[Bruinator]

Here is the main issue. Elected officials are supposed to listen to the people, that is why they were elected. Unelected officials are put in place by those elected officials, they are supposed to listen to the people. I forgot one thing, that is not a reality in these times.

[sageb1]

Exactly. My sister lives in Ft. Myers. She’s tearing her hair out over the situation there.

[tacticalogic]

Here is the main issue. Elected officials are supposed to listen to the people, that is why they were elected. Unelected officials are put in place by those elected officials, they are supposed to listen to the people.

That is the essence of "representative government". If they don't, they have no basis to lay claim to it being one.