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Politics : The Supreme Court, All Right or All Wrong? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: sandintoes who wrote (1595)3/11/2006 9:22:21 PM
From: ManyMoose  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 3029
 
Many smaller states keep their delegation for a long time. When I was growing up, Mike Mansfield was THE senator from Montana. I think Nixon made him into an Ambassador to Japan finally. He was VERY highly regarded in the Senate by both parties.

Mike Mansfield served in four different Armed Services. I don't remember the particulars.

My mother got a card from him every Christmas. I think they were classmates at the University of Montana. Anyway, the University named its new library after him.



To: sandintoes who wrote (1595)3/11/2006 10:48:19 PM
From: CYBERKEN  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 3029
 
The Founders never intended that. The small states were empowered by having an equal voice in the Senate. Running the stale scum out of Congerss on a regular basis would INCREASE the influence of the small states-similar to how the electoral college prevents them from being oppressed by the cities...