whats the job of congress?

Answer 1

Writing and paseing laws.
But they also do "constituent work:" which is helping the people who vote for them (constituents) through the maze of government beaucracy.

Answer 2

Originally it was intended that they were to represent we the people but with the advent of career politicians they only represent themselves and the big money donators that bought their souls before they were elected.

Please read the Franklin quote, we really need to get back to that.

The real problem in America is stupidity, special interest and/or laziness of the voter. How does a person who takes bribes on video, laughs about the ineptness of the FBI and puts $100K in a freezer get elected 8 times? And then the Senate leaders yell and scream about separation of powers. Yes they are right, it is about their power and even if it is against the law, you will not thwart their power.

You have career politicians running the government, not citizen legislators. Many accuse the career corporate CEO of only working for themselves, not the stockholders. Career politicians are NO different and they seem to think they are above the law and expect preferential treatment. If the only issue to remaining in power is to obtain cash, buy some votes with special interests and have the media spotlight, then the incumbent has it easy, all at your expense.

In the Senate there are:
44 Dems averaging 20.8 years in Congress
55 Reps averaging 16.1 years in Congress

these numbers begin to make it look like career politicians are in control, who have lost touch with you the citizen and are more entrenched in their own careers.

For the Senate, if you were to use two terms or 12 years in Congress as a term limit
25 Dems would need to leave and 25 Reps would need to leave.
Those Dems are averaging 27.1 years in Congress
Those Reps averaging 24.0 years.

Ben Franklin said of congress, "They are of the People, and return again to mix with the People, having no more durable preeminence than the different Grains of Sand in an Hourglass. Such an Assembly cannot easily become dangerous to Liberty. They are the Servants of the People, sent together to do the People's Business, and promote the public Welfare; their Powers must be sufficient, or their Duties cannot be performed. They have no profitable Appointments, but a mere Payment of daily Wages, such as are scarcely equivalent to their Expences; so that, having no Chance for great Places, and enormous Salaries or Pensions, as in some Countries, there is no triguing or bribing for Elections"

If you like the current political system continue voting along partisan lines. If however you are tired of the corrupt ways of elections and would like to see Franklins words be true again, vote for change.

Our country is being run by career politicians who for the most part appear to have lost touch with what you want, and are focused on what they want.

You can change this NOW.
1. Quit your partisan sniping, it is childish and only serves to remove the focus from the real problem in America.
2. Enlist your friends and family in the fight and ask them, if they agree about Congress to do the same.
3. Vote against the person who has 12 or more combined years in Congress
4. This will require in many instances you having to vote for someone outside of your normal party, but you are a patriot and you can do what is right.

Show congress in this next election that we the people are running things in this country, not career politicians. And we are going to do what is right.

Answer 3

Congress's job is to make Laws

Answer 4

The job of congress -- the legislative branch -- is to make laws.

Answer 5

Congress. It is an organisation started to fight against the English people. As all the policticians are changeing the congress people also changed. There are unwanted activities are also happening. It is we people to monitor our area congress politician if he is in post now. So we people have to make the congress to work and make the job for the Congress people

Answer 6

While congress is in session it is to debate and pass or defeat bills that will later go to the Senate to become laws (or not).

At other times it is a congressman's job to work among his/her constituents, to be seen to be helping and protecting the people.

To fight injustice (supposedly).

Answer 7

To accept bribes and impose laws that most Americans don't agree with.

"The best Congress money can buy..."

Answer 8

They don't even know anymore......Sorry.

They are supposed to pass laws for the good of all Americans........Can someone send them the memo?

Thaaaaannks!

Answer 9

The house and the senate enact legislation, money matters and are the ones who were only supposed to be able to declare war.

Answer 10

Congress votes for high pay raises for themselves, then goes on vacation.....)(