By Mia Godoy
TRUE MEANING OF LEGISLATIVE
The life behind legislative is simple, debating bills, writing bills, presenting bills and participating in a legislative body. But people don’t see the real meaning behind Legislative. Getting true words from Vennela Mallampati, the current youth governor. She has given us a small speech of what the true meaning of legislative really is.
“The true meaning of Legislative is just simply being able to participate in a democracy because over there it doesn’t really matter who you are. For example, how tall you are, which district you are from. It doesn’t matter where you come from because your vote matters the exact same as everybody else’s vote and your voice has the same exact power. So, I think Legislative to me is just knowing that you have the power of making a difference and getting to exercise that power”
Legislative has a different meaning to everyone, but for Mallampati it means that anyone can make a difference and also have a word in anything they say.
THE PROCESS OF LEGISLATION
The process of legislation is very long but it all leads to great outcomes.
Here at Youth and Government, you can practice legislation with a similar process as the real thing. At Youth and Government, you get to compete statewide with different districts.
“At the State Conference, all bills are heard first in a committee, and some bills then advance to be heard again by a larger audience in the house and/or senate chambers. Bills that pass both chambers are sent to the youth governor for their consideration.” As seen on the Youth and Government website.
“First, a representative sponsors a bill, the bill is then assigned to a committee for study. If released by the committee, the bill is put on a calendar to be voted on, debated or amended. If the bill passes by simple majority (218 of 435), the bill moves to the Senate. In the Senate, the bill is assigned to another committee and, if released, debated and voted on. If the Senate makes changes, the bill must return to the house for concurrence. The resulting bill returns to the house and senate for final approval.” states Kneating House Government
These two sources exemplify how similar youth and government is to the real thing. Youth and Government gives you amazing opportunities, just as legislation does giving you simulations to real life occurrences.
