A few thoughts: 1) In addition to reporting on radio shows, it would be helpful to your readers if you would research and report on the money factor: How much money has Scott’s campaign received from TEP and/or the company building the data center? Does he personally own shares in either company? Of course, this reporting should be ongoing, so we can see how much he benefits over time. 2) How difficult is it for voters to request a recall vote for an elected official who is disenfranchising them by the way he votes? If it is nearly impossible, perhaps some changes to the State Constitution and/or City Charter are in order, so AZ voters can address the root of the problem. 3) I believe elected officials have a dual or perhaps triple ethical responsibility with respect to how they cast their votes. Their primary responsibility should be to represent the will of their constituency. Secondarily, they need to assess the legislation under consideration to make sure it does not violate any provisions of the Constitution (or city charter—whatever the founding document is for the position they were elected to). If it does violate any such provisions, it should be amended to correct those violations before a vote is taken. Finally, the elected official has a responsibility to assess the language of the bill to ferret out any potential unintended consequences it might lead to, and adjust the language to prevent those as well. And of course, they have a responsibility to communicate the issues they find to their constituents and seek input with respect to how these issues should be fixed.
A few thoughts: 1) In addition to reporting on radio shows, it would be helpful to your readers if you would research and report on the money factor: How much money has Scott’s campaign received from TEP and/or the company building the data center? Does he personally own shares in either company? Of course, this reporting should be ongoing, so we can see how much he benefits over time. 2) How difficult is it for voters to request a recall vote for an elected official who is disenfranchising them by the way he votes? If it is nearly impossible, perhaps some changes to the State Constitution and/or City Charter are in order, so AZ voters can address the root of the problem. 3) I believe elected officials have a dual or perhaps triple ethical responsibility with respect to how they cast their votes. Their primary responsibility should be to represent the will of their constituency. Secondarily, they need to assess the legislation under consideration to make sure it does not violate any provisions of the Constitution (or city charter—whatever the founding document is for the position they were elected to). If it does violate any such provisions, it should be amended to correct those violations before a vote is taken. Finally, the elected official has a responsibility to assess the language of the bill to ferret out any potential unintended consequences it might lead to, and adjust the language to prevent those as well. And of course, they have a responsibility to communicate the issues they find to their constituents and seek input with respect to how these issues should be fixed.