他认为自己是一名优秀的公职人员，但选民的想法显然不同。

He thought he was a good public official, but the voters obviously thought otherwise.

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首席大法官约翰·罗伯茨代表法院写道：“代议制政府的基本契约假定，公职人员将听取选民的意见，并根据他们关心的事情采取行动。”

"The basic compact underlying representative government," wrote Chief Justice John Roberts for the court, "assumes that public officials will hear from their constituents and act on their concerns."

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竞选公职的候选人向选民提出他们的政纲和计划，让选民细阅和表示同意。

Candidates for public office submit their platforms, or programs, to the voters for their scrutiny and approval.

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