To: gatorbait; Jim Robinson
Look at the history of the congresses over the past 70+ years,
starting with the 72nd congress. Also, notice the wide margins at times in which they controlled, for example, the 75th congress: 89 republicans, 333 democrats, and 13 others.
The senate has similar numbers. Since 1933, the democrats had control of the House except for the 83rd, 107th and 108th congress. The 83rd was struggling over McCarthy, and that lasted 2 short years. So, for the past three years, the republicans were supposed to turn around this liberal monster around. In three years? The majority of sheeple would not go for the removal of all their social welfare programs. The liberal monster has infiltrated all aspects of our society. I'm surprised after reviewing just how much power the Democrats had there are any conservatives left. We hung on to fight, and we should not quit after only 3 years of control.
Also, think back to 1936. I don't believe the democrats had been infighting publicly the way the conservatives are today. They understood the plan. Incrementalism and keep your fights private, appear united. Which is exactly the tactic we have to use in order to return our country back to it's original intent.
It is feasible for the republicans to turn around 70 years of socialism. It is not going to be done in a couple years. I wish it were otherwise, but we have to be pragmatic. I'm sticking with the republicans because they have the infrastructure in place. Use the Republican party to advance conservatism, like the socialists and commies use the Democrats. Take advantage of it.
To: Indy Pendance
Great post. Let's see if we can bring that table forward:
![Background Information](http://clerk.house.gov/images/headers/bgInfo.gif) |
Political Divisions of the House of Representatives (1789 to Present) Political parties have been one of the two major organizing forces in Congress for most of its history (the other force being the House's standing committees). These political divisions have existed since Representatives were elected to the first Congress. The main party affiliations from the first to the thirty-third Congresses in the House of Representatives included Federalists, Whigs, and Democrats-Republicans. The origins of the modern Democratic party emerged in the presidency of Andrew Jackson (1829-37), while the Republican party surfaced in the wake of the Whig party collapse in the 1850s. Although Members who represent other political parties have been and continue to be elected to Congress, the Democratic and Republican parties have dominated American politics and organized Congress since the mid-nineteenth century. The table below lists the political divisions of the House of Representatives from 1789 to present. Included is the total number of Representatives allotted each Congress, as well as the breakdown of Delegates and Members representing the Federalists, Whigs, Republicans, Democrats, and other political parties. Also included any existing vacancies during a particular Congress.
|
![Political Divisions 1789-Present](http://clerk.house.gov/images/headers/politicalDiv.gif) |
Congress
|
Years
|
Allotted No. of Reps
|
|
Feds
|
Whigs
|
Reps
|
Dems
|
Others
|
Vacant
|
1st
|
1789-1791
|
65
|
...
|
53
|
...
|
...
|
12
|
...
|
...
|
2nd
|
1791-1793
|
69
|
...
|
55
|
...
|
...
|
14
|
...
|
...
|
3rd
|
1793-1795
|
105
|
1
|
51
|
...
|
...
|
54
|
...
|
...
|
4th
|
1795-1797
|
105
|
1
|
46
|
...
|
...
|
50
|
...
|
...
|
5th
|
1797-1799
|
105
|
...
|
51
|
...
|
...
|
54
|
...
|
...
|
6th
|
1799-1801
|
105
|
1
|
57
|
...
|
...
|
48
|
...
|
...
|
7th
|
1801-1803
|
105
|
2
|
34
|
...
|
...
|
71
|
...
|
...
|
8th
|
1803-1805
|
141
|
1
|
38
|
...
|
...
|
103
|
...
|
...
|
9th
|
1805-1807
|
141
|
3
|
29
|
...
|
...
|
112
|
...
|
...
|
10th
|
1807-1809
|
141
|
3
|
31
|
...
|
...
|
110
|
...
|
...
|
11th
|
1809-1811
|
141
|
3 |
46
|
...
|
...
|
95
|
...
|
...
|
12th
|
1811-1813
|
141
|
5
|
36
|
...
|
...
|
105
|
...
|
...
|
13th
|
1814-1815
|
182
|
4
|
67
|
...
|
...
