Re: [OT] Slashdot and media accuracy (was Re: Improved Debian Project Emergency Communications)
On Thu, Dec 04, 2003 at 10:15:11PM -0700, Thanasis Kinias wrote:
> scripsit Tom:
> > On Thu, Dec 04, 2003 at 02:32:15PM -0700, Thanasis Kinias wrote:
> >
> > > a system (I did the math a while ago) we'd have a small but nonzero
> > > number of (at least) Greens and Libertarians in the House, even with
> >
> > There is 1 independent Senator and 1 independent Congressman (what's the
> > generic term for member of House? Representative?), so it's already
> > "nonzero".
>
> The senator was elected as a Republican, though, and bolted, IIRC.
>
> I was aware of the indepentents; `nonzero' referred to members of
> organized `third' parties, which could run party lists under a
> Scottish-style system. AFAIK there are no party members in the Congress
> that are not Democrats or Republicans.
>
bernie sanders, rep from vermont, has always been an
independent.
ben
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