Private Group for paid up members of Boards.ie. Join the club.
Donald Trump the Megathread part II - Mod Warning updated in OP 12/2/26
Comments
-
-
-
-
-
-
Advertisement
-
-
-
-
-
-
Advertisement
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Advertisement
-
Two entirely different representations. The House represents the citizens as a whole. As a result, more populated places get more representation. New York City's population has eight house districts in Congress, the same as the population of the entire State of Wisconsin. Only voters who live in the district the representative represents may vote for any House representative. The Senate represents the fifty separate but equal states, each state getting two representatives in the Senate regardless of the state's population. As a result, all voters in a state get to vote for both senators (They are staggered elections, so not both get voted upon at the same time).
The Senate is arguably a bit more important because it is usually that body which confirms nominations and the like, but if either chamber falls to the opposition, it inherently hobbles Presidential policy and generally only conservative (small c) bipartisan stuff gets passed. They also have six year terms, so a win for any party tends to mean more chance of control, whilst all House reps get re-elected every other year.There are 35 Senate seats up for grabs this year (Assuming no more special elections are added). 22 are currently held by Republicans, so if all other things were equal, there would be greater chance of a Democrat increase. Of those, one is currently expected to flip R to D (North Carolina), two current Rs are considered toss-ups (Maine, Ohio), and one current D (Michigan). All 435 House seats are up for grabs.
That's a terrible analogy. County councils have little say in national policy. The closer US equivalent to county councils would be state legislatures, though that seriously understates the autonomy and authority of state governments.
Meanwhile, despite the mocking, business does continue in the background.
Germany Abandons European Defense: Why Berlin Is Betting Big on U.S. Military Drones
Denmark selected the same system a few months ago, incidentally.
Post edited by Manic Moran on2 -
-
-
-
-
-
Manic Moran - "nothing to see here".
Meanwhile....
(Real posts)
It's f**king insane not to take this seriously.
This man has never been told "no" in his entire life. People warned that his personality type was that to put him in a position of such power would be an absolute disaster and here we are.
He will continue to test each point of weakness for exploitation in every situation, and fo see how far he can go, what he can get away with.
His knuckles need to rapped and f**king soon, regardless of what he threatens by way of retaliation.
The outside of America need to get their sh1t together. We cannot wait for America to sort itself out because, by the looks of things, the obsequiousness by those around Trump and those he commands shows that their judgement can't be trusted. We have a shining example right here on this very forum.
Elect a clown... Expect a circus
39 -
-
-
Advertisement
-
