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Originally Posted by pan6467
I tend to think they do accomplish something. They show us who the hypocrites are.
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Which, other than acheiving an air of superiority, accomplishes what?
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However, if I get elected portraying beliefs I do not have, and I do not believe in what I am voting for, then I shouldn't be there.
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Why? If they're representing their constituents as far as political actions go, what does it matter?
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Part of electing a congressman is that you trust given his life's history and his values that he will vote for what is best, not necessarily what is most popular.
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Which is fine as long as there's no disagreement on what's best. In other words, as long as we don't reside in the real world.
Popularity seems like an appropriate motivator for politicians, given that they were elected by a popular vote of their constituents. Some deviation based on principle is acceptable, of course, but if you claim to be mostly liberal/conservative and then your votes seem to reflect the opposite, you probably should've been more honest about your
political intentions.
But as for personal life, crimes aside, I don't see the relevance. (Feel free to make a reference to Ken Starr here!)
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You choose the person to best represent what you feel you need.
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And I'm not seeing how a politician who represents social conservatives Christians and votes in a socially conservative manner
doesn't best represent social conservatives' needs. Yes, even if he's closeted.