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Originally Posted by InglewoodFan
Watching some of the twitter commentary from today's council meeting. Davison brings up that while he supports lower residential speed limits, there isn't unanimous support from his constituents. And this to me is where I see a disconnect with democratic institutions. An elected official to my way of thinking can't always make the popular decision. If we only wanted our governments to act in the selfish interests of the majority, why even bother? Some things are better for the collective health of society but inconvenience individuals a little bit. Many years ago a did a bit of groundwork on making a run for council, and my campaign slogan was basically going to be "I'll make unpopular decisions." Which is why I am not a politician.
I also have a long standing gear grinder that our council seems to get paralyzed by indecision when the calendar turns to less than a year from their re-election. I can envision many of these items being referred to committee so they can keep kicking the can down the road until after the election.
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Double edged sword.
You are elected by constituents to represent them, not rule over them. Acting on an “I know better” basis isn’t the role of a city councillor.
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