They are elected officials, not rulers. They are supposed to represent you. Now maybe they aren't doing that well but there are not supposed to be any rulers in our system. They make laws with consent from other elected officials and the courts can overturn those rules.
Without my right to choose who rules over me, I have no more reason to live. See you on the front lines. #1776
But nobody should rule over anybody. We should have leaders, not rulers.
True, no one should rule over anybody, but we have representatives, not leaders.
That's an important correction to what I said.
True but kinda picky
Do you not believe politicians, in positions of power far above your own, create rules and laws that you must live "under"?
They rule. Laws are rules.. they make the laws..
They are elected officials, not rulers. They are supposed to represent you. Now maybe they aren't doing that well but there are not supposed to be any rulers in our system. They make laws with consent from other elected officials and the courts can overturn those rules.