(January 2, 2021 at 11:36 am)Aristocatt Wrote:(January 2, 2021 at 11:32 am)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: The long the Congresscritter stays in office the more power they get. It's an advantage to a state to have very senior Congressmen, they get seats on the House Ways and Means committee. https://waysandmeans.house.gov/Yeah, that makes sense to me, I’m not sure it’s really a good or a bad thing though. Having experience, on the whole is probably a good thing, and it makes sense that more experienced congressional members would have more influence.
PoliSci 101 at Purdue. The prof. talked about the yin and the yang of it. The yang is that a lame duck Congressman may not vote in a way that favors his/her state. They won't be reelected so they've nothing to lose by voting as they please.
