I'm confused right now, is Martha a "state senator" or a "U.S. Senate senator"? I'm having trouble distinguishing between "state senate" and "US Senate."
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they shoud really give her a bigger role of that so far she hasnt done that much except make a few trips.Comment
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What is a state senator? No I'm not hieniously stupid- though I can't spell- just british and although I knew you had Congressmen and Senators I'm a little stuck as to what State Senators are/do.Comment
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What is a state senator? No I'm not hieniously stupid- though I can't spell- just british and although I knew you had Congressmen and Senators I'm a little stuck as to what State Senators are/do.
Typically how the U.S. Government is meant to work is the federal government is used for diplomacy and defense, while the state governments are used for domestic issues: taxes, energy, welfare, and health care, roads, etc. With local governments (county and city) dealing with policing, the fire fighting, water, etc. Although in recent years the federal government has taken a more active role in local issues.
I believe a storyline they're evolving is that Martha Kent is going to run for U.S. Senator.Comment
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Yeah, what JD2 said. I'm American and even I don't know how our government works, though they force us to learn it in school. (No one listens in my class.)Comment
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Originally posted by krypton_gurl85
ya i know, but what would they have her do??Last edited by cksidekick; 06-19-2007, 04:10 PM.Comment
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When Jonathan died after he had been elected to the state senate the Governor of Kansas can at his option choose who will take his seat. The Governor asked Martha if she was willing to take her husbands seat. She said yes. That is how she went from a housewife to a senator.Comment
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Actually, the part I don't get is not as much about the actual event, rather how someone who's been a housewife for over 20 years (also, I'm not sure, but I think there were some reference in an earlier season, where it was stated that Martha had never graduated from college) can be made into a senator? She's never even had any real jobs before, exept assistant to Lionel Luthor and boss of the Talon, which wouldn't really make her into your first choice for senator (unless, getting political jobs in Kansas is easier, then in the rest of the world).Comment
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