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Originally Posted by SebC
I'd rather they not run on XXX at all, where XXX is bad. But between breaking a campaign promise (which happens all the time, from all parties), and implementing a campaign promise that should never have been made in the first place, I'll chose breaking the promise.
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Fair enough on the last point, and maybe that is preferable to you.
However, when a party takes a stand on a platform during a campaign and then delivers on it, that has to be a better outcome than not doing what they were elected to do. Thats why they are there afterall and why there was a vote cast for each and every one of them. When we get into "yeah well they didnt do what they said but its ok" and make it acceptable, then no one has a single grievance when whatever party does whatever they want. That could cause instability beyond comprehension and have massive reprecussions.
We have to hold ALL elected accountable for what they said they would do when they wanted our vote. Otherwise the whole system is on a tipping point.