Why do our representatives fail us?

[Woodznutz]

Because they are ordinary people with no more skills or knowledge than the average person. In fact, many have less experience in the real world than most. What they do have are positions of power and influence, which are largely misused, as history shows.

 

[Mac1958]

Because they work in a political/electoral "system" that incentivizes and rewards their worst impulses & behaviors.

That's on us. We either fix the "system" or we don't.

 

[Dogmaphobe]

Look at the accumulated personal wealth of one Barrak Hussein Obama before and after his presidency to find the answer you seek.

 

[Votto]

Because they are ordinary people with no more skills or knowledge than the average person. In fact, many have less experience in the real world than most. What they do have are positions of power and influence, which are largely misused, as history shows.

Nonsense!

We need to give them even more power to save us from ourselves!!

That's why we need to grow government and take over............well.............everything.

 

[1srelluc]

Because they are ordinary people with no more skills or knowledge than the average person. In fact, many have less experience in the real world than most. What they do have are positions of power and influence, which are largely misused, as history shows.

Around 45% of congress are lawyers....If you elect professional liars, and you should not expect any different.

 

[Votto]

Because they are ordinary people with no more skills or knowledge than the average person. In fact, many have less experience in the real world than most. What they do have are positions of power and influence, which are largely misused, as history shows.

A better question is, why do we look to our representatives to save us?

 

[Woodznutz]

Nonsense!

We need to give them even more power to save us from ourselves!!

That's why we need to grow government and take over............well.............everything.

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True that if we would govern ourselves better we wouldn't need such a large government. Oops, there I go "victim blaming" again.

 

[Woodznutz]

A better question is, why do we look to our representatives to save us?

Excellent question.

 

[Blaster]

Because they are ordinary people with no more skills or knowledge than the average person. In fact, many have less experience in the real world than most. What they do have are positions of power and influence, which are largely misused, as history shows.

They go to Washington DC to enrich themselves.

 

[Votto]

True that if we would govern ourselves better we wouldn't need such a large government.

Unfortunately, we are wired to desire a king to rule over us. That is why human beings tend to gravitate toward collectivist dictatorships, at least according to human history.

For example, take this account in 1 Samuel 8 in the Bible.

1. And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.

2 Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: they were judges in Beersheba.

3 And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.

4 ;Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah,

5 And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.

6 ;But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the Lord.

7 ;And the Lord said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them.

8 According to all the works which they have done since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt even unto this day, wherewith they have forsaken me, and served other gods, so do they also unto thee.

9 Now therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit yet protest solemnly unto them, and shew them the manner of the king that shall reign over them.

10 ;And Samuel told all the words of the Lord unto the people that asked of him a king.

11 And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: He will take your sons, and appoint them for himself, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and some shall run before his chariots.

12 ;And he will appoint him captains over thousands, and captains over fifties; and will set them to ear his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and instruments of his chariots.

13 And he will take your daughters to be confectionaries, and to be cooks, and to be bakers.

14 And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, even the best of them, and give them to his servants.

15 And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.

16 And he will take your menservants, and your maidservants, and your goodliest young men, and your asses, and put them to his work.

17 He will take the tenth of your sheep: and ye shall be his servants.

18 And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king which ye shall have chosen you; and the Lord will not hear you in that day.

19 ;Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us;

20 ;That we also may be like all the nations; and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles.

21 And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of the Lord.

22 And the Lord said to Samuel, Hearken unto their voice, and make them a king. And Samuel said unto the men of Israel, Go ye every man unto his city.

According to the account, we were wired to have God be our king, but as man rejected God, man had to fill a roll they were ill equipped for. According to the Bible, people are just a bunch of sheep seeking a shepherd.

I can't really disagree with that assessment.

 

[Woodznutz]

Around 45% of congress are lawyers....If you elect professional liars, and you should not expect any different.

Worse is the fact that almost all judges start out as liars, er lawyers. While in Congress they write ineffective laws, then as judges they enforce those laws, thus the mess we're in.

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

They're a reflection of the American people who are largely retarded across the board.

 

[Rambunctious]

Greed and power retainment comes before the people who vote for them...

 

[Rambunctious]

This nation needs term limits and public funding of elections with donated time by the news networks for debates... no private or corporate donations....

 

[progressive hunter]

Because they are ordinary people with no more skills or knowledge than the average person. In fact, many have less experience in the real world than most. What they do have are positions of power and influence, which are largely misused, as history shows.

the ones that fail us do so intentionally,,

 

[task0778]

They're a reflection of the American people who are largely retarded across the board.

Don't know about retarded, but I would say they are poorly educated, misinformed too much, and too concerned with the responsibilities of day to day living to spend much time considering what the hell is going on in their gov't. And too easily misled IMHO.

 

[toobfreak]

Because they work in a political/electoral "system" that incentivizes and rewards their worst impulses & behaviors.

GET REAL. These people are the very ones who CREATED the system in the first place. They defend, milk and protect it. And for years, you have DEFENDED those people while attacking the ones trying to buck it and fix it.

That's on us. We either fix the "system" or we don't.

It ISN'T on you, stupid, there is nothing you can do but elect better people to represent your interests, but you refuse to.

 

[Rawley]

A better question is, why do we look to our representatives to save us?

Because they take trillions of dollars from us. We expect something in return.

 

[Votto]

They're a reflection of the American people who are largely retarded across the board.

Sure, thanks to the Department of Education being created in 1979.

 

[there4eyeM]

Lobbying.