Lona 50th isikhumbuzo sePhrojekthi yethu kaKhongolose eyaveza ngokuningiliziwe amalungu eCongress. Alikho iqembu lezakhamizi elake lakwenza lokhu ngaphambilini noma kusukela ngaleso sikhathi.
Iphrojekthi yethu yeNgqungquthela yango-1972 inikeza umongo wokulinganisa ukwehla kweNkongolo, kokubili ekucisheni kwayo ukulahlwa kwamandla ayo omthethosisekelo ibhekene negatsha lesigungu esiphezulu kanye nokuthobela kwayo ngokuhlanganyela amandla amaningi okusebenzelana phezu kwezidingo zabantu.
ICongress yayikhiqiza kakhulu ekuqaleni kwawo-1970 kodwa yayingenza okuningi ukubhekana nezidingo zabantu. Ngenkathi ishaya umthetho oyisisekelo mayelana nokuvikelwa kokuphepha kwabathengi, imvelo, kanye nabasebenzi, iCongress yahudula izinyawo zayo ku-Medicare yabo bonke; ukuqinisa imithetho ye-federal yobugebengu yakudala; ukuguqulwa komthetho wezabasebenzi ukuze kube lula ukuhlela izinyunyana; izinhlelo zezindlu nezokuhamba ngobuningi; futhi, vele, imisebenzi yayo yokwengamela kanye nemisebenzi yomthethosisekelo mayelana nempi yaseVietnam.
Izikweletu zaphela ezazifuna ukusungula ukuba khona kombuso oqinile olawula izimpesheni, ukuphepha kwamanzi okuphuza, nemikhiqizo yokudla ephephile, kusukela emapulazini kuya emindenini.
Izichibiyelo eziqinile zomthetho we-Freedom of Information wango-1966, owasungulwa yi-California Democratic Rep. John Moss, zavinjwa yibo bobabili abaphathi benhlangano kanye nabameleli bezinkampani.
Njengoba kulindelwe ukuthi iCongress inyuke, ihambisane negunya layo lomthethosisekelo kanye nokubonakala kwayo kubantu, i-Congress Project yethu iqale ukuphrofayili okungakaze kubonwe kuwo wonke amalungu angenele ukhetho kabusha ngoNovemba 1972—unyaka womncintiswano kamongameli we-Nixon-McGovern. Kwakuwumsebenzi omkhulu. Silwele ukukhiqiza umlando wezepolitiki olingana nomagazini welungu ngalinye kanye nommeleli. Amaqembu abafundi abafundela izifundo ze-undergraduate, iziqu kanye nesikole somthetho ehlobo babegadwe ochwepheshe besikhathi esigcwele ukuze baqinisekise ukuthi umfundi ngamunye ukhiqiza amaphrofayili ambalwa ekhwalithi ephezulu.
Amanye amathimba nawo asebenze amahora amaningi ukuze akhiqize izincwadi zamakomiti abalulekile ekhongolose njengeJudiciary, Commerce and Rules. Le mizamo idinga ukumba, ukuxoxisana, nokusebenza namavolontiya angaba ngu-1,000 kuzo zonke izifundazwe ezingu-50.
Kwenziwa izingxoxo zomuntu siqu nabenzi bomthetho, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi bayathanda noma cha. Kwabanjalo ukuba khona “kwe-Nader Raiders” ngalezo zinsuku lapho abezindaba abajwayelekile bekhuluma ngezinhlelo zomphakathi ezithuthuka kakhulu kunanamuhla.
Ukulungisa amaphrofayili wamakhasi angama-30 noma ngaphezulu kwakuwumsebenzi wakwa-Herculean, uma kunikezwe isikhathi sokugcina esiqinile. Umuntu oqeqeshelwa umsebenzi waze wahamba nami ukuya e-Copenhagen, e-Denmark, lapho ngahambela khona umcimbi, ukuze ngibuyekeze inqwaba yamaphrofayli adingekayo endizeni ukuze andizele ngokushesha abuyele e-Washington nokuhlela.
Ubuholi beNdlu kanye neSenethi bugcine amagumbi amakhulu ukuze imibhalo yokugcina yamaphrofayili ibuyekezwe ukuze kutholakale ukunemba kweqiniso yizishayamthetho ngokwazo. Ngezinsuku ezimisiwe, abenzi bomthetho bafika ngamunye ngamunye kulawa makamelo futhi bafunda wonke amakhasi. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi babefuna noma cha, bakubona kuyingxenye engcono yobuhlakani bezombangazwe ukwamukela izicelo zethu zokunemba okukhulu.
