O’Keeffe remarks - Mé féin rules in politics

Politicians are not expected just to represent the people who supported them, but all of the people in the constituency in which they are elected.

O’Keeffe remarks - Mé féin rules in politics
Tue, 07 Jul, 2009 - 01:00
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That is the essence of representative democracy.

Most politicians are probably most receptive to appeals from their own supporters.

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