The concept of the Senate is that it is elder statesmen -- people of accomplishment and dignity (as I said, the intention or concept) who rank high among their peers. Originally, senators were not even elected by the people, but chosen by their respective state legislatures.
The U.S. Representatives is the house of the people, where the ruffians and commoners are best suited to serve. Frankly, I think it's a good concept. The Senate is supposed to serve as a check and balance on the more radical and boisterous House. Again, it's a concept, and ideal. H. -----Original Message----- From: Larry Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 8:18 AM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Ashcroft testimony (Re: Canada-U.S. border deal goes too far: critics) I love the idea. The average age in the senate is in the 60's now. I would also advocate the removal of the minimum age restrictions for the senate - its 35 now from what I understand. Personally I think it should be set to the voting age. larry -- Larry C. Lyons ColdFusion/Web Developer EBStor.com 8870 Rixlew Lane, Suite 204 Manassas, Virginia 20109-3795 tel: (703) 393-7930 fax: (703) 393-2659 Web: http://www.ebstor.com http://www.pacel.com email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. -- > -----Original Message----- > From: Greenwood, Erin E. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 11:12 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Ashcroft testimony (Re: Canada-U.S. border deal goes too > far: critics) > > > Can you imagine how different politics, and this country, > would be if there > was, say, a mandatory age 70 retirement age? > > People might actually hold real jobs for most of their lives, > instead of > holing up in public office. More people could serve in public > office. More > types of people might be able to serve in public office. > > Whew. Too-radical thinking. I'm getting light-headed. > > e who must rest now > > -----Original Message----- > From: Larry Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 11:07 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Ashcroft testimony (Re: Canada-U.S. border deal goes too > far: critics) > > > I got the same impression. Thurmond had his 99th birthday > yesterday. Even > the Catholic Church has a manditory retirement age, perhaps > its time for the > US Senate to have the same. > > larry > > -- > Larry C. Lyons > ColdFusion/Web Developer > EBStor.com > 8870 Rixlew Lane, Suite 204 > Manassas, Virginia 20109-3795 > tel: (703) 393-7930 > fax: (703) 393-2659 > Web: http://www.ebstor.com > http://www.pacel.com > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. > -- > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Todd [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 10:47 AM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Ashcroft testimony (Re: Canada-U.S. border deal > goes too far: > > critics) > > > > > > LOL .. I'm listening to Strom Thurmond speak and I can't > > understand a word > > he is saying. He sounds like he either forgot his dentures, > > or has an extra > > pair in. Of course, the rest of them are talking so much > > bullcrap that I > > really don't understand what they are trying to say either. > > > > Todd > > ----- > > Todd for President > > Declaring that 99 year old people should not hold positions > > of great power > > in the government, for a better tomorrow. > > > > > The Ashcroft testimony so far (here is a better URL: > > > http://www.npr.org/realmedia/24hour.ram) is very > > interesting. he is such > > an > > > absolutist. This man has no real idea what the constitution means. > > > > > > larry > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
