▲ 1131 ▼ they are going to get away with it too (lemmy.world) submitted 1 week ago by Karmanopoly@lemmy.world to c/politicalmemes@lemmy.world 130 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 week ago (1 child) The problem with what you’re saying is that your idea of a good representative isn’t everybody’s idea of a good representative. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MountingSuspicion@reddthat.com 1 point 1 week ago I'm not saying they get the seat automatically forever. If people don't like them they can still vote them out. I just think having a rep with a proven track record that you can vote for helps stop things like the Platner situation from happening every cycle. It's hard to find people willing to put up with a public life, and often harder to find those that don't have skeletons in their closets. I don't know why we want to force people to find a new rep if they feel like their current one is doing well. Obviously people should be able to run against them still. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MountingSuspicion@reddthat.com 1 point 1 week ago I'm not saying they get the seat automatically forever. If people don't like them they can still vote them out. I just think having a rep with a proven track record that you can vote for helps stop things like the Platner situation from happening every cycle. It's hard to find people willing to put up with a public life, and often harder to find those that don't have skeletons in their closets. I don't know why we want to force people to find a new rep if they feel like their current one is doing well. Obviously people should be able to run against them still. permalink fedilink source parent
