From 378f6fb3c6fff90992caa962df531bf85182126f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Holden Rohrer Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2020 16:06:21 -0400 Subject: watched Sep 21 lecture --- rich/17_ginsburg_congress | 53 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 53 insertions(+) create mode 100644 rich/17_ginsburg_congress (limited to 'rich/17_ginsburg_congress') diff --git a/rich/17_ginsburg_congress b/rich/17_ginsburg_congress new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9833201 --- /dev/null +++ b/rich/17_ginsburg_congress @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies +- Lots of partisanship around future nomination + - Republicans could successfully confirm new justice + - Democrats will still attempt to block new justice, but they + probably won't succeed + - Would need to flip 4 senators to block, but conservatives + don't have good motivations + Currently, Biden has polling advantage, but can be close fight if + Trump mobilizes + - Senate seats will likely fall out 50/50, so pres important + - Electorate tie could happen + +Leadership in Congress +- House (Unique): Speaker of the House --- Most powerful of any Congress + - Legislative power vested, voted in by caucus of house + - Currently Pelosi in front of Dems +- Senate (Unique): President of Senate AND President Pro Tempore + - Pres. of Senate = VP of US + - Only needs to attend State of Union and break ties + - Pres. Pro Tempore + - Most senior member of the majority party +- Majority and Minority Leaders + - Mitch McConnell in Senate has this power + - Whips collaborate voting and keep a pulse on party's vote + +Committee Structure +- Standing committees critical to legislation process + - Small committees => easier legislation discussion, credit-claim +- Select committees accomplish specific tasks + - Often transient investigative, reporting committees +- Joint committees + - Both parties, both chambers + - Budgetary, taxation + - Really want to catch potential problems beforehand +- House rules committee + - Type of standing committee + - Creates "rules for floor action inside House" + +"How a bill becomes a law" +- This is not a real, singular process because bills can become laws in + many many ways +House side of process + - Introduce (submit) legislation to get a "house resolution number" + - Committee Stage - referred to appropriate Standing Committee + - Speaker of House does this + - Can refer to one or many committees + - Multiple referral means it's more likely to die/change + - Standing Commitee refers to subcommittee + - Marked up for changes, can die (get buried) + - Full Committee discusses and votes on marked up version + - Rules Committee -- sets rules for debate on bill + - Floor Action - scheduled by Speaker (time limit, position) + - (Germane) amendments can get added and get debated separately -- cgit