The first democracy that I ever heard about was in ancient Greece. It failed because it was impossible for every citizen to vote on each problem that arose. The first republic that I ever heard of was ancient Rome. it failed and became a dictatorship because the citizens did not vote for those representing them. The first instance of religious freedom in history was when a Prussian king allowed religious dissent. Jefferson and Adams read about all of these types of government along with many more. The result that they decided upon was the republic that elected the representatives and the head of state by the citizens being governed. The representatives were expected to represent their respective electorate. Well that is what is suppose to happen but as Jefferson was afraid of political parties we now can see why. The party has become more important than those electing the representatives.
West Virginia voted for Trump with an overwhelming majority in both elections yet one of the West Virginias Senators has refused to follow his constituents' wishes and has voted along party lines except when it would not change the outcome. We have a new president now and he has started to undo everything that Trump did including building an economy and energy independence. One of Biden's bigest supporters were the labor unions but his first act caused many of them to become unemployed with many more to follow. Joe Manchin could have stopped this and being from an energy rich state you might have thought that he would follow his constituents wishes but he did not and the plan to shut done the Keustone Pipeline became fact. His 1 vote could have stopped its demise and kept many energy workers employed but he chose to support Pelosi and Shummer instead of West Virginia. This was one of many times he has chosen the democrat party over his constituents. We are looking at the impeachment of an American citizen and he will be part of the trial. He will again follow the party lead and vote the way Shummer tells him to rather than follow his states' wishes. Poor Joe has been talking out of both sides of his mouth for years but when he has a chance to do something that would really help his constituents he folds and becomes another lemming. In the past he has voted against the coal procuction in the state and it took Trump to try to rejuvenate it, He will again follow like a heeling dog and vote to curtail coal production when it comes up. The Senate will be voting on the new stimulus bill soon and I expect Joe to follow Chuck and vote for it even though it will cause West Virginians to help pay for the misguided budgets of New York, California and Illinois. He will succumb once again and let West Virginia state tax dollars flow to those states that are unable o govern themselves without expecting others to pay for their miss use of their tax dollars. Joe will vote for New York, California and Illinois instead of West Virginia. Maybe he will run for office in one of those sates.
I think it is time to hold Joe's fet to the fire and make him start to represent his constituents or be recalled and replace him whith someone that will. Getting rich both monetarilly and with power has gone far enough and with the demise of Mylan partially due to his daughter I think that the Manchins have done enough damage to the people of West Virginia.
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