legal precedents give them cover for the policies they are pushing. Partisanship has made this far worse since politicians aren't even forced to reckon with contradicting studies, polls and legal precedents because they can just dismiss those that contradict their vision as the work of competing partisans.