Contract with America

House Speaker John Boehner has packed it in. At the same time one of his principal tormentors, Congressman Mark Meadows, has kept a low profile. Thus far he has had the decency to not dance on Boehner’s grave. Boehner’s demise and Meadows’ role in bringing him down have significance that goes way beyond the bad blood between a 25-year House veteran and an upstart back-bencher. The real significance that their dispute throws into sharp relief is that the House of Representatives no longer functions. It has paralyzed itself with the help and assistance of state legislatures that can’t resist drawing congressional district lines in ways that enable members of Congress from both parties to pick their voters. It’s called gerrymandering, and it has run amok with devastating and unpredictable consequences. Speakers of the House have become an endangered species. Five of the last six Speakers, dating back to Democrat Jim Wright in 1989, have been ousted. In addition to Wright the list includes Democrat Tom Foley, and Republicans Newt Gingrich, Dennis Hastert and now Boehner. Boehner says he had decided to announce his retirement on his 66th birthday, Nov. 17. But he abruptly advanced the timetable when he sensed rising conservative opposition to his leadership as Congress was about to consider stopgap funding for the government. Boehner knew that the most intransigent members of his caucus, the 40 or so ideologues who comprise the Freedom Caucus, were planning to force another…

⦁ Contracts may require a performance bond. ⦁ All contractual agreements or arrangements requiring state and/or federal funds shall be signed by the authorized individual. ⦁ A payment schedule requirement must be specific in the written agreement. True performance-based contracts will exclude reimbursement requirements. ⦁ All contractual agreements are governed by state and federal laws. ⦁ Contracts shall never extent past (5) years total. All written agreement must have beginning and…

A contract is a settlement creating requirements enforced by law. A contract is made up of four elements, which makes a contract valid. These elements are agreement, consideration, contractual capacity and lawful object. Agreement, to make a contract enforceable, there must be a settlement between the parties. This requires an offer by the offeror and an acceptance of the offer by the offeree. There must be mutual assent by the parties (Cheeseman, Henry R (2013). These four elements constitutes…

It Once Was Called the American Dream The American Dream was something all Americans and immigrants coming to America wanted to reach for. This dream of hard work for a fair and descent wage in order to gain the home with the white picket fence, and having the family with the 2.5 kids was not only what most people dreamed about but what a lot of the country songs were written about. This idealism of success was based on what was referred to as an ‘old social contract’ where by the performance…

So that way our home land of the United States of America stays safe from terrorists and warfare. This is a big issue because men and women who risk their lives do not even get paid a lot or enough to last them after they retire from act of duty. When a lot of them retire, they end up homeless or without even a job and then some are not able to help support their family’s financially afterwards. “Everyone knows the dangers of being in the military. Many military members put their lives on the…

In Glimer, there was some ambiguity about the effect of the statutory exclusion for contracts of employment because, the arbitration clause was not in a contract between an employee and an employer, but rather was in a contract between an employee and the agency. The Supreme Court clarified the ambiguity in Circuit City Stores, Inc. v. Adams, where the Court interpreted the exemption for “contracts of employment” exceptionally narrowly. The Court held that the statute applied to all contracts…

has empowered humans for many centuries. Democracy, a crucial component to the foundation of America, is based on the power of choice. Choice is no longer an unproven idea, in the 21st century it is how we run our lives. To preserve this power of choice, the professional sports leagues of the National Basketball Association and the National Football League have adopted a policy of free agency. However, several aspects of NBA and NFL free agency are different, which means one must be superior.…

are Scotland, the United States of America, South Africa and Australia. For civil law system, there are Germany, France and Italy. In Australia, the case United Group Rail Services v Rail Corporation in New South Wales proved the affirmative attitude of the government towards the principle of good faith. In Scotland, Lord Clyde in the case Smith v Governor & Company of the Bank of Scotland agreed the “broad principle in contract law of fair dealing in good faith”, ensuring that both parties have…

and merchants. The next item to consider when conducting business is the contract. There are five components of the contract: offer, acceptance, consideration, legal purpose, and competency and capacity. The following is a brief description of each component. Within a business transaction, an offer allows the other party to accept the offer. The offer must be specific and include the subject, specific in the amount, who is the offeror, and the person to whom the offer is made. This component…

When a tenant or landlord fails to keep an agreement commitment it is in breach of contract. For example, if a renter does not live up to the standard that he or she permit and signed to under the ownership contract. Then, the property owner has the power to take legal action to evict the tenant. Breach of agreement grants the landlord to bring the tenant in with affair to court and to get the judicial system to clean up the case, as best the court can. In most cases, the property owners and the…