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To: OBXFREEPER
... always told me to vote my conscience first, my constituency second and my party third ...

Wrong answer bub. When you are an elected representative, your constituency always comes first. Your conscience doesn't matter.

4 posted on 08/23/2007 6:12:11 AM PDT by pnh102
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To: pnh102
When you are an elected representative, your constituency always comes first. Your conscience doesn't matter.

That is exactly wrong.

We have a representative democracy; our reps are not electors to do our bidding.

Besides, if you are Christian you know that it is always one's first duty to obey one's conscience.

11 posted on 08/23/2007 7:55:50 AM PDT by JohnnyZ (Romney : "not really trying to define what is technically amnesty. I'll let the lawyers decide.")
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Nice try.. but in a Republic , the representives do vote their conscience.


16 posted on 08/23/2007 9:54:09 AM PDT by pacelvi (In general, Democrats are the only real reason to vote for Republicans. - Thomas Sowell)
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