5 Amendments Case Study

Background
As chairwoman of this Senate committee I must use my longstanding influence on this committee to navigate the amendments I support into law and prevent amendments that are not in the best interest of my constituency from becoming laws. I will implement strategy to stop 5 amendments submitted to this committee and support 5 additional amendments to be moved onto the Senate floor.

Based on the preliminary votes of my other committee members 4 of the amendments on campaign finance reform, no confidence vote in national executive and legislative officials, debt/ GDP ratio & debt ceiling, and enlargement of the U.S. Senate and Electoral College have enough of the majority vote to be stopped if no such member changes their vote. 3 of the 5 amendments I support also have the committee majority vote to pass. These amendments are regarding the term limits for federal judges, mandatory tamper-proof ID and automatic voter registration, and nonpartisan redistricting of the House of Representatives. Our strategy will primarily focus on the amendments dealing with public question time, universal national service, and the presidential nominations and election process. These amendments do not have the majority votes needed for victory.
Assessment
I would like to meet in – person with the members of the committee that voted in the majority for the
I setup interviews with cable new outlets CNN, MSNBC, and journalist from the Washington Post, and the New York Times to introduce our messaging for the public question amendment and stop the national service amendment. I want to create dialogue among the American people and lead them to take back their government. The public question encourages constituents to have a role in how we govern. Just as Madison understood the people’s support of a bill of rights I think it will be important for my fellow colleagues to understand the needs of our