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Originally Posted by chiphile
Equating not showing up to town halls as the same as not voting is absurd. The point of representational government is to yes, vote, and then have your representatives, or administrative agencies empowered by law, carry out what's best for the city (based off of the platforms they campaigned on).
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So when your representative sets up a public process to solicit the opinions of his constituents on how to best represent their interests your plan is to remain silent? A representative is only effective if he or she understands the wants and needs of his or her constituents. By being deliberately disengaged you're ensuring that the elected official will be a less than optimal representative of your interests. How you expect a representative to effectively represent you, when you refuse to engage the representatives when they solicit your opinions, not only defies logic but it is entirely unreasonable.