Sunday's debate in the House of Representatives on the Senate version of the health care reform bill, which lasted late into the evening, shines a light on the importance that body of government can have. Regardless of whether the motives for each Congressman to get before the television camera may have been politically driven or based on emotion regarding the bill, the reason they were there is because they were chosen by the people in their district to represent them based on population in their state. When a state's population shrinks it can lose a member of the House of Representatives, which means one less voice regarding issues such as health care reform.