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I voluntarily join a club. I get benefits from the club and I have responsibilities to the club.

Of course I can eschew those responsibilities and then the club can deny me the benefits or kick me out.

yes, but when that club demands that you vote a certain way in order for you to remain a member, or when the club is responsible that you were listed as a candidate, then you are dependent on them and no longer a neutral representative of those that elected you. and that is whats wrong with the current system, as it doesn't allow you to vote in ways that are actually in the interest of your constituents.

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