|
115
|
...
|
...
|
14th
|
1815-1817
|
183
|
4
|
61
|
...
|
...
|
122
|
...
|
...
|
15th
|
1817-1819
|
185
|
4
|
57
|
...
|
...
|
128
|
...
|
...
|
16th
|
1819-1821
|
187
|
4
|
42
|
...
|
...
|
145
|
...
|
...
|
17th
|
1821-1823
|
187
|
4
|
58
|
...
|
...
|
129
|
...
|
...
|
18th
|
1823-1825
|
213
|
3
|
72
|
...
|
...
|
141
|
...
|
...
|
19th
|
1825-1827
|
213
|
3
|
79
|
...
|
...
|
134
|
...
|
...
|
20th
|
1827-1829
|
213
|
3
|
85
|
...
|
...
|
128
|
...
|
...
|
21st
|
1829-1831
|
213
|
3
|
...
|
71
|
...
|
142
|
...
|
...
|
22nd
|
1831-1833
|
213
|
3
|
...
|
83
|
...
|
130
|
...
|
...
|
23rd
|
1833-1835
|
240
|
3
|
...
|
93
|
...
|
147
|
...
|
...
|
24th
|
1835-1837
|
242
|
4
|
...
|
98
|
...
|
144
|
...
|
...
|
25th
|
1837-1839
|
242
|
3
|
...
|
115
|
...
|
117
|
10
|
...
|
26th
|
1839-1841
|
242
|
3
|
...
|
132
|
...
|
103
|
6
|
...
|
27th
|
1841-1843
|
242
|
3
|
...
|
132
|
...
|
103
|
6
|
...
|
28th
|
1843-1845
|
223
|
3
|
...
|
81
|
...
|
142
|
...
|
...
|
29th
|
1845-1847
|
225
|
2
|
...
|
78
|
...
|
141
|
6
|
...
|
30th
|
1847-1849
|
227
|
1
|
...
|
115
|
...
|
108
|
4
|
...
|
31st
|
1849-1851
|
227
|
2
|
...
|
111
|
...
|
116
|
...
|
...
|
32nd
|
1851-1853
|
233
|
4
|
...
|
88
|
...
|
140
|
5
|
...
|
33rd
|
1853-1855
|
234
|
7
|
...
|
71
|
...
|
159
|
4
|
...
|
34th
|
1855-1857
|
234
|
7
|
...
|
...
|
108 |
83
|
43
|
...
|
35th
|
1857-1859
|
237
|
7
|
...
|
...
|
92
|
131
|
14
|
...
|
36th
|
1859-1861
|
237
|
5
|
...
|
...
|
113
|
101
|
23
|
...
|
37th
|
1861-1863
|
178
|
7
|
...
|
...
|
106
|
42
|
28
|
2
|
38th
|
1863-1865
|
183
|
10
|
...
|
...
|
103
|
80
|
...
|
...
|
39th
|
1865-1867
|
191
|
9
|
...
|
...
|
145
|
46
|
...
|
...
|
40th
|
1867-1869
|
193
|
8
|
...
|
...
|
143
|
49
|
...
|
1
|
41st
|
1869-1871
|
243
|
9
|
...
|
...
|
170
|
73
|
...
|
...
|
42nd
|
1871-1873
|
243
|
10
|
...
|
...
|
139
|
104
|
...
|
...
|
43rd
|
1873-1875
|
293
|
10
|
...
|
...
|
203
|
88
|
...
|
2
|
44th
|
1875-1877
|
293
|
9
|
...
|
...
|
107
|
181
|
3
|
2
|
45th
|
1877-1879
|
293
|
8
|
...
|
...
|
137
|
156
|
...
|
...
|
46th
|
1879-1881
|
293
|
8
|
...
|
...
|
128
|
150
|
14
|
1
|
47th
|
1881-1883
|
293
|
8
|
...
|
...
|
152
|
130
|
11
|
...
|
48th
|
1883-1885
|
325
|
8
|
...
|
...
|
119
|
200
|
6
|
...
|
49th
|
1885-1887
|
325
|
8
|
...
