Kean Reveals Depression kept him from Congress for Months

[RockRaven]

9. Nobody "deserves" their spot in Congress as much as the people deserve to have their district represented.

Even with how partisan votes are in Congress, every district has unique interests which are only considered properly if the district has representation giving voice or weight to those interests.

If you cannot show up and represent your district for anything in the ballpark of the amount of time it takes to hold a special election to replace you (in my state that is 3-4 months, but rules vary and in some places there are partisan differences) then your duty is to resign. If your absence is indefinite then you should err on the side of making the non-representation finite, and resign.

I don't care why the absence is happening: mental health, health, family, financial, natural disaster, whatever. I don't care what party you belong to. You don't own that seat. You aren't entitled to that seat. It does not belong to you. Show up, or resign.