Melissa Joseph
Week 3B
Blog 8
Referring to my first blog on the legislative branch the delegates were able to come with an agreement the bicameral system was established at the Constitutional Convention and is still followed today. The system overwhelmingly consisted of white men of European background which created a substantive issue for racial representation, ethnicity, gender, and sexual orientation. Nowadays due to social media and changes in society’s norms, most people of distinct categories want to be represented by someone who shares their needs and understands their ideology and the feeling of being left out and underrepresented. The constitution is based on democracy; however, this democracy is not often the case for African Americans, LGBTQ people, Indians, Latinos, and Asians
The aspects of descriptive representation in Congress drastically changed as voting get easier the people got to choose who they want to represent them, and civil rights activists are actively working to make change in the system. Although the issue of representation is still ongoing into the twenty-eight century the number of African Americans and minority groups is highly insignificant in number and excluded by the states. With congress responsible for passing bills, regulating, and providing relief for the people. If this group of people is neglected and misrepresented their conditions will not improve. They will never improve and be able to leave public housing, get a good education, and healthcare will be more difficult to access because they do not have a voice where it matters. Despite everything continuous efforts has been made to change descriptive representation in Congress in recent decades.
Nevertheless, there will always be an ongoing issue, especially between these two parties Democrats and Republicans because they often have different perspectives on various issues. As Democrats tend to offer more sympathy and support toward healthcare, inequality, and immigration. They often do everything in their power to pass a bill that will benefit the people. Meanwhile, Republicans focus more on the budget keeping their privilege and purpose bills that cause national uproar such as the pro-life stances on abortion.
