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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
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Depends on the congressman. How many are in an unwinnable situation? Clearly the ones for whom your description is the case aren't going to defect.
edited 26th Dec '12 4:18:43 PM by RadicalTaoist
Share it so that people can get into this conversation, 'cause we're not the only ones who think like this.George H. W. Bush still in a Houston hospital in intensive care due to a persistent fever.
Hawaii Lt. Gov. Brian Schatz picked to fill recently deceased Senator Daniel Inouye's seat.
Maine governor to announce $35.5 million in spending cuts
UN votes to reopen talks on arms-trade treaty opposed by NRA
edited 26th Dec '12 11:59:36 PM by DeviantBraeburn
Everything is Possible. But some things are more Probable than others. JEBAGEDDON 2016Raising money? Shouldn't they be helping the people they represent, and dealing with their problems? There are many more lucrative careers then Politics...
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Yes, up to a point.
Still dislike the constant money-raising, though. Does the US system have anything like Surgeries
, where members of the public can meet their MP and discuss problems with them?
...and most of the constituency don't care, whatever happens.
edited 27th Dec '12 5:26:22 AM by Greenmantle
Keep Rolling OnRight. Whereas your average Representative represents over 700,000 people. The number of people who actually turn out to elect them is far lower than that. I once heard it said that politicians' job is to represent 51% of the people in their district who vote. And in the end, that's all that matters.
What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly.So few? The House has 435 people in it. It's not a lot when you take into account the total population of the US but paying salaries and providing benefits isn't exactly cheap. I think we could do with a few less but if Puerto Rico does become a state we'll probably add more.
Speaking of which has anything happened with that lately?
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Originally it was something like 30,000 people get 1 representative. if we still went by that we'd have roughly 10,400 representatives. once we got to the current number we just decided to cap it off and go by proportions.
I think we should pay members of congress and the senate the mean wage of all Americans. THAT might help.
edited 27th Dec '12 7:33:10 AM by Joesolo
I'm baaaaaaackThe size of the House is set by law. The current number was fixed in 1913, when the country had only 92 million people. There were a few temporary increases when new states were admitted, but the number always goes back to 435 after the next reapportionment. If the House kept the same proportion it had then, there would be over 1,300 Representatives.
Really, a legislature over a certain size starts to be unworkable. You have to pay them, house them, give them office spaces and committee assignments, and so on. Plus with mass-communication, it's a lot easier for Representatives to stay in touch with larger districts than it was before.
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45k a year? Sounds good to me! Maybe we can actually actually get them to consider raising the minimum wage if that happens. Oh, and give the President twice that just to be fair.
edit: It reminds me of another idea I had. They can't go on break if there are still things that need to be dealt with.
edited 27th Dec '12 7:38:46 AM by Kostya
Someone e-mail this article to those jerks in the GOP:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/26/fiscal-cliff-lane-county_n_2365220.html
Seriously, we're this close to the goddamn fiscal cliff and they don't give a damn.
"I don't give a rat's ass about going to hell. I guess it's because I feel like I'm already there." -Mugen![]()
You think we won't have cuts to those things if we don't hit the cliff? Look, I don't like it but if we do hit the cliff we might be able to finally raise taxes so we can actually pay for this stuff.
edit: Also I doubt we'll see serial killers, rapists, and murderers going free unless they get really desperate. Most of the people released will probably be drug addicts and I think they shouldn't serve prison sentences anyway.
edited 27th Dec '12 7:55:11 AM by Kostya

Payday lenders here in Texas splurged during the 2012 election, with many donations going to various republicans.
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