Essays on Pork Barrel

‘A political not judicial institution.’ Discuss this view of the Supreme Court. Th judiciary is an independent body of the federal government and thus should remain free from political influences, though it remains rather political in nature. The court makes rulings on legislation, it can...

The issue of pork-barrel politics, or as its more formally know, earmarking has been a conflict on the foreground of political discussions for much of the more contemporary legislative issues. Earmarking is the allocations of government funds and resources provided by congress for grants, projects...

Pork barrel legislations is a daily occurrence in American government. Howard Scarrow showcases this in his May 6th column in The Village Times Herald, “Our bacon, their park.” His example of the recently proposed highway bill is a blatant exposure of pork barrel legislation. He...