Congress Right Now Essay

In the United States today there is many people throughout this country that are republican or democrat that are not fans of the congress. Some people say that congress never gets anything done, they never can agree on anything, etc. But that is how our government was built to have sections within the government that are made up of different parties so that not one party or branch can dominate the U.S government.
In the U.S congress today there are many bills/issues that go to them and they are not passed or dealt with. But one major issue in congress right now is about the Supreme Court. The people of the United States are frustrated with this issue because some congressman are fighting to not let President Obama receive the power to select …show more content…
A man who was talked about in class named Mark Twain had a very strong opinion on congress. Twain would explain how congress is built into our system so it is hard to pass a bill or deal with issues within or outside our country. Twain makes a statement” Congress is our most democratic institution. And people don’t like to watch democracy in action”. This quote explains how people even since the beginning of the United States have not liked congress because it is in our system to make sure every social class has equal rights and …show more content…
In this scene the two talk about what weapon they need to shoot down the Russian helicopter and how to come up with the funds. Charlie started with only 5 million dollars to help fund the rebels but at the end of the movie he raised the budget to 500 million dollars because he was a congressman with determination to help these people in the Middle East fight the Russians. People of the United States did not like this move by congress because they thought it was a waste of money. Yes the government spent a lot of money but people did not know that this move by congress ended the cold