Saturday, November 11, 2006

Term of Office Question

Civics

The thought occurred to me - and not for the first time, but with an added sense of urgency - that the Constitution is silent on certain questions of congressional representation.  For instance, if the San Francisco area, say  from Seattle,WA  to Orange County, fell into the sea, or was obliterated by a meteor having the force of  1200 nuclear bombs dropped from a B-52, would the people representing those, now non-existent, congressional districts get to complete their current terms?  What do you think?
Wen does a Representative's term end?
The second the congressional district ceases to exist
They get to complete their current term
  
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11/11/2006 07:20:00 AM 3 Comments

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Anonymous said...

I think representation should cease the moment a conservative presents a hypothetical catastrophy like the one above.

11/11/06, 8:14 AM
Anonymous said...

No need for nukes, Rodger. California is going to drop off into the sea when the big one hits. Also, politicians will ensure that they get to complete their terms and they'll have the judges to prove it. ;) Juice

11/11/06, 10:15 AM
Anonymous said...

Au Contraire Bon Ami Cleanser! I live in Kali-foreign-nyaa in the mountains in a secret Red Insurgents Cave. *I* know that when San Andrea Fault splits, the land EAST will slip under the Briny Sea. (...time to shop for ocean front property in Vegas?...)

11/12/06, 10:41 AM

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