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Javen Swanson

St. Paul, MN
Commenter for
2 years 1 week

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Posted on 05/12/11 at 11:07 am in response to Same-sex marriage in Minnesota: Your turn to speak up

"Let the people decide" is a nice talking point, but the reality is that constituents elect legislators to legislate, and they're abdicating their responsibility. The people don't get to vote on other important issues like the budget, whether to raise taxes, whether to go to war, or whether to build a new football stadium. We elect legislators to do that for us. Rather than shirking responsibility, I wish legislators who want to "let the people decide" would just say what they really think,...