Fantasy Congress

One of the first American lobbyists was William Hull, who in was hired by veterans in1792 to lobby for additional compensation. Since, the lobbying has boomed into an industry and numerous interest groups have hired people to lobby on their behalf. This have gone viral since its inception and now we have thousands of lobbyists and spend billions of dollars a year. Is it effective? Effectiveness of lobbyists is situation dependent and it is rather difficult to assess. There are multiple…

congressional delegation powers. The formal powers are a veto power that report to Congress on State of the Union. Commander in Chief power allows to send troops into conflict without declaration of war by Congress. Modern presidents have also taken a much more active role in setting the nation's policy agenda, and it is now expected that they will enter office with clear strategy and work with their party in Congress to pass legislation. The majority of controversial has been the president's…

According to Arnold the logic of congressional action can be explained through examining the calculations, actions, and interactions of citizens, coalition leaders, and legislators. Arnolds theory assumes that members of Congress vigorously want to be re-elected. Henceforth since re-election is the dominant or threshold goal legislators consider this first and foremost before deciding what other legislative goals and policies to pursue. Arnold notes that Legislators decisions are partly…

Barron v. Baltimore is a landmark case in that it is the first of its kind to ever be heard and decided, meaning that this case does not use any precedent, but is the case that sets the precedent for future cases. Within the decision, there is no ideological split in the vote and with Baldwin not participating the decision was a true unified conclusion. There are multiple implications for future cases, one being that cases can be brought to the Supreme Court, but that they are likely to not be…

pragmatists after that their concern is done, in regards to advise and consent. In contrast to my argument, we would wait for the senate to start the appointment process. Since the senate would have to advise and consent congress wouldn’t. U.S. v. Nixon, in a big picture shows that Congress at time can have more powers than then executive. Further, they…

Lobbying Paranoia: Military influence with Congress suffers from nebulous and ill-defined anti-lobbying rules that serve as figurative walls between Congress and the military. One anonymous Congressman summarized the problem, “Frankly, the anti-lobbying provisions as written are asine. If taken literally, Congress would be the loser. We need the services’ credible input.” Military officers limit their Congressional interaction for fear of their actions being interpreted as lobbying.…

Term Limits Why should congress have term limits? Simple. To get new ideas and people in and older, more generationally out-of-touch, out. Now sure, it’s always good to have some old wisdom to guide the younger, newer congressmen, it’s also good to have new people with new ideas for the ever-changing times we live in. I believe we as a nation need to vote and get congress to pass an amendment to the constitution for congressional term limits. The average age for congress is 59. That’s about…

SW1 Abuse of Presidential Power The abuse of presidential powers have been getting worse and worse over the years. Some say that what the president does is constitutional, some say it’s not. Really, it’s all on how the Constitution is interpreted. For example, the Watergate Scandal that Nixon pulled, or even Obama having open borders and not deporting illegal immigrants. Presidents are destroying and re-writing what Presidents in the past worked so hard to accomplish. The Constitution was…

head of the government, the president supposed to run the government, make laws, and function as the head of the political party. Commander-in-chief means the president role as the top officer of the country’s military establishment. Although the congress has the power to declare war but the president has the practical ability to wage war and this means that both branches, the executive and the legislative, check each other on this issue. Chief administrator means…

is aerospace, scientific and research companies, construction, real estate, manufacturing, and touring. Rohrabacher is in his 13th term as a Representative, he is the most assertive spokesman for the human rights, around the world. In the 110th congress he defended the attempt to boycott the Olympics in 2008 by emphasizing the human rights violation in China’s litany. He is also dedicated to the to securing the borders and a loyal opponent to grant an official pardon for illegal immigrants. One…