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Over the next month and a half, Extemp Central will provide R&Ds on the topic areas for the 2022 NSDA National Tournament. USX topic areas will have R&Ds posted on Tuesday & Thursday and IX topic areas will have R&Ds posted on Tuesday & Friday. This is meant to help extempers assemble resources to prepare for the competition in Louisville. This week we tackle USX topic area #8 on the Legislative Branch.
Democratic candidates in high-profile Senate races are renewing a push to squash the filibuster, this time to pass stricter gun laws. https://t.co/v9E8ZlQbV2
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 3, 2022
“Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy might very well lead the House GOP to a majority in next year’s elections,” says @joelmmathis, “but I’m skeptical he’ll end up as speaker of the House.” https://t.co/CDdbUmzSby
— The Week (@TheWeek) December 3, 2021
“Supporters of congressional term limits often argue that turnover would bring new perspectives to Congress, but there are several reasons to be concerned about high levels of retirement from the chamber,” writes @mollyereynolds. https://t.co/18DsHg2fpo
— The Brookings Institution (@BrookingsInst) May 15, 2022
Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema quickly ruled out weakening the filibuster to pass gun safety legislation. Now it’s up to their Republican colleagues to prove to the centrist pair that there’s any middle ground.https://t.co/PNYLI3bdl4
— POLITICO (@politico) May 27, 2022
“If the legislative branch can’t even come to some kind of agreement to pay for basic medical supplies during a pandemic, what really are they capable of accomplishing?”https://t.co/mRnrWPjkdu
— The Week (@TheWeek) April 19, 2022
Republicans hail proposal to impose committee term limits on both parties https://t.co/Q8hpbAnuJI pic.twitter.com/xktXCe7RVZ
— The Hill (@thehill) April 19, 2022
Congress must reach beyond the Electoral Count Act’s most obvious weaknesses and instead tackle comprehensive ECA reform. Here are five key aspects of the ECA that should be addressed… https://t.co/VOm1qx5SG4 #CatoSCOTUS pic.twitter.com/M2WVHSKzP1
— Cato Institute (@CatoInstitute) May 31, 2022
Party-line fights on Capitol Hill routinely escalate as elections approach, yet three events from last week illustrate how Congress’ path points toward intensifying partisanship. https://t.co/EZFJi076uw
— The Seattle Times (@seattletimes) April 9, 2022
“Gerrymandering, a legal form of vote stealing, more entrenched now than ever” (@TheHillOpinion) https://t.co/zmBoHvpqBQ pic.twitter.com/Tiyid4dddv
— The Hill (@thehill) May 29, 2022
Building an “entertainment brand” in Congress is bad for bipartisanship and forging policy, said Ryan. It “divides us.” https://t.co/PD9trOb8ja
— HuffPost Politics (@HuffPostPol) May 29, 2022