Democracy in a democracy
Two Ohio legislators are proposing a law that would ban corporal punishment in public schools. Ignore all the issues revolving around the evils of public education and the practice of corporal punishment, instead let's focus on who is proposing the law v. who must obey it.
In Ohio during the 1990's, public school districts had to either hold public debates in order to continue using corporal punishment or pass policies banning it. Almost every district chose to ban corporal punishment, with the exception of a dozen or so Southestern Ohio districts.
The two Ohio legislators who are proposing the law change are NOT from counties that have public school districts practicing corporal punishment. So, these legislator are not representing the property issues of their residents. They are simply representing those who want to be do-gooders.
Is this a correct form of democracy, where outsiders get to control the actions of local citizens?