“We get elected to make choices.”
No, John—you get elected to represent the people who voted for you and THEIR wishes—not yours. Perhaps, “We the People” mean nothing to many politicians, but it DOES mean something to many of us and we DO have the power to elect those who will represent us.
“we DO have the power to elect those who will represent us.”
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In theory yes, but in practice not so much. Most politicians are crafy and deceitful (their only real skill) and know how to manipulate the masses into voting for them. And there is no shortage in this country of gullible and ignorant people.
They are basically a bunch of carnival barkers and snake oil salesmen and we keep buying tickets to the same old show. In this regard, the GOP is particularly good at exploiting the nativete of its base.