Our Congress
I’ve written of this before but to no avail. Ignorance
persists. Despite the fact that its definition is specified by law, i.e. the
Constitution of the United States of America, Article I, Section I, people,
from the President of our country to those at the lowest ranks of our society
insist on erroneously addressing members of our House of Representatives as “Congressman”.
Even our national media persists in advocating this fiction, their
responsibility for accurate reporting notwithstanding. I think it’s downright
disgusting and irresposible.
A member of the House of Representatives is no more
(or no less) a Congressman than a Senator. The official title of a member of
the U. S. House of Representatives is Representative. The official title of a
member of the U. S. Senate is Senator. Both of them are Congressmen (or woman,
of course). The U. S. House of Representatives is termed the “Lower House” of
our Congress. The U.S. Senate is termed the “Upper House” of our Congress. The
U. S. Congress (consisting) of both is the legislative body of our government.
This is important to know. When someone, anyone, uses
the title Congress or Congressman, insist he define his terms. When you see a
sign “Vote for ‘John Doe’ for Congress”, question as if he is asking you to
vote for a candidate for the “House” or of the “Senate”. The Congress of the
United States of America is one of our three equal (in power) branches of
government: Legislative (Congress), Executive (President), and Legal (Supreme
Court). This of which I speak is not minor. It is fact. It is important—basic
to your understanding of how our government works.
In the meantime, this is Ronald Miller at www.sageobserver.blogspot.com
