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Oh! He's in my favorite movie! Let's make him our President 😁

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       Jonathan Swift, a satirical writer and commentator of the late 17th century, would have a lot to say if he was alive today. Maybe he would talk about the opposing republican and democratic parties who are separated by basically nothing. Maybe he would talk about modern day abortion laws and the inhumane acts that people commit upon their unborn babies. Maybe he would talk about how people in Congress gain their positions even if they are not fit for the job. Whichever he chooses to discuss, it would be through his famous satirical style where he criticizes the issue through sarcasm and humor. Out of all the issues Swift may talk about, how people gain their positions in Congress seems the most probable. Due to his description of Liliputians, fantastical characters in his novel Gulliver’s Travels, gaining their rank in government by rope dancing, it is most evident that he already takes a critical stance on an issue similar to Congress elections. Swift, for his...