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To: TLBSHOW
So what does that response have to do with the price of tea in China?

Can you answer the question about which is better and why.... Post 1917 cloture with 41 Senators needed to stop legislation or pre 1917......

Again I'll also asked you how many States are governed by a Democrat Gov., Senate, House. How would that impact the make up of the Senate? Don't you think those controlled by Democrats will appt democrats?

You want to try those questions on for size.... And don't go with the cut/paste crap. Give me your own answer not someone else's.
289 posted on 03/01/2003 11:04:50 AM PST by deport (Did the TURNIP TRUCK pass by last night?..........)
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To: deport
I personally agree that pre-1913 (meaning pre-17th amendment) would change things.

You are focusing on the number of Senators who would have been appointed from Democrat states, implying that they'd support the filibuster. I focus on the interests that those Senators would be representing. We have such partisan hatred today because the Senators are rogue politicians who form their own "gangs" in the Senate (the Dems and the Reps, each with their own colors and symbols). They stand together as a bloc once they are elected, and they are elected by a nationally-managed coalition (called the RNC and DNC) that funds their campaigns.

If you had Senators appointed by state legislatures, I believe that you won't see the cohesion that you see today where Democrats and Republicans form blocs to preserve their national interests -- you'd see more loosely coupled relationships that come and go whenever state interests coincide.

-PJ

305 posted on 03/01/2003 11:31:30 AM PST by Political Junkie Too
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