Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Back to work in Congress

After the post-inaugural summer recess, Congress is back in session. The First Session, 49th Congress (1·XLIX 2010-11) kicked off yesterday and will sit until June 2011. Patria's 2010 election transition is now complete. The 49th Congress was elected on April 17, inaugurated on June 30, and finally gets down to official business on Sept. 20, the two-day Special Session on July 1 and 2 notwithstanding. Almost as fast a turnaround as the US Congress election cycle.

The struggling economy is high on the new Congress' order paper. The recession is over. Allegedly ended in June 2009. But it still feels like a recession in Patria and in many of the First World macronations. A double-dip recession is still a very real possibility.

Today, Sept. 21, has been designated by the UN as the International Day of Peace. As one of Parvati's songs goes, "if I want peace in the world I know it begins with me".

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