[exmarine]

Oh, I forgot. The idea of representation also comes from the bible originally - from Exodus (written about 1300 BC):

And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens. Ex. 18:25

It seems you speak out of ignorance.

[TheAngryClam]

Quick question: in what language were the Ten Commandments written in? Hebrew?

[Modernman]

And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens. Ex. 18:25

Sounds like a king appointing officers to rule over the peasants. Ruling over someone does not equal representing them.