Cabanga nganoma yini ukude njengale mpendulo kanye nombukwane othobekile owenzeka namuhla. Ngosuku lokushicilela ekwindla ka-1972, saba nezingqungquthela zezindaba eWashington nakulo lonke izwe ngezinqwaba zamaphrofayili ezintatheli. Siphinde salungisa incwadi okwaba yincwadi edayise kakhulu kweyake yaba khona kuCongress, enesihloko Ubani Ophethe ICongress? Izicelo zamakhophi amaphrofayili zithululelwe ehhovisi lethu ezivela kwizakhamizi ezilangazelela ukufunda okwengeziwe ngabamele ukhongolose.
Akukaze kube khona omunye uKhongolose Project of this bukhulu ngomunye umuntu. Iminyaka edlule ibone ukwanda kwemithombo esemthethweni yeCongress, okubandakanya i-C-SPAN, kanye nesinqumo esiqinile samanye amalungu eCongress ukuthi angabe esaphinda, ngamazwi awo aphakeme, "athotshiswe," "ayalelwe yonke indawo" noma "ekubikweni okuchemile. ” ngendlela yomuntu siqu, eqondile.
Izingoma zeCongress bezingafuni ukuthi abantu basekhaya bazi okuningi ngale kwalokho okwashiwo amalungu eCongress ezincwadini zabo zezindaba ezihlelwe kabusha, imibiko yomsakazo ne-TV kanye nemihlangano yedolobha ngezikhathi ezithile. Amalungu eCongress awazange awathande amarekhodi awo okuvota angahleliwe abikwe ngokuningiliziwe. Bayazi ngokunembile ukuthi “ulwazi luwuhlobo lwemali yentando yeningi,” futhi iningi labo, ngaphandle kokumbalwa, lalifuna ukunquma ukuthi iyiphi imali eyakhululwa futhi yanyatheliswa.
Shesha phambili kuze kube namuhla. Ukwehluleka kweCongress kuwumlando ngobubanzi nangokujwayelekile, uma kubhekwa iziphathimandla ezishiwo ngokomthethosisekelo, njengamandla okumemezela impi kanye nokwengamela kwegatsha lesigungu esiphezulu. ICongress ayisasebenzi isonto lezinsuku ezinhlanu-ingena ngoLwesibili, iphuma ngoLwesine ntambama noma kusihlwa, ingabalwa ikhefu elanele. Amalungu eCongress achitha isikhathi esiningi eqoqa imali yomkhankaso, nakuba engakwazi ukushintsha indlela ukhetho oluxhaswa ngayo ezweni lonke.
ICongress kumele isondele futhi ibe ngaphezulu kokuhle kwabantu. Ukuxhumana neCapitol Hill kunzima kakhulu kule Nkathi Ye-inthanethi. Izakhamizi ezizimisele ezizama zonke izinhlobo zokuxhumana zivame ukuba nenketho yokushiya imilayezo emifushane yomhlangano wevoyisimeyili oqhubeka ungasabeli.
Izikweletu ezimbili ezilula, uma zishaywe, zingahamba ibanga elide ekwenzeni amalungu eCongress ahlotshaniswe nabavoti bawo azimele, abe yingxenye "thina bantu" esikhundleni sokuthi "thina Congress."
Umthethosivivinywa No. 1: Amalungu eCongress ngeke abe nezinzuzo zokuqashwa ezinganikezwa bonke abasebenzi baseMelika, okuhlanganisa izimpesheni, umshuwalense wezempilo kanye nezindleko ezidonswayo. Mayelana nezilinganiso zamaholo, amalungu azokhokhelwa izikhathi ezingaphezu kweshumi kune-federal minimum wage.
Umthethosivivinywa wesi-2: Noma nini lapho i-U.S. ibambene ngezihluthu ezimpini, ezimenyezelwe noma ezingamenyezelwa yiCongress, zonke izingane ezineminyaka efanelekayo nabazukulu bamalungu ephalamende nabameleli bazobuthwa ngokushesha ebuthweni elihlomile ukuze benze imisebenzi yezempi noma yomphakathi.
Ukwabelana ngezinzuzo nemithwalo yabantu kungakhulisa isifiso samalungu eCongress sokuba yingxenye yezixazululo.
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