Re:NY Governor stalls right-to-repair bill; has until Dec 28...
by ceejayoz on Tuesday December 20, 2022 @02:54PM
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> What is the general sense being expressed to them currently?
On right-to-repair, from their constituiencies? Likely nothing. I'm an avid consumer of news, including local, and there's been very little coverage of it.
> If you can show that the average consistuent in a district has a shared opinion, and that opinion is being overruled by their representative, then you have illustrated the failure of representation.
Nah. Politics is complicated and full of compromise; sometimes you give in on one battle to win another.
> If you can show a pattern where the opinions of a minority group are being chosen over an opinionated majority, then you have illustrated the corruption of that representative.
Or a pattern of upholding minority rights, a core component of our Constitution.
That's what representation means. It isn't intended to end when ballots are counted.
People can contact their representatives. Each representative has a paid staff to accommodate the scale of that communication.
If you can show that the average consistuent in a district has a shared opinion, and that opinion is being overruled by their representative, then you have illustrated the failure of representation.
If you can show a pattern where the opinions of a minority group are being chosen over an opinionated majority, then you have illustrated the corruption of that representative.