Every November we have an election in the United States, but the
new people taking over the positions of the unelected do not do so until
January (this is the case with the President of the United States and with the
members of Congress). Now this is potentially a problem, and I of course
am going to tell you why.
The issue at hand: The reason why this delay in
transitioning over to the new members is bad is because the unelected
individuals may still make laws. They now can make and vote for any law
they please without voters being able to un-elect them again. You see the
biggest fear of lawmakers is being un-elected, but once you take that away,
they can pretty much do whatever they want. This is obviously bad for now
they can pass laws on increasing your taxes, creating more penalties and make
it harder for the majority of Americans to afford to live in our own country.
You get the picture.
Solutions: There are a few possible solutions.
The first is the un-elected members of Congress vacate their offices and
no longer have any voting power. Thus, a district will lack
representation until January when the new members are sworn in. Another
possibility is to put Congress on vacation until the new members are sworn in
after the New Year. This means no laws will get passed, but it also
removes the possibility of a Congressional district (and the people being
represented) not having a say in the making and passing of a law. Mind
you these same ideas apply to Senators as well. A State may have two Senators,
but that means the State will have one less person to represent them in
comparison to the rest of the country. As such it is unfair.
The President's position is also one that
is affected by such solutions. We cannot have a President vetoing or
passing laws of Congress without the possibility of a Congressional override or
evaluation. Not to mention, the President could try and claim emergency
powers and maybe start a war. But at the same time, we need a national
leader to be there if there's an emergency. As such, a President would
and should be limited in their actions during this transitional period.
Basically, they would defend the country if attacked and that is it.
However, there is one real solution to
this entire problem. That is to have the new members of Congress, Senate
and the President take up their positions as soon as they know that they have
won the election. Just because they do not have an office to sit in does
not mean they cannot perform the duties they were just elected to do. So
this kind of makes the most sense to me than waiting a full month and a half
for them to kick the old people out and bring the newer people in.
Conclusion: Well my last solution makes the most
sense. I mean come on, do these representatives actually think they are
worth waiting for? Do we want to continue risking the possibility of a
legislature gone wild? So let us kick these bums out already and bring in
the new blood.
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