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To: Homer_J_Simpson
There are 435 members of the House. There are 256 Democrats and 178 Republicans (1 position is vacant).

That gives the Democrats a majority.A 100 seat switch would yield 64% Republican and 36% Democrat.

That would give the Republicans a majority in the House sufficient to put forward CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS and can be counted on to defeat any Presidential veto.

Been a very long time since a single party had such a majority. However, it shows the power of the Constitution to deal readily with the problem presented by a weak but ideologically confused President.

Provided the Senate "goes along" with the House, the Speaker can actually "rule" in the senate a parliamentary prime minister can rule (given that degree of majority in the House).

Joe Morris may be low-balling the numbers here. It's possible NO Democrat will win in the next election, and after that kind of majority, certainly not in the foreseeable future!

NOTE: I know 64% is not 2/3 but you can count in a handful of Democrats to "jump ship" and become part of the Republican ruling majority ~

77 posted on 08/24/2009 6:32:59 PM PDT by muawiyah
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To: muawiyah
It's possible NO Democrat will win in the next election, and after that kind of majority, certainly not in the foreseeable future!

Um... I like your attitude and cheerful outlook, but the ENTIRE house is re-elected every two years. There will always be absolutely brain-dead districts that would vote for Nero while Rome burns. mASSachusetts comes to mind.

But we can dream, can't we?

91 posted on 08/24/2009 6:41:37 PM PDT by fwdude (It is time to water the Tree of Liberty.)
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