http://teodesian.net//posts/7ef2281c-13f3-11ec-bdd7-ae8118e4aaaa?format=xml teodesian.net : /posts/7ef2281c-13f3-11ec-bdd7-ae8118e4aaaa en 2026-04-07T10:41:45 2026-04-07T10:41:45 /favicon.ico http://teodesian.net 32 32 teodesian.net favicon http://teodesian.net/posts/7ef2281c-13f3-11ec-bdd7-ae8118e4aaaa At least 95% of incumbents in Congress typically retain office. That is a higher proportion than in the Su­preme Soviet of the defunct USSR, and a lower turnover rate than in Britain’s hereditary House of Lords where people lose their seats only by dying. And they say we don't have an aristocracy.]]> doge http://teodesian.net/posts/7ef2281c-13f3-11ec-bdd7-ae8118e4aaaa 2016-11-05T12:13:15 http://teodesian.net/posts/1478347995 At least 95% of incumbents in Congress typically retain office. That is a higher proportion than in the Su­preme Soviet of the defunct USSR, and a lower turnover rate than in Britain’s hereditary House of Lords where people lose their seats only by dying. And they say we don't have an aristocracy.]]> doge http://teodesian.net/posts/1478347995 2016-11-05T12:13:15