Which of these two statements do you prefer?

ZombieHorde

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Fri Aug-21-09 10:44 PM
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Poll question: Which of these two statements do you prefer?

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NYC_SKP

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Fri Aug-21-09 11:41 PM
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1. Oversimplified? If a majority support the death penalty, the president should support them?

No, I don't think it works that way.

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ZombieHorde

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Fri Aug-21-09 11:48 PM
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2. One could also argue

the people need not support the President if the President holds a position they do not hold. Perhaps "supporting the President" is an oversimplification.

"No, I don't think it works that way."

What is "it" and how do you think "it" works?

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NYC_SKP

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Sat Aug-22-09 01:02 AM
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3. K

No matter who's in office, sometimes a citizen supports them and other times they don't.

Conversely, sometimes the office holder abides by popular opinion, at other times they don't.

Ideally, when they act counter to public opinion it's in the long term interest of those governed.

Of course it never works out precisely that way.

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ZombieHorde

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Sat Aug-22-09 12:17 PM
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4. "sometimes a citizen supports them and other times they don't"

When someone says, "You need to support the President," what does that mean?

"Ideally, when they act counter to public opinion it's in the long term interest of those governed."

The difficulty comes from people have very different ideas about what is best for us.

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DailyGrind51

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Sun Aug-23-09 08:29 AM
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5. "We" voted for the platform he ran on as much as "we" voted for him.

Now, "we" expect him to live up to it!

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Honeycombe8

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Sun Aug-23-09 08:54 AM
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6. Is that like, "Wives should support their husbands?" vs. "Husbands should support their wives?"

When in fact, the reality is that spouses should support each other.

And that's my answer.

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lunatica

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Sun Aug-23-09 08:56 AM
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7. D'uh!

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Kaleva

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Sun Aug-23-09 10:38 AM
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8. The two are joined at the hip

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