Some Senators from states not my own and Congressmen and Congresswomen from districts not my own will now make these decisions with no input from my representatives, and my representatives can take them or leave them.
Of course, once I take my seat in front of the unsmiling customer service representative, my natural feebleness reasserts itself and I politely explain my problem.
I acknowledge that because the data are not nationally representative, my results cannot be generalized and applied to the entire population.
Today I would contact my councilman, my mayor, my state representative, my senator, and I would make sure that I have access to my building.
I would be attempting to speak to a representative; my representative.
She had to be my spokesperson, my representative.
I am not a Labour party member, just a normal voter and my elected representative no longer represents my views.
"I'm angry because I don't have millions of dollars to give to my representative, so my voice is invalidated," said Amanda Clarke, 21, a student at the New School.
(MP: Ann Coffey, Labour member for Stockport) "I'm pleased that at least my representative shared my view" [My MP Steve McCabe] said he would vote 'for' if convinced by the arguments put forward.
I am personally opposed to the air strikes so although I'm disappointed in the Labour MPs who voted with the government, I'm pleased that at least my representative shared my view.
I have and still do write to my senators and representatives, and my vote sends the following message: you were elected to do a job.
