Introduction

Congressional Digest is a corporation constitutionally founded in 1919 and is basically concern with the right of women. It was founded by Alice Gram Robinson and its best for its “impartial view of controversial issues.” The congress has continued with its tradition of opposing views on controversial matters relating to the state and foreign affairs (Kathleen, p60). The main division of this federation is the covering congress, the Supreme Court, the United Nations and other international tribunals. The congress publishes its working through the congressional digest and the Allen’s Trademark Digest.

Operations of the Congressional Digest

The operations of the above cooperation can be grouped into three main categories: the Civil Rights and the judiciary, Economic and Environmental Policy, Government and political or Foreign Policy. Starting with the Economic and Environmental policy, we are going to look at some of the few and latest topics that have got the attention of this organization.

Congressional Digest Civil Rights and Judiciary

First is the interpretation of “High Crimes and Misdemeanors”; this issue made headlines and topic of discussion not only in the Congressional Digest but all over the world (R.C Berring, 1999). The time was February 1999. It was the issue of the president of the United States at that time president Bill Clinton being alleged to have had asexual relationship with the white house intern, Monica Lewinsky. The organization was against the movement by the president to try and cover up the issue so that he could not face justice. This is an example of crime in the highest office and because of power, they tend to try and avoid justice. It’s to the effort of the congress to bring such to the public and fight for justice to prevail.

The second thing that made headlines and the congress really took part in it was the ‘bankruptcy reforms’; it was an issue of balancing the interest of debtors and the creditors. The topic of discussion was whether the house should approve the bankruptcy reform Act! The same was tabled in the congress in December 1998 (Oliver, p55). The congress was against the ruling of the house. Now that personal bankruptcies were being lifted, drafts of the legislation that required more debtors to pay off part of their debts and this was to come from the income they were expecting in future were being made. The other left option was to sell their nonessential assets.

Next was the ‘Physical-Assisted Suicide’; this concerned the balancing between Medial Ethics and Individual Rights. The big question in this topic of debate was whether the House should approve the Legal Drug Abuse Prevention Act of 1998. The same issue was brought to attention at the congress on November 1998. If passed by the house, the Act would permit for revocation of the physicians’ licenses by the Justice Department. This was to take place if any evidence was found that the drugs were to assists suicides.

In addition was ‘Puerto Rico Political Status’; it entailed Statehood, Commonwealth, or Independence. Similarly, the debate was about the congress approving the United States-Puerto Political Status Act. The issue comes to the congress attention on May 1998. The Act meant that Puerto Rico would be required to hold a referendum by the end of the year 1998. This would give voters a chance to choose among statehood, commonwealth or independence.