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Re:EPA website removes climate science site from public view... by sfifs on Saturday April 29, 2017 @01:12AM (#14225150)
Same as democracies everywhere. Organize and vote out the reps in the next elections. Americans are unique in how frequently you get opportunities to vote out leaders (2 years for Congress and 4 years for president) but you rarely do.
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Re:EPA website removes climate science site from public view... by narrowrail on Saturday April 29, 2017 @02:47AM (#14225366)
Sorry to nitpick, but the senate is 6 years (and the senate is part of the congress).
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Re:EPA website removes climate science site from public view... by greenyoda on Saturday April 29, 2017 @03:23AM (#14225454)
But about a third of the Senate is up for election every two years[1], so technically the original statement was correct. The voters of the states who elect senators in a particular year may have the opportunity to change which party has a majority in the Senate.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate#Term

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Re:EPA website removes climate science site from public view... by narrowrail on Saturday April 29, 2017 @05:52PM (#14228977)
The original point being made was about turnover and being able to correct for bad choices, and no voter (unless they move) gets to vote for the same senate seat every 2 years.
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