When are elections held?

[Jelsoft]

When are elections are held for the senators and the other politicians?

It seems they are in office forever.

[Potato]

Senators have 6 year terms. Every two years new senators are elected. This keeps a decent rotation.

Presidents are every 4 unless bad stuff happens.

Someone lemme know if I'm wrong, I'm just going by what I remember from school.

[Sephiroth]

For elections in the US are general they are usually i think the first tuesday in november.(which is today if your area is having elections not everyone does)

Then there might be an election in the spring usually local elections.

On the national level the terms of office.

President- 4years
US Senators-6 years
US Representatives- 2 years

usually the same for the state governments too.

[method77]

this is an international forum. Which country are you talking about?

[Sephiroth]

this is an international forum.

This is a file sharing forum. This isnt a "international forum" because nationality isnt an issue, except by the very few people who makes it an issue.

[method77]

no, this is an international filesharing forum. Forgot to add "file sharing". So, which country are we talking about?

Was it so bad that I asked?

[mojo-ris-in]

For elections in the US are general they are usually i think the first tuesday in november.(which is today if your area is having elections not everyone does)

Then there might be an election in the spring usually local elections.

On the national level the terms of office.

President- 4years
US Senators-6 years
US Representatives- 2 years

usually the same for the state governments too.

It's actually the 1st Tuesday after the 1st Monday in November. The only time it isn't the 1st Tuesday of the month is when the month starts on Tuesday.

[Sephiroth]

no, this is an international filesharing forum. Forgot to add "file sharing". So, which country are we talking about?

Was it so bad that I asked?

No, in fact i edited my post to make it clear that it was about the US.

Your trying to define what this forum is and its not correct because your making bigger deal about nationality than it really is. The real focus of this forum is file sharing because its the zeropaid forums and ultimately complements the main site therefore it covers all the issues that a portal site would, international file sharing is not really an accurate classification of this forum. Because your assuming that there is such a thing as domestic file sharing which since there is no such thing is another reason why international file sharing is inaccurate.

[method77]

ok but the subject of this thread is elections. I never ask nationalities when the subject is filesharing.

[intergalactic]

When are elections are held for the senators and the other politicians?

It seems they are in office forever.

EVEN-NUMBERED YEARS

This means next year for House Representatives, the Prez and (perhaps) a Senator or two (if you are lucky!). There are many election links that you can find through google. Just ask and ye shall find.

[Malicious Intent]

To be fair I always thought Jelsoft was German ('cos I thought that's where the N1 track is and I guessed "kero!" is german).
If that's the case then talking about American elections wont be helping.
Mind you, I didn't think Germans had senetors.

[eclectica]

Because your assuming that there is such a thing as domestic file sharing which since there is no such thing is another reason why international file sharing is inaccurate.
I wonder how much people outside of the United States feel threatened by the RIAA or the MPAA, and how it affects their file sharing habits differently compared to those who are DOMESTIC FILE SHARERS.

[Sephiroth]

I wonder how much people outside of the United States feel threatened by the RIAA or the MPAA, and how it affects their file sharing habits differently compared to those who are DOMESTIC FILE SHARERS.

That doesnt matter and domestic/international file sharing still doesnt exist. P2P has no nationality just like air.

People in most other countries have their own RIAA/MPAA clone organizations. They might sit back and think that its just an american problem but its not and if you look at the actions that non US countries and trade organizations have taken that most people now realize that if it can happen in the US then it can happen anywheres.

[method77]

man, this whole situation started because I asked what country this dude meant. Ok Sephiroth. If I make a thread and ask what the weather will be like tomorrow, don't dare asking where cause i'll tell you , " P2P has no borders, it's an international thing". Even if the subject is about the weather.

Now please, get this thread back to topic.

[eclectica]

Hopefully the election next year will bring about a new set of Congressmen who are willing to revoke the DMCA 1998. Yet despite there being 60 million file sharers, it is not a prominent issue. There's not enough death and destruction in it.

This brings up a question I have, which is, why it is that WinMX is located in Canada and not the United States.

[captain destruckto]

i think method had a valid point - i think it's politically and culturally insensitive to assume forum readers are all yanks, or that their country even has elections.

as for the original topic re US elections - who cares. half of you guys there dont bother showing up for them anyway.

[Sephiroth]

i think method had a valid point - i think it's politically and culturally insensitive to assume forum readers are all yanks, or that their country even has elections.

Since this thread was a question and that question was answered there is really nothing else that can be posted to keep the thread on topic so ill just go with the sub topic.

This isnt a political forum one could be said that all the critism and comments about the US are politically and culturally insenistive. Yet somehow thats ok and rarely anyone says anything about that no matter how bad it is.

There is no such thing as international p2p because p2p networks arent confined into indivudal countries they all connect globally, even where the program is based doesnt make it international. So it makes as much sense as international internet or international air.

[Malicious Intent]

I hate to argue with mods, but I think you are on to a loser Sephiroth. No one is critising America, just saying that things are different. All that has been said is that America has elections at different times to other coutries.
Since p2p has been bought into this, there is nothing insensitive about saying that America is different. People in America are getting sued, those in other coutries are not. That is a fact.
Yes it could happen in other countries, but it isn't yet. Therefore America is different. Nothing against Americans or its politics or its culture - it is fact. Therefore p2p recognises borders. I wish it was different (thats that Americans weren't at risk, not that the rest of the world is).

[Sephiroth]

First i dont see how calling me names is arguging and second i was speaking in general.

P2P is beyond the tradegroups and just because of the tradegroups actions does not define p2p and isnt even about p2p, its about what is on p2p networks. It certainly doesnt segregate p2p networks by country which unless that happens then again there is no such thing as "international p2p." So your argument doesnt hold because on p2p networks a host from one country and a host from another using the same program behave exactly the same. Just like on the internet and there is no "international internet" on the internet.

[Potato]

World Wide Web. :)

.... I think you are on to a loser Sephiroth.

I don't think he was calling you a loser Seph.

[intergalactic]

World Wide Web. :)
I don't think he was calling you a loser Seph.

I am wondering what his cryptic response meant as well.

If he wasn't calling you a loser Sephiroth, I will correct his oversight...

LOSER!! :P

Bwah-ha-hahaha!

:fire
(The frog doesn't like me being mean to his favorite mod)