Originally Posted by alansmithee

Again, how is same-sex marriage a complex issue? I could understand budgeting issues or international relations not being left up to yes/no, but I don't see how it is bad here.



The problem is that the "experts" are often paid consultants from a lobby, and have a stake in the outcomes. And representitives are often no more likely to be knowledgable on a subject than the average person. Most of their info actually comes from their staff, who might ahve their own biases/adgendas.

And why would you think that the reps elected by people w/o the ability to govern themselves (by making their own laws) would be any better than the people themselves? It seems logical that someone elected by fools would be no better than the fools themselves.