The big assumption here is that they were "voted" in by their constituents. The odds are equally as good that these reps were Selected and not Elected.
If they were Selected, they would be beholden to those who Selected them, not the citizens who (didn't) vote for them.
The big assumption here is that they were "voted" in by their constituents. The odds are equally as good that these reps were Selected and not Elected.
If they were Selected, they would be beholden to those who Selected them, not the citizens who (didn't) vote for them.
They're selected alright, just not by We The People.