|
...
|
140
|
182
|
2
|
1
|
50th
|
1887-1889
|
325
|
8
|
...
|
...
|
151
|
170
|
4
|
...
|
51st
|
1889-1891
|
330
|
9
|
...
|
...
|
173
|
156
|
1
|
...
|
52nd
|
1891-1893
|
333
|
4
|
...
|
...
|
88
|
231
|
14
|
...
|
53rd
|
1893-1895
|
357
|
4
|
...
|
...
|
126
|
220
|
8
|
...
|
54th
|
1895-1897
|
357
|
4
|
...
|
...
|
246
|
104
|
7
|
...
|
55th
|
1897-1899
|
357
|
3
|
...
|
...
|
206
|
134
|
16
|
1
|
56th
|
1899-1901
|
357
|
4
|
...
|
...
|
185
|
163
|
9
|
...
|
57th
|
1901-1903
|
357
|
5
|
...
|
...
|
198
|
153
|
5
|
1
|
58th
|
1903-1905
|
386
|
5
|
...
|
...
|
207
|
178
|
...
|
1
|
59th
|
1905-1907
|
386
|
6
|
...
|
...
|
250
|
136
|
...
|
...
|
60th
|
1907-1909
|
386
|
7
|
...
|
...
|
222
|
164
|
...
|
...
|
61st
|
1909-1911
|
391
|
6
|
...
|
...
|
219
|
172
|
...
|
...
|
62nd
|
1911-1913
|
391
|
6
|
...
|
...
|
162
|
228
|
1
|
...
|
63rd
|
1913-1915
|
435
|
4
|
...
|
...
|
127
|
290
|
18
|
...
|
64th
|
1915-1917
|
435
|
4
|
...
|
...
|
193
|
231
|
8
|
3
|
65th
|
1917-1919
|
435
|
4
|
...
|
...
|
215
|
214
|
6
|
...
|
66th
|
1919-1921
|
435
|
4
|
...
|
...
|
237
|
191
|
7
|
...
|
67th
|
1921-1923
|
435
|
4
|
...
|
...
|
300
|
132
|
1
|
2
|
68th
|
1923-1925
|
435
|
4
|
...
|
...
|
225
|
207
|
3
|
...
|
69th
|
1925-1927
|
435
|
4
|
...
|
...
|
247
|
183
|
5
|
...
|
70th
|
1927-1929
|
435
|
4
|
...
|
...
|
237
|
195
|
3
|
...
|
71st
|
1929-1931
|
435
|
4
|
...
|
...
|
267
|
163
|
1
|
4
|
72nd
|
1931-1933
|
435
|
4
|
...
|
...
|
218
|
216
|
1
|
...
|
73rd
|
1933-1935
|
435
|
4
|
...
|
...
|
117
|
313
|
5
|
...
|
74th
|
1935-1937
|
435
|
4
|
...
|
...
|
103
|
322
|
10
|
...
|
75th
|
1937-1939
|
435
|
4
|
...
|
...
|
89
|
333
|
13
|
...
|
76th
|
1939-1941
|
435
|
4
|
...
|
...
|
169
|
262
|
4
|
...
|
77th
|
1941-1943
|
435
|
4
|
...
|
...
|
162
|
267
|
6
|
...
|
78th
|
1943-1945
|
435
|
4
|
...
|
...
|
209
|
222
|
4
|
...
|
79th
|
1945-1947
|
435
|
4
|
...
|
...
|
190
|
243
|
2
|
...
|
80th
|
1947-1949
|
435
|
3
|
...
|
...
|
246
|
188
|
1
|
...
|
81st
|
1949-1951
|
435
|
3
|
...
|
...
|
171
|
263
|
1
|
...
|
82nd
|
1951-1953
|
435
|
3
|
...
|
...
|
199
|
234
|
2
|
...
|
83rd
|
1953-1955
|
435
|
3
|
...
|
...
|
221
|
213
|
1
|
...
|
84th
|
1955-1957
|
435
|
3
|
...
|
...
|
203
|
232
|
...
|
...
|
85th
|
1957-1959
|
435
|
3
|
...
