To: sasafras
It judt doesn't seem like anyone is on the side of the American people anymore; but the American people. I just don't get why our so called elected will not do what the people want them to do. Are they so far above us?
To: freekitty
As the Dems have always insisted, there are people who count and people who do not count. The people who oppose gay marriage (and abortion and a host of other socially "progressive" causes) obviously do not count.
To: freekitty
"It judt doesn't seem like anyone is on the side of the American people anymore; but the American people. I just don't get why our so called elected will not do what the people want them to do. Are they so far above us?"
We should be careful about committing to the "delegate theory" of democratic representation -- claiming that our elected representatives should do whatever the polls say -- just because we agree in one particular case with the majority of the population. Most Americans are pro-choice, but that shouldn't stop us from pushing a pro-life agenda. Most Americans favor more regulation of corporations, but that doesn't mean we should stop fighting for limited government. Most Americans support stronger environmental laws, but that doesn't mean we're wrong about putting people over spotted owls. Most Americans want increased federal spending on health care and education, but that doesn't mean we should abandon our belief that federal power should usually be subservient to either state power or market power.
The polls worry me more than they comfort me. We still have a long way to go before we can say that the majority of this country is with us on bread and butter domestic issues. Patriotism, family, foreign policy, yes. But let's not get ahead of ourselves; this country is divided.
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