Restoring the First Branch
Publications
From Politics in Question:
In this week’s episode of Politics In Question, Katherine Gehl joins Julia, Lee, and James to take a fresh look at how Americans conduct their elections and to discuss…
From HuffPost:
It is not as though they do not have the power to do so. Senate rules are not enshrined in the Constitution. Changing them requires a simple majority vote. The parliamentarian,…
From FOX News:
“You have these big showdowns, you have these self-imposed deadlines. And then no matter what happens you get a greater understanding heading out of those deadlines of where you…
From Congressman Jim McGovern:
R Street Institute
“The Founders tasked Congress with the power to make laws, spend money, and declare war. But in recent times, the Executive Branch has taken it…
From Politics in Question:
In the season four opener of Politics In Question, Julia, Lee, and James unpack the rampant dysfunction on Capitol Hill. Why did Congress wait until the last minute to…
From Sunwater Institute:
James Wallner joins the Reforming Congress Interview Series to discuss his time in the Senate, the rules & processes in…
Early October will mark 20 years since the beginning of the war in Afghanistan.
The legislation that allowed swift military action to take place just weeks after the terror attacks was the 2001…
The Senate parliamentarian has advised Democrats that they cannot use the reconciliation process to give several categories of illegal aliens lawful permanent resident (LPR)…
From Inside Sources with Boyd Matheson:
It’s been 20 years since the Authorization of Use of Military Force in Afghanistan. Anthony Marcum from the R Street Institute called in to talk about what…
From FOX40:
“That would be disruptive, certainly. But will it have catastrophic effects that a lot of people are speculating? My guess is no,” James Wallner with the R Street Institute…