| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Ken Clarke - votewinner or voteloser ? | |
| Posted by: | Andy Rooney | |
| Date/Time: | 05/05/05 10:22:00 |
| The representative bit in representative democracy is tricky, but not just in the sarcastic way you mean. We only have one vote, and there are hundreds of issues, including many that we don't even know about when we cast our vote. The theory is that we choose someone we trust to do the right thing on the issues as we come up. But it would be absurd for me to expect my MP to take the same view as me on every single issue - after all, I disagree on many issues with many other people who also voted for my MP, not to mention those who don't. And then there's the further complication of the party whip. In a whipped parliament, we are to some extent voting for the party hierarchy that we think most likely to deliver policies broadly in line with our own views - because MPs are expected to follow the whip even when they disagree with the party line. Good grief! What am I doing getting into constitutional theory on CW4.com? This is a place for ranting, not reasoning. I apologise. |