> On Feb 17, 2008, at 3:37 PM, Bill O'Connor wrote:
>
>> These "super" delegates are elected directly by the people or
>> appointed
>> by officials that are directly elected by the people. Just another
>> aspect of representative government, with the currently trendy
>> "controversy" much ado about nothing.
>
> So let's bring back the days when the Senate was elected by state
> legislatures! What's the diff?
>
> You don't think that elected officials have their own interests
> separate from the voters? Ever heard of something called agency theory?
Yes, I have. I just have faith in the craven cowardice of my agents to bow to the will of their principals.