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SG>Simple really - why take two full years off? They never envisioned
SG>Congress doing all the stuff it does today. I can guess they probably
SG>thought that except in times of emergency (war), Congress would only need
SG>to meet for less than 3 months a year. Here in Texas, that's written into
SG>our state constitution - other than a special session, they meet for 6
SG>months every two years. No need to give up your "day job", just take a
SG>sabbatical!
SG>Steve
        We limit them to six weeks here in Virginia. If we let the
        &*%#**'s spend an unlimited amount of time together, figuring
        out what to spend our money on, it shouldn't surprise us when
        they get up to mischief. Ernie P.
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