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themafiatoday at 8:29 AM0 repliesview on HN

Representatives work for us. If they don't like the terms they can quit. The terms are that they enact the public demands. This does not require any form of "dialog." Their point of view in the role is irrelevant.

They have the additional duty of convening meetings to discover facts and information useful to the public and to the creation of new laws. In this they consult experts with specific questions relevant to current national interests. The experts are also not there to engage in "dialog" but to provide data.

In my entire life I've not seen "dialog" between a politician and a citizen produce anything useful other than tragic comedy.