Season 2, Episode 19: Trustees or Delegates?

Pantsuit Politics

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🗓️ 4 October 2016

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

In the wake of Congress passing, overriding President Obama's veto on, and then regretting the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act, we're examining the roles of our representatives. In 2016, should our leaders act as trustees, exercising independent judgment, or delegates, conforming to the will of the populace? But first, we talk about Colombian voters' rejection of the FARC peace agreement, the continued violence and breakdown of diplomacy in Syria, and, of course, Donald Trump's taxes. We end on a much lighter note: Sarah's trip to Disney World. Can you help her family find a better trip hashtag? Show Notes: Colombian Voters Reject FARC Peace Deal Diplomacy Breakdown in Syria Donald Trump's Taxes International Lawyers: Don't Let Americans Sue Saudi Arabia The Consequences of JASTA Congress Somehow Blames President Obama for JASTA The Unbelievable Idiocy of Congress Trustees vs. Delegates Majority Vote Rules: Advocating for the Delegate Model The Reality of Modern Representation Was Obama vs. Romney a Trustee vs. Delegate Contest? Trustee vs. Delegate: A False Binary? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	For the first time in President Obama's presidency, Congress has overridden Avito.
0:06.0	In the wake of this action, we're thinking about whether our representatives should act
0:09.8	as trustees or delegates.
0:12.4	This is Sarah from the left and Beth from the right.
0:15.8	You're listening to Pantsy Politics.
0:17.8	Now shouting, no insults, plenty of nuance.
0:30.0	So welcome to another episode of Pantsy Politics.
0:35.4	We're asking for block submissions.
0:38.5	If you guys have something just wane heavily on your mind, please send them along to Dante
0:44.8	at Pantsy Politics Show.com.
0:47.8	And be sure to check out our blog post there.
0:50.6	We've had some great submissions and hope to continue to do so.
0:54.4	So we have a lot to cover in the pearls today.
0:58.6	The first thing we're going to talk about is really breaking news at the time that we're
1:02.2	recording.
1:03.7	Colombian voters have rejected the peace deal that would end their civil war with FARC that
1:10.9	we talked about in a previous episode.
1:13.8	And Sarah, I know that you're on vacation.
1:15.8	Have you seen any of the coverage of this?
1:18.5	I have not.
1:19.8	So this was a real shock to the country.
1:23.0	As you know, the president of Colombia and FARC's leader signed a peace deal after four
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