There is a worrying lack of compensating for valve time in this countdown . Im worried the community may chimpout and actually go ballistic again <| sep |> Awesome news ! Welcome back dude <| sep |> The phrase doesn ' t really apply , so I don ' t know why you ' d back up someone ' s usage of it . That ' s probably why people are shitting on you . if you originate or defend something that people know isn ' t true , or think is idiotic , then yes , people are going to shit on you . Looking back at your post it seems you don ' t really deserve it , since you ' re playing with the idea , not making a factual statement declaration . I think that some careful phrasing or careful reading ! would have avoided turning the audience in the other direction than what was meant . you can ' t be properly represented without making an informed voteRepresentation here in the context of the phrase , means that you don ' t have to vote on particular issues , because the elected representatives act on your behalf . If a new tax is to be passed , we must be represented on the board who approves it . I think the misinformation you ' re talking about is on a particular issue , not the misinformation about representatives e . g . lies about politicians , which would be the only information pertinent to a vote for a representative . TLDR no taxation without representation refers to representatives of the people to be taxed within the decisionmaking governmental board .