Congress Aids Obama.

President Barack Obama, the 44th President of the United States, is aided by Congress in the passing of the Climate Change Bill. Obama barely wins with 7 extra votes. Since Obama is so popular, people are wondering why the bill he proposed only passed by so little. Michael Tomasky writes that "the founding fathers wanted a system of divided government, but now Congress is 'checking and balancing to the point of paralysis'."

This article clearly demonstrates Article 2, Section 3 of the United States Constitution. He shall from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their Consideration such Measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient; he may, on extraordinary Occasions, convene both Houses, or either of them, and in Case of Disagreement between them, with Respect to the Time of Adjournment, he may adjourn them to such Time as he shall think proper; he shall receive Ambassadors and other public Ministers; he shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed, and shall Commission all the Officers of the United States.

I think the President needs the Congress to help him make decisions that are based on laws. Other times the President may need Congress' help to pass a law. As you can see, Congress helped President Obama pass the laws he wanted to be passed by aiding him with 7 more votes. I think that all three branches need each other in order to successfully carry out their own procedures. If there was no Congress, Obama's desired laws may not have been passed and his plan on healing the economy might not have been an option.