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by USeagle
Sat Nov 10, 2012 10:51 pm
Forum: Section 10: Achieving the revolutionary vision
Topic: Connecticut Ratification found?
Replies: 12
Views: 28373

Re: Connecticut Ratification found?

FredericK.....can you please supply some links if possible.....Thank you
by USeagle
Wed Sep 07, 2011 11:55 pm
Forum: Take it outside!
Topic: What is the best size for a district?
Replies: 8
Views: 12939

Re: What is the best size for a district?

Do you see why, President Washington vetoed the first Apportionment Bill! President Washington provided two reasons. The most indisputable reason was that the Constitution specified that the district population size (as calculated) could not fall below 30,000 . In Congress's first apportionment pro...
by USeagle
Wed Sep 07, 2011 1:14 am
Forum: Repealing the 17th Amendment: Pros and Cons
Topic: Repealing the 17th amendment
Replies: 31
Views: 59967

Re: Repealing the 17th amendment

All the points are well taken, but has anyone considered that the 17th to be null and void if the individual State desires! Point is…it takes 2/3 of Congress, 2/3 of the States or 3/4 Legislature of the State to propose Amendments, I am sure you know that part. Take a close look at the very last sen...
by USeagle
Tue Sep 06, 2011 10:35 pm
Forum: Take it outside!
Topic: What is the best size for a district?
Replies: 8
Views: 12939

Re: What is the best size for a district?

2nd Congress 1st sess 1792.gif President Washington vetoed the first aportionment bill, because Congress was not aloting uniformed Representation ratio between all the States. 1st apportionment bill copy2.gif New Hampshire / 5 Representatives / 1790 Census Pop 141,885 (141,885/5 = 28,377 to 1 Rep) ...
by USeagle
Thu Sep 01, 2011 9:40 pm
Forum: Take it outside!
Topic: What is the best size for a district?
Replies: 8
Views: 12939

Re: What is the best size for a district?

President Washington vetoed the first apportionment bill, because Congress was not aloting uniformed Representation ratio between all the States.
President Washington vetoed the first apportionment bill, because Congress was not aloting uniformed Representation ratio between all the States.
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President Washington vetoed the first aportionment bill, because Congress was not aloting uniformed Representation ratio between all the States.
by USeagle
Thu Sep 01, 2011 12:27 am
Forum: Take it outside!
Topic: Salaries of House and their staff members
Replies: 2
Views: 7750

Re: Salaries of House and their staff members

Going to this site http://www.legistorm.com/salaries/house_bonuses.html I found that the average salary of a congressional staffer is about 80k (that graph shows amount per quarter, so you have to add 4 quarters). The salary of a congressman is $170k. From some other site, I saw that the average nu...
by USeagle
Thu May 26, 2011 11:21 pm
Forum: Section 10: Achieving the revolutionary vision
Topic: Senate too!
Replies: 7
Views: 10114

Re: Senate too!

Did someone say spreadsheet….just so happens I started one a few weeks ago based on IMO. I have finally found some people that see this issue (Ratio) as important as I do. Out of this new found exhilaration….. I find myself with a fire under my butt, to finish what I started. The spreadsheet only co...
by USeagle
Wed May 25, 2011 1:21 am
Forum: Repealing the 17th Amendment: Pros and Cons
Topic: Was the 17th Amendment properly ratified?
Replies: 28
Views: 28946

Re: Was the 17th Amendment properly ratified?

I have never understood that argument "gridlocking the State", we would not have gridlock if the Senators were elected by the Legislature, just as we (the soverigen) elect the Representatives of our States. We are not appointing a member to SCOTUS... we are deligating our soverign rights ...
by USeagle
Wed May 25, 2011 12:05 am
Forum: Section 10: Achieving the revolutionary vision
Topic: Senate too!
Replies: 7
Views: 10114

Re: Senate too!

The Senate was to remain constant, two per State and the House to grow. Presidential elections would heavily favor more populous states Take a look at the 2010 census: There are 39 States with 142,471,899 inhabitants/ 50,000 per district = 2,849 House Representatives, but those 39 States hold 78 Sen...
by USeagle
Sat Jan 22, 2011 1:10 am
Forum: Repealing the 17th Amendment: Pros and Cons
Topic: Was the 17th Amendment properly ratified?
Replies: 28
Views: 28946

Re: Was the 17th Amendment properly ratified?

I never took the the election of our State Representatives (Senators)to be by appointment. Article 1 Section 3 states "chosen by the Legislature" it is the same as the people of the State chosen their Representative under Article 1 Section2 "chosen every second year by the People of t...