Is it enough for your elected officials to agree with your position or should they do more .?

Question

Dear Mr. Swanson:

Thank you for contacting me regarding President Bush’s decision to commute Scooter Libby’s prison sentence – a decision I disagree with.
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Although the U.S. Constitution gives the president this power, I believe the vice president’s former chief of staff should have been held accountable for perjury, obstruction of justice and false statements in connection with the federal investigation into the leak of a CIA agent's identity.
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The incident was an affront to the men and women who sometimes must put their lives on the line in our country’s intelligence service.
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Again, I appreciate your interest in the issue. And, please don’t hesitate to contact me in the future on this or any other matter.



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Answer 1

Sorry to say this, but tough.

You elect your representatives to serve your interests, true, but you have a choice of who you think will best serve what you think your interests are. (For example, I vote for the person who I think will benefit my country rather than giving me financial benefit.)

Politicians represent more than one person. It would be very unlikely for them to represent everything you agree with and even if they did that, there would be someone else that they represent who would disagree with them.

But, I honestly think that democracy is the best form of government. Or, the least worst form of government. If you disagree, live in a country like China, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Burma...

Answer 2

I would be stunned if one of my elected officials turned out to be in agreement with me.

Answer 3

All we can do is watch fox news and listen to hate radio