If the demos take control of Congress after the first count of votes?
921463
No, first order of the day will be to raise taxes.
980861
Democrats can now do the amendments because they are in control of the Congress.
357455
It all depends...you have to look at not only who was president, but also who was in control of the House and Senate over that period of time.  From 1948 to 1994, the Democrats controlled Congress...does that mean they were responsible?  Not entirely.  The Republicans held the presidency for 32 of those 56 years...does that mean they were responsible?  Again, you have to look at the entire picture.  They're both responsible.
1168181
Unlikey, in an average mid term year about 95% of all congressmen are re-elected. Any changes will be in extremely marginal districts and open districts.
374474
Probably nothing, unless there's a big push in Congress, or you become the president of Diebold.
854513
If the votes are tied then the Veep has escaped "conviction" by a wide margin. It takes 2/3s of the Senators to remove someone from office, not just a majority. The Chief Justice presides over the trial but he does not cast a vote.
746602
Very interesting point.  The only reason dems got control was because of the blue-dog conservative democrats who were elected this time around.  America hasn't gone less conservative...only less republican.  Now, the dem leadership isn't taking the hint.  Instead, they're reeling to the left once again.  Should be interesting.  I personally think it will open the door for a sweeping Repub victory in '08 - if they get back to their conservative roots.  Great point.
807941
Our government was designed to be a system of checks and balances.  For the last 6 years the republican party has ruled, unchecked.  The election of a democratic congress will simply restore the system that is supposed to be in place.  Bush will have a harder time trying to push things through a democratic congress than he did a republican one.  Lets hope that whatever does get accomplished is what Americans want, not just what one party perceived as the most beneficial to them and their constituents.
643070
No. Democracy will tear apart a nation when the people figure out how to vote money for themselves, thus making government top heavy.  This is the main reason our founders set us up as a Federal Republic, to keep power evenly divided so that no one group had too much power
395090
they're the majority based on the number of seats held in the house or senate, which both is and isn't representative of public opinion. if there are more democrats in congress, the majority leader is a democrat and the minority leader a republican, and vice versa. (it's unusual, btw, for one party to control the white house, the house, AND the senate all at the same time, like we have now and probably not for long...) hope this helps! :)
539280
Definitely. It remained the policy of Congress (since its birth) to appease minority for vote. This party will always be crying for incidence like post-godhra, vadodara etc. Incidence like elimination of hindus in J&K, Varanasi blast, Delhi, Mumbai, blasts, infiltrations across the border are petty issues for the party as these dont bring profit to their business.
677195
Nothing, the Republicans can't get together on this issue. They are the majority in both sides of Congress, and I say they are stalling because of the election in November.
1057991
it will unless we the people start voting for the right people. also there has to be balance in washington. one party has to balance the other. when one party controls everything-the house, senate, and presidency that is not good. we the voters use to elect democrats and republicans equally. we need checks and balances.
652926
You do what's right and legal. Otherwise, a trained monkey could follow the polls. It's called leadership, and it is sorely lacking in Congress today.\n\nIf you are more interested in popularity and re-election, you will never end up doing the right thing based on principle.
516779
A change in the power structure. When Democrats take control of either the House or Senate, it will be a whole new ballgame.
762033
Because it is at the start of the new Congress.
1126203
There's not exactly complete control by the Republican party.  And we've had long runs with the Dems at other points in history... in fact, the Democrats had twenty years (1933-1953) of executive control with F.D.R. and then Truman.  And we did alright.  ;)  In any case, these are elected officials, so if things go sour for a considerable amount of time, the American people will demand a change.  That is a check in and of itself.