I am always interested in Mr. McKay”s letters to the editor.
We may not always be in agreement, but I have the feeling that our differences are both understandable and what might be expected, given our different journeys to this point.
Sometimes the particular use of words and the assumption of perceptions seem to cause differences that really don”t exist.
Given time to think about it, I surely don”t have any question about his being concerned about the amount of funds we pay to our representatives.
If you consider the amount of money we pay to our senators and representative without considering what they do, no question, Mr. McKay is absolutely correct!
From my point of view, paying people to do nothing (as in this past year) is morally and ethically wrong.
But then we get to the fact that if you want the representatives to do what you want ? quoting Mr. McConnel “Our goal is to make Mr. Obama a one-term President,” for example.
If this is what the country wants then they are getting their money”s worth. Frankly I worry about people who represent a whole lot of voters, having the egotistical attitudes that they know best.
To move on, I have no question that Mr. McKay is correct in thinking about what our representatives do when they are not in Washington.
The basic presumption is that they are back in their constituencies finding out what “the people” want.
They are pollsters.
If they find that the voters have changed positions, so should they, this is now representation.
Staying the course is a sure way to downgrade the country, as it negates any recognition of change.
Whenever a senator or representative rises to speak and starts off with “this is what I think,” we should throw him out ? just that simple!
As a representative of (perhaps) a half of a million voters (minimum), he or she should have the integrity to say that he or she is presenting the views of the majority of his constituents, regardless of his personal values.
Guthrie “Guff” Worth
Lakeport
