Some analysts maintain that the United States is poorly  served by a Congress that is often beset by inaction?
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The opposite word to CONGRESS is PROGRESS!\n\nSo it stands to reason therefore, that the opposite of the word PROGRESS is... CONGRESS!\n\nGet it?\n\nThere is NOTHING the Congress has the GUTS to do except vote in Congress in a way that will get them re-elected...,\n\nSo..., please do not confuse what is good for the people with the will of the people...\n\nAnytime you have one person whose SOLE PURPOSE is the long-term good of the people, as in a presidency, as opposed to a Congress, the GOOD actions of the one in power will always foreshadow the Congress, a deliberative body of n'er do well political hacks who are out solely to line their pockets with gold...\n\nThink Lincoln... \n\nNow... think Clinton....\n\nSee the difference?  Inaction - and personally irresponsible...\n\nTruman was at the end of his term one of the most hated presidents -ever! (he was polled to show his popularity in the low 40's... one of the most hated Democratic presidents-ever!)\n\nNow..., history has been kinder to Truman than his own Democrats were! He turned out to be the right man for the right job! \n\nHistory has spoken... \n\nThere is a third political party out there..., as yet unamed and un-solidified politicially. They're the ones who voted badly in this past election. They won't learn their lessons until the next terrorist attack... \n\nAgain,please do not confuse the will of the people with what is good for the people... \n\nAfter the next terrorist attack , we'll see what they've learned...\n\nBut..., from the looks of things this new third party is getting ready to be as repulsive as the Republicans and Democrats... \n\nThe NEW Congress..., putting the CON in Congress!
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That's not necessarily true. For example, the president has a great deal of a job dealing with problems occuring within states and internationally.
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In a few cases that may be true but the way our country is now being run has a lot of peop;le upset and I for 1 do't bnlame them one bit It's time for the people of this country to start doing some serious house cleanig in washington D.C. and in their state and local govements. Its supposed to be ga governmemt of for and by the people. not government for by and of politacians and Fat cats
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the house of representitives is supposed to relfect the will of the majority of the population.  Each state gets a number of representatives based on how many people live there.  House Reps are up for election every 2 years so they constently have to be appeaseing to their state.  This is a problem because the general population is often uninformed and emotional and subject to a mob mantality.  For this reason the Senete exists.  Every state big or small gets 2 senetors that are up for election every 6 years.  This allows them to do what they think is right even if it goes against the majority. The house and senete check and balance each other.
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I think America is in a bad way right now, but I don't think that the blame can be placed on one man.  Even if he is the leader.  I believe that he is doing his job the best he can with what he has to work with.  Lack of support and name calling by the American people is not going to help the situation.  If people have the solution then they should contact their state rep.
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I feel Congress truly represent Special Interest Groups/Lobbysists more than the citizenry.  Theses special interest groups are SUPPOSED to have our best interests in mind, and some do such as the American Lung Assoc., etc...but not Alcohol, Tobacco, Insurance lobbys.\n\nThe rich/corporations: overrepresented\nPoor/Small businesses: underrepresented
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I must say the teacher who dumped this on you has a funny idea of American politics.  But nevermind.\n\nThe only one that might fail to explain why the president is responsible for being a strong leader would be "the weakness of Congress."  Congress is not actually weak.  Bungling, self-interested, possibly even corrupt, but not really weak.
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I think the Reps can take a loss better.  Especially amongst us older folk that remember the Dems had Congress for 20 years prior to the 1994 turn over.
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Judges don't make law. The people in Congress make the law.
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governments all over the world usually brag about having things under control, and when things turn out wrong they find excuses\nwhy would the American one be any different?
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required rules of operation???\n\nfrom observation it would appear that lying the first and foremost requirement for congress to operate.
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It's a matter of consistency.  The Senate is designed in such a way as to limit the disruption caused by elections.  Which is why only 1/3 of the Senate comes up for election every two years.
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The House has special jobs that only it can perform. It can:\n\nStart laws that make people pay taxes. \nDecide if a government official should be put on trial before the Senate if s/he commits a crime against the country
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No they don't trust judgment too much, it's just that other politicians thinks that americans are idiots
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A.There was a president of the congress, but not a president of the country.
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An interesting point brought up on the evening news was that with the major wars - at the midterm election for each second term of the President (WW 1, WW 2, Korea, Viet Nam) whichever way Congress WAS - it went the other way and- this was the interesting part - it was by an average of 37 seats in the House and 7 seats in the Senate.  Almost exactly what just happened.  The analysis was that - when wars take too long - we want a change and vote the old, out - and the new, in - in hopes of getting the war over and done with.
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In the United states there are actually two representative bodies: The House of Representatives and the Senate.  Together they are called Congress.