Legislative Branch

1.Senate Passes $4.5B Nutrition Bill. August 5,2010.
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0810/40719.html

2.Constituional Connection: Article1, Legislative Branch, Section 8,

"To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof."

3.Explanation of Connection:
       The laws we live under are proposed by congress. Many bills are proposed and sent to the president but only a few are made into laws. A new bill was proposed recently. The Senate just voted to approve a $4.5 billion childhood nutrition bill, which funds public food programs in public schools.


    This clearly demonstrates the power giving to the legislative branch in Article 1, Section 8 because Congress has the right to propose bills and make laws they feel would better the United States. President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama feels that this bill will greatly benefit the health of the children and give them the nutrition they need in the schools. This article demonstrates how bills are passed. They have to go through the House and Senate and then the president has to agree to it as well, which is demonstrated in this article.

     I'm for this bill being passed, because speaking from personal experience, the food in the public schools are not all that great and not nutritious. I also think it's great that our president as well as congress cares a great deal of his people to want to keep them healthy and want to tackle the problem of obesity in children. Where would we be if congress didn't make laws like these and bills like these that benefited the people?