|
...
|
201
|
234
|
...
|
...
|
86th
|
1959-1961
|
437
|
1
|
...
|
...
|
153
|
283
|
...
|
...
|
87th
|
1961-1963
|
437
|
1
|
...
|
...
|
175
|
262
|
...
|
...
|
88th
|
1963-1965
|
435
|
1
|
...
|
...
|
176
|
258
|
...
|
1
|
89th
|
1965-1967
|
435
|
1
|
...
|
...
|
140
|
295
|
...
|
...
|
90th
|
1967-1969
|
435
|
1
|
...
|
...
|
187
|
248
|
...
|
...
|
91st
|
1969-1971
|
435
|
1
|
...
|
...
|
192
|
243
|
...
|
...
|
92nd
|
1971-1973
|
435
|
2
|
...
|
...
|
180
|
255
|
...
|
...
|
93rd
|
1973-1975
|
435
|
4
|
...
|
...
|
192
|
242
|
1
|
...
|
94th
|
1975-1977
|
435
|
4
|
...
|
...
|
144
|
291
|
...
|
...
|
95th
|
1977-1979
|
435
|
4
|
...
|
...
|
143
|
292
|
...
|
...
|
96th
|
1979-1981
|
435
|
4
|
...
|
...
|
158
|
277
|
...
|
...
|
97th
|
1981-1983
|
435
|
5
|
...
|
...
|
192
|
243
|
...
|
...
|
98th
|
1983-1985
|
435
|
5
|
...
|
...
|
167
|
268
|
...
|
...
|
99th
|
1985-1987
|
435
|
5
|
...
|
...
|
182
|
253
|
...
|
...
|
100th
|
1987-1989
|
435
|
5
|
...
|
...
|
177
|
258
|
...
|
...
|
101st
|
1989-1991
|
435
|
5
|
...
|
...
|
175
|
260
|
...
|
...
|
102nd
|
1991-1993
|
435
|
5
|
...
|
...
|
167
|
267
|
1
|
...
|
103rd
|
1993-1995
|
435
|
5
|
...
|
...
|
176
|
258
|
1
|
...
|
104th
|
1995-1997
|
435
|
5
|
...
|
...
|
230
|
204
|
1
|
...
|
105th
|
1997-1999
|
435
|
5
|
...
|
...
|
228
|
206
|
1
|
...
|
106th
|
1999-2001
|
435
|
5
|
...
|
...
|
223
|
211
|
1
|
...
|
107th
|
2001-2003
|
435
|
5
|
...
|
...
|
221
|
212
|
2
|
...
|
108th
|
2003-2005
|
435
|
5
|
...
|
...
|
228
|
205
|
1
|
1
|
a Delegates from the 57th through the 85th Congresses and the 90th through the present Congresses include the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico. b Delegates in the 86th through the 89th Congress are in each case the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico. Source: Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress |
546 posted on
12/11/2003 8:51:42 PM PST by
Jim Robinson
(All your ZOT are belong to us.)
To: Indy Pendance; Jim Robinson; FairOpinion
So, for the past three years, the republicans were supposed to turn around this liberal monster around. In three years? The majority of sheeple would not go for the removal of all their social welfare programs. The liberal monster has infiltrated all aspects of our society. I'm surprised after reviewing just how much power the Democrats had there are any conservatives left. We hung on to fight, and we should not quit after only 3 years of control.
You have mailed this exactly.What people do not want to recall is 1994 when Newt decided he had a a mandate to go whole hog. no, he had a mandate to bring order to the asylum and he failed to do this through hubris,miscalculation and his own persona facing himself.
The Dims did not get all they wanted in 3 years, you're correct, it took 30 from the New Deal to the Great society, and another 35 or so to reach this point, 3 to 4 generations ,minimum,It'll take that long to bring it back to a reasonable conservative balance.
Only fools or the immature expect drastic change at the drop of the political hat.
Good observations and excellant post.
553 posted on
12/12/2003 2:43:43 AM PST by
gatorbait
(Yesterday, today and tomorrow......The United States Army)
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