Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling Perhaps a more fundamental question than to why politicians change their positions on certain issues is what gives a person the right to make binding decisions on behalf of the future. One obvious answer, of course, is when an individual develops a political position and then makes a decision it should also include the future and the many societal changes or crises that a nation might be forced to undergo. What’s more, along with making good on political promises there must be a concomitant right to change one’s views as circumstantial experiences and beliefs change. Indeed, what would the United States be like if politicians never changed their...
