How can one person presume to make the decision to reject the goals/ideals of the people s/he was elected to represent?

Doesn't that argue in favor of the electoral college, which some here have said is outdated and inappropriate? Doesn't that argue in favor of me taking justice into my own hands whenever I feel certain that I know who the perpetrator of a crime is? What if the person that we elect on a relatively left-leaning platform were to suddenly become vehemently anti-abortion, say, or anti-civil rights, or something along those lines?

See, I always try to test the way I get to the outcome by how it would be if it were used against me, and in this instance, I don't like what I see.

What does a representative government mean, anyway? I mean, there's certainly room for us to believe that on certain issues the representative is better informed, but a radical change of an entire politic?

Peace.