A few years ago, whilst on a family holiday in Pennsylvania - we drove down to Philadelphia - and part of that visit involved a tour of the National Constitution Center. Well worth a visit - though as with many buildings at the moment - it is closed during the Coronavirus Crisis.
However the work of the Center continues. There are some excellent resources available online. I spent some time exploring what is currently available - and was excited at what was available. The website to go to is https://constitutioncenter.org
I was particularly impressed by the range of videos available - which you can access here.
Monday, 20 April 2020
Wednesday, 15 April 2020
"Washminster" - from J David Morgan: A New Tomorrow?
"Washminster" - from J David Morgan: A New Tomorrow?: I am convinced that when this crisis is over - we will be in a "1945 situation" - where the systemic failings of our system of g...
A New Tomorrow?
I am convinced that when this crisis is over - we will be in a "1945 situation" - where the systemic failings of our system of government; of our economic structure; of our health & education infrastructure etc - will be recognised - and as in 1945-51, action taken to rebuild learning from these failures.
We've been reminded in the last 50 years how eventually history is forgotten - those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it!!! (all those lessons about the inability of a minimalist state to run a sustainable economy, the value of a robust national health system etc) - but we can for a generation or more build a better system.
Politics matters!
As citizens, we can build our knowledge of key issues - and don't under-estimate the value of understanding procedures (aka - how to get things done in decision making institutions - be they Council or Parliament) - but on issues themselves - the House of Commons Library is an excellent source of well written, non-partisan material on issues
ANYONE can sign up to briefings from the House of Commons Library - https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/subscribe/
In the USA the Congressional Research Service is an excellent source of non-partisan material
Thursday, 9 April 2020
Congress and the Presidency
The Rules Committee of the House of Representatives took a look at the relationship between Congress and the Executive Branch.
Click on this link https://www.c-span.org/video/?469936-1/legislative-branch-authority
Click on this link https://www.c-span.org/video/?469936-1/legislative-branch-authority
Labels:
Rules Committee,
US Congress,
US Presidency
Location:
Milton Keynes, UK
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