Chapter 13: The Politician

"Mr. Li, when did your relationship with Miss Gadot begin?" This is to directly characterize them, and if they are not careful, they will be brought to the ditch by this kind of topic.

"Miss Gadot, is it true that Mr. Stallone will participate in "Fast and Furious 8" and may play the villain?"

"Miss Gadot, what aspect of Mr. Li's charm do you think attracts you?"

"Mr. Li, it has been reported that you are participating in the investment of Miramax's new film, do you intend to enter the film and television industry?"

These reporters don't have a master to deal with, and they are bombarded with all kinds of problems, but this time Li Jie didn't give them too many opportunities.

"Miss Gadot and I are very good friends, and we are not in a relationship as everyone thinks. As for the rest, I can only say that I am sorry that today is a charity event for Ms. Carolyn for her Clean Water Project, which will provide clean water to families around the world, and I hope that more attention will be paid to this issue. ”

After saying this, he nodded to the media, and without hesitation, he pulled Gail to enter the venue, but just then a voice interjected.

"This work is also made possible thanks to the support and generosity of philanthropic people like Bruce Lee."

Li Jie and Gail followed the prestige, and a woman with shoulder-length blond hair and a golden dress approached with a smile on her face. Carolyn Dyck, the organizer of today's charity event and the director of the Clean Water Project, has close ties to many of the top politicians and is herself a well-known rich person in Los Angeles.

"Sorry for the mistake." Li Jie put his arm around Gail and smiled at Caroline, and both of them signaled to the media at the same time, turned around and walked inside.

"Thank you for your generosity, Bruce, you are a true philanthropist." Carolyn Dyck led the two of them forward, and gently thanked them. Despite being over forty years old and with fine crow's feet crawling at the corners of her eyes, she is still a rare beauty.

That's right, before participating in today's charity event, Li Jie had generously sponsored a $500,000 clean water project for Caroline, and he must have to break a little more today. He met this woman through a member of the state legislature, and the rules of the circle are like this, when you fit in, you can continue to develop new relationships through relationships, and obviously Li Jie has done a good job in this regard.

"Come on, Caroline, I'm not doing as hard as you are, and I'm ashamed to be able to do just a little bit in this way." Li Jie said nonsense in his mouth that he didn't even believe in, anyway, it was nothing more than a sedan chair carried by everyone, hello, hello, hello, everyone. But if you don't know that, it's really hard to fit in.

"Ms., I am your admirer and hope to one day be able to help more people like you." Gale interjected at the right time to greet Caroline, who smiled back modestly.

"Mr. Lee, allow me to introduce you, Senator Alex Lopez." When you enter the hall, you can see many well-dressed men and women chatting and chatting. A tall and imposing man appeared in front of Li Jie and them with several people, and Caroline's eyes lit up and she took the initiative to introduce them to both parties.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Lee." Alex Lopez is the quintessential American politician, with a warm attitude and good looks, and he seems very likable. In just a few words, he didn't snub anyone at all, and he also praised Gail by the way. "This must be Miss Gal Gadot, my daughter Jasmine is a huge fan of yours, and if she knew I met you without bringing back an autograph, I'm afraid she would shut me up."

"My pleasure, Congressman Lopez. If you don't mind, my assistant has brought some signed posters and CDs that I can give to lovely Jasmine later," Gail replied with a careful smile on his face.

"Wow, that's awesome, I'll have someone get it." Alex Lopez laughed, looking very happy.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Congressman Lopez, your prestige is high." Li Jie also responded enthusiastically, this guy in front of him can be regarded as the number one power person, and it is worth spending time to win him over.

This is a brief explanation of the American political system. The United States is a federal state with a separation of powers. The political system follows the example of the United States: the legislative, executive, and judicial powers. Legislation is vested in Congress, the executive is vested in the President, and the judiciary is vested in the Supreme Court.

For the purpose of checks and balances, the national parliament also implements a "bicameral system", namely the Senate (Senate) and the House of Representatives (House of Representatives), the Senate is also called the upper house of parliament, the senator is the senator, the House of Representatives is the lower house in the general sense, and the representative is the congressman or representative.

Specifically, the idea of checks and balances is that when something is proposed by one party, it should be approved by the other. The president concludes treaties, appoints officials, and the Senate approves them; Bills passed by both houses need to be signed by the president; The impeachment of the president by the House of Representatives requires the approval of the Senate. The Senate has some of the powers that are listed in the Constitution and not delegated to the House of Representatives. The most important of these is that when the President of the United States ratifies a treaty or appoints an important person, he must "take the advice of the Senate and obtain its approval" (First Amendment to the United States Constitution). 、

It is not difficult to see from this that the authority of the Senate is more powerful than that of the House of Representatives. In fact, the Senate is also recognized as being more prudent than the House of Representatives, and is not as partisan as the House of Representatives. At the same time, the president of the Senate is concurrently the vice president, but for the sake of checks and balances, he does not actually qualify as a senator. Except in the event of a tie, the vice president can vote in order to break the deadlock, and he generally does not have the right to vote.

In terms of numbers, senators are also far fewer than representatives. There are 50 states in the United States, and each state has 2 senators, so there are only 100 senators in total; The House of Representatives, on the other hand, is divided into districts by population, and there are many constituencies that can be redivided, so the law stipulates that there are 435 members of the House of Representatives. In addition, senators serve six-year terms, with one-third re-elected every two years; Members of the House of Representatives are elected for two-year terms, and all are re-elected every two years.

Most importantly, there is no re-election limit for these parliamentarians. Therefore, in the United States, it is common to see senators who have been re-elected for more than 10 years or even decades, and even the president has to avoid these senators who are in great power and greet them with a smile, which is also a common occurrence.

(The recommendation vote is too powerful, and it will be killed in half a day, and it seems that my standard is too low...... Strive to code the word, and make up a chapter at night for everyone. )