Probably for the first time since the creation of super delegates, the Democratic party is faced with the real possibility that the final presidential nominee can be chosen by super delegates against voters voices, represented by pledged delegates. If that happens, it might cause quite a rupture within the Democratic Party, and it should.
We citizens elect two kinds of officials, I think.
One kind is to provide leadership and vision, such as presidents, governors and mayors, who make decisions with which voters may or may not agree, with powers we voters instilled to the office for which we elected them.
The other kind of officials are elected to represent voters, to provide checks and balances to the executives we elected. These elected officials, such as senators, representatives and council persons, have a duty to represent the voices of the voters who elected them.
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