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Dianne Feinstein dies at 90
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The only reason there is power in her seat is the Seniority System. Whoever takes her place will have no power relative power, and will have to work their way up the ranks.
People talk about term limits, the easiest and most effective change would be to eliminate the Senate Comittee Seniority system.
Imagine being one of literally only 100 people in the entire nation who have your job and thinking you have no power. A new Senator doesn't have nearly as much power as a Senior Senator but they still have vastly more authority than anyone else. They have Power with a capital P.
You believe a freshman senator on Ways and Means, a committee of 29, welds a significant amount of influence verses Patty Murphy, Chairmain, who has been on Appropriations for 26 years?
I was referring to relative power within the Senate. How long do you think it will take for a freshman senator to gain the same amount of influence as Patty Murphy under the current system?