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Why?

That mindset leads to bullying police departments believing it's okay to randomly shoot people.

The whole system is designed as an indirect democracy. I elected people who hire people who work on my behalf.

Elected or not, what matters is where the check is coming from. If the public is paying for it, they should have a say.

Is not the ultimate goal of the state to serve its citizens?

Exactly, and what could be better for all than equality and diversity? Obviously what's best for all isn't best for everyone.

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I think there's a difference in an employed role where you can be hired and fired vs. a political office where voters determine occupancy.

Sure, relatively apolitical offices should be more distant from the voting process, but they should also act relatively apolitically, otherwise they might as well be determined by voters, directly or indirectly.

The only problem is that this is arguably a political decision by a non-political employed role.