.. just because they promise to vote with the Democrats? Since when is the Senate based on a "promise"?
2007-01-04 05:18:45 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Government
If conservative Democrats promised to vote with the Republicans, would the Senate be considered Republican?
2007-01-04 05:22:02 · update #1
It's not just a promise, they already have been voting with the Democrats. Even if they were new and it was just a promise at this point, that wouldn't mean that the Senate was "based on a promise," whatever that means. Control of a legislative body is really just a matter of perception, and legislators are free to cross party lines on any given vote.
2007-01-04 05:34:50 · answer #1 · answered by Geoffrey F 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are two independents that I know of-- and for purposes of determining majority status, they've said they would "caucus" with the Dems. Don't forget, Lieberman was/is a democrat even tho he eventually ran as a "I"
We actually need more independents to check/balance to the two dominant parties.
2007-01-04 13:23:09 · answer #2 · answered by dapixelator 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