November 5, 2002

[McPatrickClan]

As I get older, I start to pay more attention to elections and the things that make our country go. I have some questions and I figured that this forum would provide some wise answers.

*Why does the governor matter if he is not a Senator or Rep.?

*Both Senators & Reps are Congressmen, correct?

*How does someone get to be Speaker Of The House, and is that a Senator or a Rep.?

*Is the majority leader a Senator that leads the majority of the party that makes up the Senate?

 

[FatherTiresius]

*Why does the governor matter if he is not a Senator or Rep.?

He's the head of the executive branch of your state government in the same way that the president is the *cough* head of the executive branch of the federal government.

*Both Senators & Reps are Congressmen, correct?

Correct.

*How does someone get to be Speaker Of The House, and is that a Senator or a Rep.?

The speaker is elected by the other members of the House of Representatives.

*Is the majority leader a Senator that leads the majority of the party that makes up the Senate?

Yes.

 

[McPatrickClan]

So Newt Gingrich was the Speaker Of The House? I guess that makes him a rep.

 

[FatherTiresius]

Google is your friend.

 

[McPatrickClan]

Google is your friend.

Chuckling @ work!

 

[Matt R]

Why does the governor matter if he is not a Senator or Rep.?


Move to Illinois and you will understand.

 

[McPatrickClan]

Why, what is going on in Illinois? I did some reading yesterday while it was slow at work and figured a lot of this stuff out. Now I am really excited about November 5, even though Texas doesn't seem to be a huge deal. Our Republican rep. is the incumbent for governor and he will almost certainly win.