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Congressional Procedure And Statutory Interpretation, Larry Evans, Jarrell Wright, Neal Devins
Congressional Procedure And Statutory Interpretation, Larry Evans, Jarrell Wright, Neal Devins
Neal E. Devins
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Burying The “Continuing Body” Theory Of The Senate, Aaron-Andrew P. Bruhl
Burying The “Continuing Body” Theory Of The Senate, Aaron-Andrew P. Bruhl
Aaron-Andrew P. Bruhl
In the U.S. Senate, only one-third of the members stand for election every two years; the rest carry over from one congressional term to the next. In this regard the Senate differs from the House of Representatives, where all members stand for election every two-year cycle. That much is familiar, but what legal consequences flow from this structural difference? According to some legislators, courts, and commentators, this difference is very important in that it makes the Senate, but not the House, a "continuing body." The continuing-body idea is invoked to defend highly controversial aspects of Senate practice. By far the …