Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 17:41:44 -0800
From: "Senex R. Rupicapra" <olgoat-AT-kdsi.net>
Subject: Re: Flag Desecration Act


Jerald Hellemeyer wrote:
 
> There are 535 members in the House.  200 isn't even half.  To get the
> 2/3 majority they need, they would have to get 354 votes.  And they
> would still have to convince 2/3 of the senate (67 members) and 3/4 of
> the states (37 state legislatures).  No easy task.
> 
> And keep in mind that the house is always voting on stupid things.  The
> senate, fortunately, seems just a little more level headed (though not
> by much).  A recent example would be the impeachment ordeal.  The house
> voted to impeach Clinton and the senate acquitted him.
> 
> Jerald


	um, unless we just picked up a buncha new states,
the count in the house still be 435 voting members.
	cheers,

	old goat.
	i judge myself by my intentions;
	the world judges me by my actions.
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