The Obama administration...and so on...

[Skools Out]

Originally Posted by bcmarinamanager

every two years they are ALL up for re-election.

not ALL only 1/3 are every 2 yrs

[bcmarinamanager]

Originally Posted by Skools Out

not ALL only 1/3 are every 2 yrs

Sorry Skools, but the ENTIRE house IS elected every two years. The Senate is broken into thirds. Check it out for yourself.....http://www.rules.house.gov/archives/lph-congress.htm

[willy]

BC I believe you are mis-reading that. The House of Representatives, AKA the legal mafia has an election every 2 years but only a portion of them are up for re election at each interval, approx 1/3. Done constitutionaly to keep the high level of competency they have obtained being consistent.

[bcmarinamanager]

Originally Posted by willy

BC I believe you are mis-reading that. The House of Representatives, AKA the legal mafia has an election every 2 years but only a portion of them are up for re election at each interval, approx 1/3. Done constitutionaly to keep the high level of competency they have obtained being consistent.

Sorry Willy, The entire house is elected every two years.... "The term of office is six years and one-third of the total membership of the Senate is elected every second year. The terms of both Senators from a particular State are so arranged that they do not terminate at the same time. Of the two Senators from a State serving at the same time, the one who was elected first--or if both were elected at the same time, the one elected for a full term--is referred to as the "senior" Senator from that State." That's for Senators.

In the House...."As constituted in 1997--the 105th Congress--the House of Representatives is composed of 435 Members elected every two years from among the 50 States, apportioned to their total populations." There is NO mention of splitting the House terms up as it does for the Senate.


THE ENTIRE HOUSE IS ELECTED EVERY TWO YEARS....Do you guys not remember your social studies classes??????