Vox populi is a Latin phrase that literally means “voice of the people.”
Earl Landgrebe was a Congressman. He served as the U.S. representative for the 2nd district in Indiana. He is remembered (unfavorably) for his famous line at the Watergate hearings, as a staunch supporter of Richard Nixon: “My mind is made up. Don’t confuse me with the facts.”
So, once elected and installed in office, voices, other than his own, were a waste of Earl’s precious time. He had his title, and thereby, was immediately imbued with an incumbent’s wisdom. Vox populi droning on for more than three minutes or 250 words were time and space thieves to him, a threat to his convictions.
History has shown the error in Earl’s thinking. All of the peoples’ voices must be heard, in their entirety and carefully considered by the Earls. It’s a methodology called “democracy.”
Bill Frederick
Durango
