Thursday, September 9, 2010

Legislative Branch in action (Article One)

Sources:
FY2010 Supplemental Appropriations Bill.
 http://appropriations.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=623&Itemid=28

HR2918: Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2010. September 4, 2010
http://www.blogger.com/goog_649458117

Constitutional Connection:
Article 1, The Legislative Branch, Section 7
" All bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives; but the Senate may propose or concur with Amendments as on other Bills."

Explanation of Connection:

     A bill has just been passed in the House of Representatives, called the "Legislative Branch Appropriations Act". After being passed in the House of Representatives , the bill was then voted on in the Senate, and passed with 67 Ayes and 25 Nays. The Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, was made to provide money for many services in our country such as, military operations, jobs, Vietnam war veterans, Haiti, the oil spill, and our country's other urgent needs.

    This Article clearly demonstrates Article 1, The Legislative Branch, Section 7 of the United States Constitution.When a bill originates from the House of Representatives, and must be agreed to by the House and the Senate, according to majority rule. This bill once passed by the House and Senate was sent to and signed by President Barrack Obama.

   Without the House and the Senate there might have been many good bills that were not recognized, or many bills passed that would not be in the best interest of the people. The Legislative branch Appropriations bill will benefit a wide range of American citizens.There will be large sums of money going to areas of our country that really need it , and have needed it for a long time now. I think that this bill will be in the best interest of a lot of the people who make up this country, those who have risked their lives for us and those who serve us everyday.

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