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The 2008 Congress Reveals the Dark Side of US Congress.

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Many events took place in 2008 Congress that most ordinary Americans may not be aware of: the National Election seemed to have captivated everyone to the extent that we barely paid attention to what our politicians were doing in Washington.

The year 2008 was United States 110th Congress, and many laws were enacted, while some were proposed but not enacted and some were vetoed by President Bush.

It is educating if we could be patient and investigate what actually2008 Congress Reveals happened in 2008 Congress: to start with some laws that were enacted, we have the Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007; Food and Energy Security Act of 2007; Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008.

Some of the laws that were proposed but not enacted include the Employee Free Choice Act; Habeas Corpus Restoration Act of 2007; Comprehensive Immigration Act of 2007; Iraq War De-Escalation Act of 2007 and Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2007.

Some of the bills that were vetoed by President George Bush include Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007; Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act and U.S Troop Readiness, Veterans’ Care, Katrina Recovery and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act of 2007.

A quick run-through would reveal how our lawmakers put more interest in satisfying the powerful cabals that lobby around them in Washington.

It is glaring that from some of the enactments in 2008 that President Bush in association with the Congress was promoting their selfish agendas.

The agendas that got the United States into Iraq in the first instance!

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Unenacted Bills

We can’t but talk about the dark side of U.S Congress as the bills that could have changed our country for better were left unenacted.

Habeas Corpus provides protection for common people so that they would not be molested and maltreated by the over-ambitious authorities.

Enacting Comprehensive Immigration Act would have given the America its image as the mother of all nations, welcoming to people of all races, colors and origins.

The Public Safety Employer-Employer Cooperation Act would have given American workers the joy of being protected from both on-job accidents and other injuries.

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Vetoed Bills

President Bush was known for his hard-line posture against any law that would challenge his foray into Iraq.

His biased view of children’s health programs put our kids out of health coverage that would have saved American parents some dollars.

In conclusion, the activities of our lawmakers in 2008 Congress calls for more patriotism on their parts, as they are expected to put the desires of American people ahead of their own political or ideological view.

This is how the U.S Congress could be respected by all Americans.

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