>Are voters responsible for what their elected officials do? If someone tells you what they're about and you vote them in, yes. If someone shows you what they'

>Are voters responsible for what their elected officials do? If someone tells you what they're about and you vote them in, yes. If someone shows you what they're about when in office and you re-elect them, double yes. >What about if you didn't vote? Fun idea. If you didn't vote, you're not a voter I suppose, and it's not your fault. But if you would've preferred a different outcome that could've been achieved by the alternative candidate and you still opted to abstain, then perhaps you're responsible to a degree. >If they are responsible then do they deserve to suffer for those poor decisions? I certainly wouldn't argue that anyone "deserves to suffer" for poor decisions, but it's true that actions have consequences. Shouldering blame, perhaps, might be a better way of looking at it, but I don't suggest that in a mean way.