David Brauer wrote: > And last I hear, she was elected by her constituents despite > repeated challenges from worthy opponents. In that, she is more > accountable than most of us.
Trent Lott, Strom Thurmond, Jesse Helms, and George Wallace have all been elected despite repeated challenges from worthy opponents. I don't see how this implies that they were accountable in any moral or ethical sense. I think that it only implies that they are accountable in some pragmatic sense to the majority of their constituents who voted to kept them in office. Democracy does not guarantee high ethical standards; it only assures that, in most cases, representatives reflect the will of the majority of those who vote in elections. Michael Atherton Prospect Park TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Send all posts in plain-text format. 2. Cut as much of the post you're responding to as possible. ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
