A bill becomes law if signed by the President or if not signed within 10 days and Congress is in session. If Congress adjourns before the 10 days and the President has not signed the bill then it does not become law ("Pocket Veto.")
They could have used a hammer with the label progress, and the nail could be labeled opposition.
He uses it to cleanse us of all negative feelings and emotions, while still teaching us how to be better people. The tragic character is usually someone who is better than us and is supposed to inspire us to be better.