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SOME SWITCHING GOING ON IN SOUTH CAROLINA.


Republicans took control of the South Carolina Senate The South Carolina Senate is the upper house of the South Carolina General Assembly, the lower house being the South Carolina House of Representatives. It consists of 46 senators elected from single member districts for four-year terms at the same time as United States Presidential  in January January: see month.  for the first time in 124 years after Senator SENATOR, government. One who is a member of a senate.
     2. No person shall be a senator [of the national senate] who shall not have attained the age of thirty years, and been nine years a citizen of the United States and who shall not when elected, be an
 Verne Smith switched parties. "After much thought and prayer," he said, "I have decided to change my party affiliation affiliation (fil´ēā´sh  to the Republican Party." The switch gives the GOP a 24-22 edge in the Senate. They already control the House. Some of the changes that have occurred already include scrapping the old seniority system with one that emphasizes political parties more, and replacing many staff members.
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Publication:State Legislatures
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Geographic Code:1U5SC
Date:Mar 1, 2001
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