2007-01-21 05:59:18 · 11 answers · asked by david d 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
No. They represent only themselves, both nationally and locally.If their interests ever coincide with those of their constituents, it is just that....coincidence.
2007-01-21 06:09:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I feel like a lot of politicians get into politics for the right reasons. Usually this starts at the local level. As they get into higher positions the influences come more from lobbyists than the people they were elected to represent. They also get a lot of pressure from their parties to "toe the line or you won't get the money for that new water system in your district." I feel that newspapers are doing the people a HUGE disservice by not publishing phone#'s/websites/addresses of all of the local politicians for their area and also for not publishing voting records regularly.
2007-01-21 06:19:58 · answer #2 · answered by Hawkeye 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No i do not take for example the border wall (don't remember the #'s who voted for it%) but i do not see them representing the will of the people on this issue "do they ever"?...
2007-01-21 06:04:49 · answer #3 · answered by no one here gets out alive 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Of course not. If they were for the interest of the majority, this country would be in better shape.
2007-01-21 06:04:15 · answer #4 · answered by cwigg 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No not at any level. It pays more to brown nose the liberals.
2007-01-21 08:06:36 · answer #5 · answered by Montie R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no. on the federal level politician are controlled by corporations and lobbyists.
2007-01-21 06:05:39 · answer #6 · answered by J Q Public 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, there in it to represent their party, greed, and power.
2007-01-21 06:07:23 · answer #7 · answered by Nobody Special 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No......seems like they have their own agendas and just pretend they work for us.
2007-01-21 06:06:54 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
NO!! Just the liberals.
2007-01-21 06:04:27 · answer #9 · answered by Brianne 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
NO. if they were they'd be closing our borders.
2007-01-21 06:02:59 · answer #10 · answered by political junkie 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