The Legislative Time Machine takes us on another journey -- this time, to 2001, a momentous legislative session. Earthquake! Impeachment! Let's see what we can learn about how YAG survives crises both external and internal.
The Legislative Time Machine takes us on another journey -- this time, to 2001, a momentous legislative session. Earthquake! Impeachment! Let's see what we can learn about how YAG survives crises both external and internal.
This summer, your hosts dust off the Legislative Time Machine. This week, you're headed for the Space Age, as you ride an imaginary monorail to the Century 21 Youth Leg, held the month the World's Fair opened in April 1962. Why 1962? Tune in and find out!
We look back on our experiences at the 74th Washington YMCA Youth Legislature, sharing our favorite memories and reflecting on what we learned from the challenges of conducting a fully virtual session.
Anna and James look back at the lead up to this year's legislative session, check out this year's special Swag Bag, and make some predictions about what will happen this week!
We discuss some thoughts about the recent Youth Leg Leadership Training weekend, and reminisce briefly about a session a decade ago.
We talk for far too long about bill books - using them with delegates, how they are assembled, and an audio journey through some old bill books... (Spotlight on Bill Book Construction is around 15:55; Dorky Fun with Old Bill Books is around 29:50)
A "fly-on-the-wall" experience as we work through some lyrics for our parody song project.
We tell some Youth Leg stories from times when delegates acted with integrity.
We look into parliamentary procedure as a tool, and how we train our leadership.
We ramble about how non-legislative roles use our rules of order.
First in our series on Parli Pro, beginning with the basics...
We take some time to dissect and understand the filibuster, and its effect on American Democracy
Exploring committee session with a special guest
Some thoughts on candidacy, campaign rules, and campaign materials...
We abandon our standard format to discuss the events of January 6th
Looking back at core values, and at a quarter century of YAG involvement