A Democrat Learns the Wrong Lesson About Democracy

Joe Lieberman has decided to learn a very bad lesson from the current Presidential Administration.

At least according to this post over at Huffington Post, Mr. Lieberman has decided that in a democracy, the only people elected representatives should listen to are those that wholeheartedly support that elected representative.

Mr. Lieberman, it was (and is) offensive when the President stacks the deck with rabid supporters at his speaking engagements, barring dissenters not only from the hall, but shunted off to the side in ironically named "Free Speech Zones", as if the First Amendment were not an absolute, only applying in certain places at certain times.

So Joe Lieberman has chosen to emulate this most odious of elected officials tactics, and he wonders why Ned Lamont is doing so well against him in Connecticut polls.

Mr. Lieberman, until you leave office, you represent ALL of CT, not just those who voted for you, not just those who agree with you. Your job is to understand the will of your constituents and then represent that will and their interests in Washington, not to represent your own will and interests, and then refuse to interact with anyone who disagrees.

It's no wonder the people of CT have had enough.

Liam.