Editor's Blog File » elected officials http://editorsblogfile.freedomblogging.com by Ted Roth Thu, 22 May 2008 19:35:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 Let your conscience be your guide http://editorsblogfile.freedomblogging.com/2008/02/29/let-your-conscience-be-your-guide/5/ http://editorsblogfile.freedomblogging.com/2008/02/29/let-your-conscience-be-your-guide/5/#comments Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:27:58 +0000 Ted Roth http://editorsblogfile.freedomblogging.com/2008/02/29/let-your-conscience-be-your-guide/ Scott County Commissioner Elmer Witwer voted against a liquor license because “I don’t vote for anything pertaining to alcohol,” he said. “It’s my personal belief — I’m opposed to (alcohol).”

This raises the question: Are elected officials supposed to follow the wishes of their constituents or are they supposed to vote their conscience?

I’ll talk about that more in my Sunday column (posted sometime that day), but what do you think about his vote and the general question?

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