“Legislator Austin” the chairman says. I turn on my microphone and say, “I vote NAY.” I didn’t want unhealthy food to be banned in the cafeteria. I love voting on bills, being in the chamber, and overall, being a legislator! In this blog post you will learn about two things that I learned in the conference room and two things that I learned in the chamber and two things that I enjoyed in the conference room and two things that I enjoyed doing in the chamber.

Two things that I learned about the legislative branch of the county government is that every legislature has a role in the process of a bill becoming a law. The first step in the vote is that the chairperson  calls on someone to speak, then we discuss  the issue and say our opinion, and then we say YAY or NAY.  The final vote was that everyone in our class voted NAY on a school uniform issue. We thought about it and got to say our opinion of the issue out loud. We discussed whether we should wear school uniforms or not. Another thing that I learned in the full house vote is that legislators have to say “Chair____,” into their microphone and then use their vote on the bill. For example, we discussed  whether to ban unhealthy food in the school cafeteria. We went to a full house vote. The majority vote was NAY.

Some things that I enjoyed about being a legislator was acting like a Legislator, debating with classmates, and saying our opinion to try to convince other legislators and what we thought about the idea. I also enjoyed being called legislator Austin because it really put me in a legislators shoes, saying YAY or NAY was enjoyable because when you said either one you were claiming that something should or shouldn’t happen (it makes me feel like I have a lot of power). I liked using my microphone to say what I thought and why. When I got called on to say my vote I turned on my microphone, said my explanation and then said NAY.

Overall I talked about two things that I learned in the conference room and two things that I learned in the chamber and two things that I enjoyed in the conference room and two things that I enjoyed in the chamber. I loved being a legislator and I think that you would too!