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To: Liz

Sometimes, politicians have to do what is best for the country as a whole, setting aside majority opinion in each of their States - that's one of the more important reasons we have a Republic rather than direct democracy.


18 posted on 03/29/2006 9:30:13 AM PST by clawrence3
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To: clawrence3
......politicians have to do what is best for the country as a whole, setting aside majority opinion in each of their States....

Nice theory .......but Politicians ONLY do what is best for THEM.

20 posted on 03/29/2006 9:42:53 AM PST by Liz (Liberty consists in having the power to do that which is permitted by the law. Cicero)
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