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| Topic Started: 9 Jun 2016, 03:07 AM (655 Views) | |
| funnysis | 9 Jun 2016, 03:07 AM Post #1 |
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Congress has 535 voting members: 435 Representatives and 100 Senators. The members of the House of Representatives serve two-year terms representing the people of a single constituency, known as a "district". June 4-5, 1862 In frustration, the Senate appointed a three-member committee to consider moving the chamber to a location with windows. Preoccupied with the war, the Senate took no action, and another 70 years passed before air conditioning ended this seasonal complaint. |
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| Sandy | 9 Jun 2016, 01:41 PM Post #2 |
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I always thought their term lasted 4 years, guess it explains the 2 yearly voting.. |
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| funnysis | 10 Jun 2016, 10:28 AM Post #3 |
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On May 12, 1912, the Seventeenth Amendment, providing for direct popular election of the Senate, this was approved by congress. Although state ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment came quickly and easily, congressional approval of the idea of popular election of the Senate did not. The first resolution calling for direct election of the Senate was introduced in the House of Representatives on February 14, 1826. From that date, until the adoption of the Seventeenth Amendment eighty-six years later. I always thought they had 4 years in a term. So I learned something new. |
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| Sandy | 10 Jun 2016, 05:05 PM Post #4 |
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Here's me thinking 4 year term, but had to be re voted back after 2 years to finish the 4 year term.. :S |
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| funnysis | 11 Jun 2016, 12:50 PM Post #5 |
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I think that must be how it is done. I will keep looking in my books. |
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| Sandy | 11 Jun 2016, 01:02 PM Post #6 |
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I'd like to know more, I'm a little confused now, I thought their term was 4 years, but needed to be re voted in again after 2 years.. It seems it's an expensive electoral system if it is 2 years, it must cost a fortune to get re elected, they'd likely spend more time campaigning than doing things fr their states.. |
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| funnysis | 13 Jun 2016, 07:36 AM Post #7 |
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Senators serve six-year terms and elections to the Senate are staggered over even years so that only about 1/3 of the Senate is up for reelection during any election. LOL I think this is getting confusing to me. |
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| Sandy | 13 Jun 2016, 11:07 AM Post #8 |
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Ahh, maybe that explains the senator voting every two years.. |
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| funnysis | 16 Jun 2016, 11:22 PM Post #9 |
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I think so, but still a bit confusing lol... |
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| funnysis | 16 Jun 2016, 11:23 PM Post #10 |
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Senators belong to the legislative branch of the government, which is the part of the government that makes laws. A senator's job is to represent the people living in his or her state in the United States Senate. Part of this job is to write and vote on new laws called “bills.” |
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| Sandy | 17 Jun 2016, 02:30 PM Post #11 |
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So they do a different job to the congressmen?.. |
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| funnysis | 18 Jun 2016, 05:59 PM Post #12 |
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Yes, the congressmen represent the entire state and hold hearings as well as develop and voting on legislation. All laws must pass them before it goes to the president. |
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| Sandy | 18 Jun 2016, 06:17 PM Post #13 |
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So things go from senate to congress, then to the president?.. |
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| funnysis | 24 Jun 2016, 12:36 AM Post #14 |
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Yes and then if can be bounced around the senate and the house for months it seems like, before it ever gets to the president. Both the senate and the house have to come to an agreement on the issue or bill. |
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| Sandy | 24 Jun 2016, 07:25 PM Post #15 |
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Seems they're having that problem at present with the sit in they had there over the gun control.. |
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| funnysis | 27 Jun 2016, 06:14 AM Post #16 |
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Yes they are and the Democrats want gun control to be stiffer then it is and the Republicans seem to think it is okay the way it is. |
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| Sandy | 27 Jun 2016, 11:18 AM Post #17 |
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Seems the Republicans think it's fine to have massacres that kill upwards of 50 people, that's nuts.. |
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| funnysis | 29 Jun 2016, 12:25 PM Post #18 |
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Seems to me that the republicans are out for themselves and there friends. |
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| Sandy | 29 Jun 2016, 12:29 PM Post #19 |
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It seems to me the National Rifle Association has to much clout with government members.. |
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| funnysis | 30 Jun 2016, 07:44 AM Post #20 |
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IMO they do have to much power and need to be tamed down. |
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| Sandy | 30 Jun 2016, 11:53 AM Post #21 |
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About my thoughts too, maybe the rifle association gives too much in campaign contributions, maybe that's the problem.. |
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| funnysis | 3 Jul 2016, 04:15 PM Post #22 |
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In my research I have found that they give in the hundreds of thousands of dollars in contributes to the parties. I think that they need to not be so involved myself. |
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| Sandy | 3 Jul 2016, 04:32 PM Post #23 |
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I guess if you stop them, you stop businesses contributing too, only fair really eh.. |
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| funnysis | 4 Jul 2016, 11:51 PM Post #24 |
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That would seem fair. IMO the politicians should make it on there merits not how much money they can raise. |
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| Sandy | 5 Jul 2016, 04:40 PM Post #25 |
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That's the fair way, a pity it doesn't always happen eh.. |
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| funnysis | 6 Jul 2016, 10:07 AM Post #26 |
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I think it is a pity that they seem to think that people are interested in how much money they can bring in for the parties. I believe that the way you can do the job is a better way to get the office. |
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| Sandy | 6 Jul 2016, 11:45 AM Post #27 |
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They need money for their campaigns I guess, but they shouldn't get millions of dollars to do that.. |
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| funnysis | 7 Jul 2016, 02:55 AM Post #28 |
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It is my understanding that they are raising money for the whole party and they should be doing it on their merits IMO not out raising all these millions of dollars. I feel that they wanted to represent the people so then merits is what counts. |
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| Sandy | 7 Jul 2016, 12:21 PM Post #29 |
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Going by the current elections, it looks like both Clinton and Trump have spent millions on their campaigns so far, going by the news item I posted the other day Trump has spent so much he's now begging for money so he can continue his campaign... |
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| funnysis | 8 Jul 2016, 05:23 AM Post #30 |
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Yes he is and that is after he said he didn't need the rest of the republicans help.Turns out that he needs more help then he thought. Tends to make me wonder how he is going to manage things if he got to be president. |
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