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Originally Posted by Bibio
..... also a politician should not be voicing their opinion but that of the people in their constituency......
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That debate has been ongoing for 250yrs or more.
https://yougov.co.uk/topics/politics...udgement-or-do
Are they delegates or representatives, or as Burke suggested they operate in a "trustee model of representation".
The apparent opinion split between supporters of Conservative vs Labour, leave vs remain, is an interesting one, and probably a lot can be read into the findings if you are so inclined.
The insidious "mission creep" of especially right wing governments is always a worry, they will always tell you it's in your interests that they are taking more power, it's for your own good. Yeah, right. They believe in fair democratic process as long as they get to decide what is done. Tell people what they want to hear and they'll vote for it, then do whatever you want once you get the power. It worked in 1930s Germany and 2016 USA and UK, it'll carry on working in the future.