05-23-2007, 12:27 PM
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Junkie
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Originally Posted by ratbastid
Ace, there's NO SUCH THING as "congress", in the sense you're using. Like, "Why doesn't congress...?", as if it's one unified thing.
Congress is split down party lines on this issue. You're trying to turn it into an attack on Democrats, because this mythical atomic construct you call "congress" is "controlled" by Democrats. It's the REPUBLICANS in congress who, with their sizeable minority, are preventing "congress" from taking a strong line against the administration's policy. Including Republicans whose convictions that we should get out of Iraq are getting shoved aside for party-loyalty purposes.
I had thought this couldn't get said any plainer and simpler the third time dc_dux said it to you. What part of this aren't you understanding?
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con·gress /n. ˈkɒŋgrɪs; v. kənˈgrɛs, kəŋ-/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[n. kong-gris; v. kuhn-gres, kuhng-] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun
1. (initial capital letter)
a. the national legislative body of the U.S., consisting of the Senate, or upper house, and the House of Representatives, or lower house, as a continuous institution.
b. this body as it exists for a period of two years during which it has the same membership: the 96th Congress.
c. a session of this body: to speak in Congress.
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http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/congress
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The United States Congress is the legislature of the United States federal government. It is bicameral, comprising the House of Representatives and the Senate. The House of Representatives has 435 voting members, each representing a congressional district and serving a two-year term. House seats are apportioned among the states on the basis of population. American Samoa, the District of Columbia, Guam, and the United States Virgin Islands send non-voting delegates to the House; Puerto Rico sends a non-voting Resident Commissioner who serves a four-year term; and the Northern Mariana Islands are not represented. The Senate has 100 members serving staggered six-year terms. Each state has two Senators, regardless of population. Every two years, approximately one-third of the Senate is elected. Both Senators and Representatives are chosen through direct election.
The United States Constitution vests all legislative power in the Congress. The House and Senate are coequal houses.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congres..._United_States
If you mis-understood what I meant by "Congress" perhaps the info above will help clarify.
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