American Congress holds 435 seats in the House of Representatives (with 5 delegates and 1 resident commisioner) and 100 seats in the Senate. These men and women are who the states elected to create and edit the laws America will follow. There are currently 278 Republicans, 252 Democrats, and 2 Independents total in America's Congress. This is... dumb! How can America expect to gain anything good from legislature split almost directly down the middle? These politicians want to stay true to their party, which should mean staying true to their constituents, but the constituents are also split in half. America is split virtually right down the middle, so no matter which way the law gos there will be one half of America unhappy with the Congressional decision. If we had more Independents, I would think there would be more compromise because there would be more middle ground. The Republicans and Democrats won't compromise on their own because they only want what the party wants; not what the country needs.
"Office of the Clerk, United States House of Representatives." Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House of
Representatives. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Oct. 2013.
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