I just wanted to clear up a few points that Susan made in her post about how
we're represented in the federal gov't. Its *really* different from the
english system (I was totally shocked, actually, when i lived in england. I
kept asking my husband "But you don't vote for the prime minister? Are you
sure, honey?" They aren't the only ones who can be patronizing ;>) In
california, we used to have these hundred page voters booklets to get thru
it all, and he got one little scrap of paper with a few boxes when he went
to vote at a general election. Anyway. So, if tennessee is like california
& new york (the states I've resided in) - there are two seperate entities to
be considered. State Government and Federal Government. We have senators
and representatives in both the state and federal government. All of them
are directly elected by us (the state government doesn't elect the federal
gov't, or vice versa). At the federal level, a state has a variable number
of representatives (who sit in the house of representatives) set by the
population in the state. Each state has 2 senators, so 100 total always (50
states). This is one way that less populous states have some vaguely even
footing with states like california. House representatives have slightly
shorter terms, also. Anyway, sorry for a vague overview of american
government. I just wanted to mention a few things, because it can be so
confusing, especially if you're familiar with the english model.
Back to my little hole, studying away. :>
Sarah
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