The Legislative Branch- From Bills to Laws

The United States Congress, Article One, Section Seven, Clause Two- Bills and Laws
"Every bill which shall have passed the House of Representatives and the Senate shall, before it become a law, be presented to the President of the United States; if he approves, he shall sign it, but if not he shall return it, with his objections to that House in which it shall have originated, who shall enter the objections at large on their journal, and proceed to reconsider it. If after such reconsideration two thirds of that House shall agree to pass the bill, it shall be sent, together with the objections, to the other House, by which it shall likewise be reconsidered, and if approved by two thirds of that House, it shall become a law. But in all such cases the votes of both Houses shall be determined by yeas and nays, and the names of the persons voting for and against the bill shall be entered on the journal of each House respectively. If any bill shall not be returned by the President within ten days (Sundays excepted) after it shall have been presented to him, the same shall be a law, in like manner as if he had signed it, unless the Congress by their adjournment prevent its return, in which case it shall not be a law."
"Senate Nod to Fed Audit Is Expected." Financial News USA (press Release). 8 May 2010. Web. 9 May 2010. http://www.financialnewsusa.com/finance/archives/15066-senate-nod-to-fed-audit-is-expected-

The First Article of the United States Constitution is possibly on of the most important articles because it establishes a Legislative Branch which is elected by the people, as a form of representation and they make laws or decide to reject other legislation. It is important because it gives United States Citizens a feeling of being heard and a means of representation, which many can thank the British for. Aside from that remark though, the First Article is important because it is not just about one person, like the second article, it talks about the Bicameral System and the specific duties of the parties and how they are elected and their privileges as legislators. Among those duties and privileges there is always debate about new legislation and if each member of each house agrees to it or not.

This article talks about legislation that deteriorated after discussion in the Senate. It is about a new legislation that would separate larger banks as a means of monitoring and possibly restricting the size of financial institutions. Many of the worries stated were of the economy at the time and the recession which many think is over but people still need to be cautious about. It talks about the bailouts and how even now after many experts say the economy has gotten better financial giants are still asking for government funds. In this article we see the United States Senate using their abilities to decide on a critical issue at this time and that decided not to continue will the bill that has many unexplained pros and cons. This shows that the constitution is living and in action because the processes that were used for legislation are still used today no matter how negligent the legislation may be.

I think that they should split the larger financial institutions up because it leaves for a smaller margin of fail, for example would I rather have a small corner store go out of business or the whole Wallmart chain. I know that example was a bit extreme but with the amount of money that these financial institutions owe the United States Tax Payers they should no longer have a voice and infact fired because of their terrible business skills. To be quite honest also are about 60% of those companies, in theory, owned by tax payers so people should voice their opinions to their representatives.