tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-945486051206557782.post54903591563420528..comments2023-06-06T12:58:24.936-03:00Comments on Thibeau Time: Did I Really Just Hear That?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10632933520581304507noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-945486051206557782.post-49319305149794542752012-06-21T11:12:14.536-03:002012-06-21T11:12:14.536-03:00"Firstly, no elected representative, at any t..."Firstly, no elected representative, at any time should be making any decisions that are contrary to the will of the people."<br /><br />John, you're creating a false dichotomy here. Politics is not black and white, not by a long shot. Politics, for good or ill, is about compromise. Ideally, you're absolutely right, elected representatives should, by and large, vote with the collective conscience of their constituents. <br /><br />But consider this. Hypothetically speaking, what if, say, 75% of people in Halifax decided that all people of color, regardless of economic or social status, should be rounded up and forcibly contained in one district and a fence placed around them. (I know that this situation is unlawful, but bear with me for a moment.) Under your example, you, and the other councillors in the city are bound to change the law to make that happen.<br /><br />"Councilor's[sic] can override the will of the people. They have that power."<br />"Sometimes a councilor[sic] must make a decision that is contrary to the will of the people because it is best for the people even if they don't know it."<br /><br />In a case like the hypothetical one above, I believe that councillors not only have the right to override the will of the people, indeed they have the obligation to do so.Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02138755002319760127noreply@blogger.com