Make my Day......GOV Blagojevich arrested.

[KrazyHorse]

Your logic is weak. Under it, people shouldn't see it as a big deal if the Governor were to ALWAYS select their Senators (for full terms).

[KrazyHorse]

Seriously, the Senate is an important legislative body. It's not like the Canadian Senate (which is wholly appointed, but which does **** all).

I wouldn't want somebody sitting in it representing my state if I hadn't voted for him.

[Darius871]

Originally posted by Darius871
Evidently he's gullible too:

Talk about gullible, he even thought the Daily Show was serious:

Is he teasing me, or is that legit???

The Daily Show With Jon StewartM - Th 11p / 10c

Pill of Rights

Barack Obama Interview
John McCain Interview

Sarah Palin Video
Funny Election Video

[Imran Siddiqui]

Personally I think we should go back to State Senates picking Senators.

But that's what is accepted in the US. The people get to vote for their Senators, but if their Senator has to quit or get ill, then they trust their Governor with filling that seat for the rest of the term or until the special election in a year.

[Imran Siddiqui]

I wouldn't want somebody sitting in it representing my state if I hadn't voted for him.

Well, we don't vote for Cabinet members. Sometimes you trust in certain appointments when it makes sense.

[KrazyHorse]

The Cabinet is part of the administration. The Senate is an INDEPENDENT LEGISLATIVE BODY.

Come on, Imran.

[rah]

Since it's just to finish their current term, I don't have a problem with it. Especially when you consider the expense of a special state wide election. It's just not worth it. My tax dollars can be better spent.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Originally posted by KrazyHorse
The Cabinet is part of the administration. The Senate is an INDEPENDENT LEGISLATIVE BODY.

Come on, Imran.

So what? Secretary of State has far more power than a junior Senator from Wyoming.

[KrazyHorse]

Originally posted by rah
Since it's just to finish their current term, I don't have a problem with it. Especially when you consider the expense of a special state wide election. It's just not worth it. My tax dollars can be better spent.

The cost to taxpayers to run an election is ~2$ per resident

How the hell can you claim this as your reason?

[Imran Siddiqui]

Americans can barely get bothered to vote in non-Presidential years anyway. I can only imagine how many would come out for a special election and then how much it would cost.

Seems very little harm to have a Governor appoint someone until next election (whether it be a special election next November or when the term ends).

[KrazyHorse]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui


So what? Secretary of State has far more power than a junior Senator from Wyoming.

Do you really not understand the difference between a legislature, composed of individual representatives who are supposed to exercise independent judgment and an executive whose members act as agents of the President?

This is just sad.

[rah]

Originally posted by KrazyHorse


The cost to taxpayers to run an election is ~2 per resident

How the hell can you claim this as your reason?

Easy, that totals over 25 MILLION dollars. Geeze. At least you could have quoted it by taxpayer or family.

[chequita guevara]

Originally posted by Asher
Chicago: Corrupt third world of the USA.

Not even close. New Jersey is easily the most corrupt state, and Chicago doesn't even place in the running against any Southern state. Chicagoans are just worse at it, so they get caught more.

[KrazyHorse]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
Americans can barely get bothered to vote in non-Presidential years anyway. I can only imagine how many would come out for a special election and then how much it would cost.

I already stated the cost to taxpayers. ~2$ per resident. Sorry if I think that my representation in government for 2 years is worth more than that.

[Imran Siddiqui]

composed of individual representatives who are supposed to exercise independent judgment

You mean when an individual representative who votes with their party only 90% of the time is considered to be some sort of maverick?

I would think that Condi Rice has been more powerful than Senator John Barrasso of Wyoming.

Point being in some areas Americans accept appointments. One being to fill out a Senator's term either until a special election or until that term is up. Americans also accept appointments of Supreme Court Justices and in the Northeast (at least), state Supreme Court Judges (I find voting for judges to be utterly strange).