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To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (23219)	12/20/1998 2:13:00 PM
From: TigerPaw	Respond to of 67261

re: congress voting by polls It was set up by the framers of the Constitution that the House of Representatives would reflect the will of the people. That is why they were directly elected from the beginning and must all stand for re-election after each session. The House is supposed to vote via the polls of the people (instead of the dollars of the special interests which is what it has become today). The Senate has different rules and traditions. It is not their role to check the wind before each vote. TP

To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (23219)	12/20/1998 4:41:00 PM
From: aknahow	Respond to of 67261

What you say is probably true, but I think, that in the case of Clinton, while some of the Republicans may also claim they were looking at the big picture in choosing to ignore the majority of the public. So, once a case is made for respecting the will of the people you should not undermine it by pointing out that doing so can, probably mainly in California, lead to weird unexpected results.