Trustee or Delegate? The Question Behind Every Vote

Camas resident Tony Teso revisits a debate as old as American democracy itself — should elected officials follow constituent wishes or exercise independent judgment? Drawing on Burke's 1774 Bristol speech and Hannah Pitkin's analysis of representation, Teso maps the trustee-delegate tension that still shapes every legislative vote. https://clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/letter-1776-a-democratic-republic/ #Opinion #DemocraticRepublic #PoliticalTheory #Representation #ClarkCounty #Washington #Letters #1776 #ElectedOfficials #Accountability