SouthShoreSerenade t1_jaxjq7f wrote on March 4, 2023 at 9:02 PM

Reply to comment by pillbinge in Lawmakers want more representation in Healey's cabinet by HRJafael

>It's not a popularity contest or student council lmao

What are you talking about? Did you reply to the right person? Are you ridiculous?

>It's representative government

Yes, we elect representatives to serve in legislature, yes, good job guy. We're talking about executive appointments here, keep up.

What I'm saying is that if people from western regions are asking for more representation, and want to advocate for their regions, that's great, but it can also be a curse - by advocating for their regions they'll also be inviting people from outside to start looking that way more often. It will cut both ways.

pillbinge t1_jaxni1e wrote on March 4, 2023 at 9:28 PM

And executive appointments, being undemocratic in practice, can still be made to be democratic by aligning with the interests of everyone. That's the idea. The governor isn't given carte blanche by the people to then hire anyone uncritically.

>What I'm saying is that if people from western regions are asking for more representation, and want to advocate for their regions, that's great, but it can also be a curse

I know what you're saying. I'm saying it's horrendous that people with a representative government are being told to be cautious about asking for representation.