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To: Jim S who wrote (4763)	11/14/2006 5:21:43 PM
From: TimF	Respond to of 10087

a. A person is elected because he is trusted to be smart enough to decide the important issues, using his own judgement. or, b. He is elected to vote the consensus of his constituents on their behalf. If a congress critter believes his purpose is as stated in a., he can do no wrong by voting against the wishes of those who elected him. and if he believes its b, then going against what he thinks is in the best decision on important issues, because the opposite decision is popular can't really be considered corruption. I suppose if he believes a, but tilts around to whatever is popular so that he can get votes, that would be corrupt in the sense that gem uses the term, but I don't see how it could be actionable (except possibly by not reflecting him.