Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) came home to Austin for his month-long recess from Congress -- and he came home to an angry crowd of folks who want him to oppose Obamacare.

Here's a video of a public appearance where a tea party broke out, with constituents imploring him to "just say no" to the government takeover of health care.

The role of a US Representative is to...well...represent their constituents.

They are not in Washington to further their party's agenda, to further their own personal interests, or to line their pockets with tax payer and special interest money. Even though that is what most of them (both sides of the aisle) are doing.

And that is exactly what Rep. Doggett is doing. And over the weekend, he admitted that he doesn't care what his constituents want, he will vote against their wishes regardless.

From the Austin American-Statesman:

Back in Central Texas while Congress is on a month-long recess, U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett faced an angry audience at a town hall meeting at an Austin Randalls grocery store Saturday. Doggett, D-Austin, spoke at the store at Brodie and Slaughter lanes. A video of the event on YouTube shows that many in the crowd had signs denouncing President Barack Obama's proposed health care plan. Witnesses said that when Doggett was asked whether he would support the plan even if he found that his constituents opposed it, Doggett said he would. People then began chanting "just say no" and overwhelmed the congressman as he moved through the crowd and into the parking lot. "The folks there thought their voices weren't being heard," said Kathy Acosta, a Bastrop resident who attended the meeting at Randalls and another one later that day in her hometown. "They were angry, but they were respectful. There wasn't any violence." Calls and e-mails to Doggett's office were not returned Sunday.

Despite the fact the people he was voted to represent oppose it, he dismissively admits that he doesn't care what they want, he'll vote how he wants.

And herein lies the fundamental problem with Liberalism -- a belief that the government is better suited to making decisions about your life than you are. And Doggett clearly believes that he and the Democrat party know better than you do what is best for you and your families.

Wet Wired sees it too:

This type of thing is happening in many parts of the country. The politicians are voting on what they think is good for you – because you obviously don’t know well enough.

A representative who refuses to represent his constituents? Sounds like it's time for them to vote Doggett out and find one who will.

(Orignially posted at UrbanGrounds)