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Which is more important conscience or constituents
A Parade magazine piece argues whether a senator should vote by personal conscience or reflect home state opinion. It cites Everett Jordan and others weighing polls versus principles, noting leaders like Weltner and Church who buck the majority on civil rights and wilderness issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
North Carolina
Sen
Everett Jordan
White House
Jordan
Capitol Hill
George Murphy
Calif
Murphy
James Eastland
Miss
Dixiecrats
Adam Clayton Powell
New York City
Harlem
House of Representatives
Powell
House
Wayne Morse
Ore
Johnson
Vietnam
Morse
Edmund Burke
Joseph Clark
Philadelphia
America
Washington
Walter Lippmann
Lippmann
North Vietnam
Kennedy
John Quincy Adams
Idaho
Frank Church
Church
Charles Weltner
U.S
O.A.S
Richard Ottinger
N-V
Delbert Latta
South Vietnam