Do you think it should be required to show up? I just read a bill that passed in the senate and only 21 people voted. Where were the other 79? Does it seem like a waste of tax money? Or am I missing something?
2007-02-16 15:43:56 · 8 answers · asked by mountain_laurel1183 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
exactly, but we don't pay them to visit hospitals and military bases, do we? It's not like session goes on all year. I think they should do all that on their own time, or at a different time. We pay them to represent us to legislation, not campaign.
2007-02-16 15:49:18 · update #1
Senators and congressmen must attend sessions to make laws because they are voted by the people to represent them in the debates for the maing of laws. If they do not attend, they are not representing their constituents who are technically disenfranchised in Congress.
2007-02-16 15:50:41 · answer #1 · answered by FRAGINAL, JTM 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Representing the people and making the law is the primary responsibility but this is ignored when they don't want to be on record for their votes. Also, they are out campaigning for an office when they are not fulfilling the responsibilities they were elected for so why do we believe they will care about future responsibilities.
In any event if they are guided by polls half of the people of their district are not represented. Therefore, if they are eticial they will vote be present for debates and votes and vote their conscience not what the party Speaker or Whip coerces them into.
Things will not improve until all elected officials are elected for their true stand and represent the people who elected them instead of their party.
2007-02-16 16:00:14 · answer #2 · answered by Heidi 4 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Most of them might have meetings with other political figures. Or be at other public showings like schools, military bases, hospitals and so on.
No but they do make a difference when they do make visits. They wouldnt know what the public wanted if they just sat in a building all day and voted on stuff.
2007-02-16 15:47:10 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
A congressman missed a vote today on the troop surge to attend a funeral.
I don't know what's more important to him, representing his constituents or attending to his personal affairs. I think he should have made that vote. It's of national importance. After all, he wouldn't have been one bit happy if his constituents had missed their votes on election day and his opponent had won.
2007-02-16 15:59:12 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's the political crap. Hopefully, the younger generation will fix all that. Those old men need to take their old expired selves out of the Hill and into mental homes and let the real big dogs run the show.
2007-02-16 15:48:52 · answer #5 · answered by JiveSly 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately that happens all the time. The one that gets me are the people out campaigning for President. They should be required to resign their position before beginning their campaign.
2007-02-16 15:47:58 · answer #6 · answered by J.R. 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Retirement plan that they voted for their selves, You can't find one any other place that will beat it, plus all of the money they get from the lobs. You just voted him in to be rich that's all
2007-02-16 15:50:34 · answer #7 · answered by ULTRA150 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
just to have the title and feel important like your playing a big part for your country but really acting like a jackass..
2007-02-16 15:46:33 · answer #8 · answered by Hana Kimi 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