The author Margaret Chase uses situational irony to emphasize the corruption and ignorance of American society. For example Margaret Chase is trying to get the president to realize the current government is not suppose to be a machine with no moral attributes but a assemble of representatives that stand to protect the people that intrusted them to enforce their rights.she states “Those of us who shout the loudest about Americanism is making character assassinations are all too frequently those who, by our own words and acts, ignore some of the basic principles of Americanism:The right to criticize ; The right to hold unpopular beliefs ; The right to protest; The right of independent thought.”Through her use of situational irony , Margaret captures the hypocritical status of congress. By saying “Those of us who shout the loudest about Americanism…” it portrays a patriot or nationalist standing up for the constitutional rights of its constituents by in the next line she completely contradicts the previous statement by saying “ is making character assassinations are all too frequently those who, by our own words and acts, ignore some of the basic principles of Americanism” it highlights the two faced ways of government.