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Politics : Electoral College 2000 - Ahead of the Curve -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Vendit™ who wrote (1887)	11/11/2000 9:15:18 PM
From: TraderGreg	Respond to of 6710

Ronald Reagan was president from jan 1981 to jan 1989, not 1980 to 1988 TG

To: Vendit™ who wrote (1887)	11/12/2000 2:49:18 AM
From: jttmab	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6710

Unbelievable! Reagan was elected November 1980; the President isn't sworn in until Jan the year following the election. Do you think the history books will show George W. with his term beginning 2000 or 2001? Now post the House member numbers for the same years where the legislation is written and passed before the Senate gets it. Excuse me. There is a difference between House Resolutions, Senate Bills and Legislation. "Legislation" isn't passed by the House - House Resolutions are passed by the House; Legislation isn't passed by the Senate - Senate Bills are passed by the Senate. Once each house passes it's proposed legislation, it goes into committee and a "compromise" is written. Now post the House member numbers for the same years.. No need to. The Democrats held a majority during all of the years specified. The Senate has limited power to alter House legislation without a 2/3 majority. All One Hundred members of the Senate would laugh hysterically over that statement. A simple majority is used within each house for passage. With respect to proposed legislation, the 2/3 majority from the Senate is only relevant when the President vetoes the proposed legislation. Regards, jttmab