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  • From: "Lynda" <lurine AT softcom.net>
  • To: <homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Homestead] Daylight Saving Time
  • Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2007 21:19:01 -0800

Or they major in the ultimate oxymoron -- political *science.*

Lynda
----- Original Message ----- From: "Gene GeRue" <genegerue AT ruralize.com>

Congress was traditionally dominated by those who have served time in
the legal profession. In 1993, 45% of Congressmen were lawyers by
profession. Within America, law has always been a well rewarded
profession from a financial point of view and a law background was
deemed important to someone who wished to be a member of America’s
legislative body. However, in the 105th Congress, the total number of
lawyers declined to 225 and in the House of Representatives former
lawyers were outnumbered by former businessmen and bankers for the
first time. 33 senators were also from a business background.
the other main occupational groups are public service (a total of 126
in Congress ), education (87 in Congress), farmers (30 in Congress),
real estate (28 in Congress) and journalists (21 in Congress). There
is a noticeable lack of former manual workers in Congress or people
with a trade union background. Many Representatives and Senators are
very wealthy : over 25% of Congress are millionaires. This fact needs
to be linked with the financing of elections which are practically
out of the reach of most people who might want to get involved in
politics.





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