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To: Willie Green
"Congress shall have the power to regulate by law the filling of vacancies that may occur in the House of Representatives and Senate in the event that a substantial number of members are killed or incapacitated."

Just repeal the 17th Amendment and re-constitute state government's responsibility to name replacements to the Senate. Appoint proxies from a body of under-studies to the House where needed until the next general election. That should solve the problem nicely without everyone getting their panties in a wad.

14 posted on 06/03/2003 6:23:42 PM PDT by Eastbound
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To: Eastbound
And/or suspend all new House Bills until a special election can be held. The country isn't going to evaporate if the House takes an extended vacation.
17 posted on 06/03/2003 6:30:33 PM PDT by Eastbound
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To: Eastbound
Just repeal the 17th Amendment and re-constitute state government's responsibility to name replacements to the Senate. Appoint proxies from a body of under-studies to the House where needed until the next general election. That should solve the problem nicely without everyone getting their panties in a wad.

Remarkable isn't it?
What a concept!

Sovereign and independent states taking care of business.

Fixing something that isn't broken.
To what end?

Not surprising in a society which has allowed itelf to be guided by mindless idealism, and, incidentally, apparently by the shallow end of the gene pool.

43 posted on 06/04/2003 4:49:03 AM PDT by Publius6961 (Californians are as dumm as a sack of rocks)
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