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« on: February 21, 2007, 04:27:36 PM »
If 3 out of 5 support I'll sponsor such a program.
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« Reply #1 on: February 21, 2007, 04:32:43 PM »
If you want to, knock yourself out.  I just think it'll get a very disappointingly small response due to the fact that most people don't have the time to care about 435 politicians.
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« Reply #2 on: February 21, 2007, 04:33:41 PM »
If we get very little response on the first dozen or so it always can be abandoned.
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« Reply #3 on: February 21, 2007, 04:40:23 PM »
Just for the sake of keeping this board from getting cluttered I'd say no.
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« Reply #4 on: February 21, 2007, 04:51:31 PM »
Quote from: Senator Colin Wixted on February 21, 2007, 04:40:23 PM
Just for the sake of keeping this board from getting cluttered I'd say no.

I'm in agreement here.  There is nothing wrong with having a thread on each politician, but in the General Discussion board it might be more of a problem than it is worth.  If you ask Dave, all of these Governor, Senator, Ewok of the day threads could be moved into a childs board, and that way easily referenced by those that are actually interested.  However, do I really care about a Representative from some district in North Dakota?
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« Reply #5 on: February 21, 2007, 04:52:40 PM »
Quote from: MODU on February 21, 2007, 04:51:31 PM
However, do I really care about a Representative from some district in North Dakota?

North Dakota only has one single district, making it actually one of the more notable House positions. Tongue
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« Reply #6 on: February 21, 2007, 04:57:20 PM »
I can tell I've been following politics just a little too closely when I can name North Dakota's congressman without really thinking about it.
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« Reply #7 on: February 21, 2007, 04:58:10 PM »
Quote from: MODU on February 21, 2007, 04:51:31 PM
Quote from: Senator Colin Wixted on February 21, 2007, 04:40:23 PM
Just for the sake of keeping this board from getting cluttered I'd say no.

I'm in agreement here.  There is nothing wrong with having a thread on each politician, but in the General Discussion board it might be more of a problem than it is worth.  If you ask Dave, all of these Governor, Senator, Ewok of the day threads could be moved into a childs board, and that way easily referenced by those that are actually interested.  However, do I really care about a Representative from some district in North Dakota?

I believe Earl Pomeroy is the only one
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« Reply #8 on: February 21, 2007, 05:10:30 PM »
Why not one thread per state?  For example, we could discuss all of the Iowa congressmen in the Iowa thread. 
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« Reply #9 on: February 21, 2007, 05:11:11 PM »
Quote from: Vice President-elect Yates on February 21, 2007, 05:10:30 PM
Why not one thread per state?  For example, we could discuss all of the Iowa congressmen in the Iowa thread. 

Both this and BRTD's idea are actually pretty good.
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« Reply #10 on: February 21, 2007, 05:12:30 PM »
Quote from: Vice President-elect Yates on February 21, 2007, 05:10:30 PM
Why not one thread per state?  For example, we could discuss all of the Iowa congressmen in the Iowa thread. 

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« Reply #11 on: February 21, 2007, 05:13:33 PM »
Quote from: Vice President-elect Yates on February 21, 2007, 05:10:30 PM
Why not one thread per state?  For example, we could discuss all of the Iowa congressmen in the Iowa thread. 

Well, that would certainly work for a smaller state like Iowa, but one thread for the dozens of congressmen from states like California or Texas might get a bit chaotic.
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« Reply #12 on: February 21, 2007, 06:21:28 PM »
Quote from: SoFA Gabu on February 21, 2007, 05:11:11 PM
Quote from: Vice President-elect Yates on February 21, 2007, 05:10:30 PM
Why not one thread per state?  For example, we could discuss all of the Iowa congressmen in the Iowa thread. 

Both this and BRTD's idea are actually pretty good.

^^^^^^^

As for states like California, we could break down large states a dozen congresspeople at a time.

I would also be interested in having a discussion about the congressional  district itself in addition to the Congressperson.
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« Reply #13 on: February 21, 2007, 08:25:51 PM »
Just to put this in perspective; if we went ahead with 435 topics over 435 days, and let's say it started tomorrow, it wouldn't finish until May 2nd 2008.  I predict that we'd all get mighty bored after the first six months, at the latest.
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« Reply #14 on: February 21, 2007, 08:52:46 PM »
I think a thread for each state would be the best way to go.
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« Reply #15 on: February 21, 2007, 09:48:25 PM »
Support, but do it state by state or all in 1 thread.
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« Reply #16 on: February 21, 2007, 10:04:45 PM »
Quote from: nclib on February 21, 2007, 06:21:28 PM
Quote from: SoFA Gabu on February 21, 2007, 05:11:11 PM
Quote from: Vice President-elect Yates on February 21, 2007, 05:10:30 PM
Why not one thread per state?  For example, we could discuss all of the Iowa congressmen in the Iowa thread. 

Both this and BRTD's idea are actually pretty good.

^^^^^^^

As for states like California, we could break down large states a dozen congresspeople at a time.

I would also be interested in having a discussion about the congressional  district itself in addition to the Congressperson.

I would do a state at a time, though in a state like California, There are 53 districts, so I would divide into 11 representatives at a time with the fifth thread only have 9.

I would do no more than 10-15 representatives in any one state on a thread.  That means for larger states (California, Texas, New York, Florida, Illinois, Pennsylvania, and Ohio) I would divide them into equal (or as close to) helpings.

For states with three or fewer districts, I would combine states (up to 10-15 total districts) to make fewer threads.

Also, go in alphabetical order of the states so no states get preferential treatment based on size.
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« Reply #17 on: February 21, 2007, 10:43:03 PM »
How about a different state delegation each day?
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« Reply #18 on: February 22, 2007, 01:37:24 AM »
Quote from: nclib on February 21, 2007, 06:21:28 PM
I would also be interested in having a discussion about the congressional  district itself in addition to the Congressperson.
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« Reply #19 on: February 22, 2007, 03:43:41 AM »
Why not start with states with only one representative and see how that goes?
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