Author: georgetownbipartisancoalition
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American Electoral System
by Zach Fotiadis The American electoral system roundtable was an incredibly nuanced conversation that went in a number of directions. From the electoral college to the judiciary to voter fraud, the broad and somewhat ambiguous nature of the topic generated both scintillating discourse and confusion. All in all a productive dialogue, some defined limits could…
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Legacy Admissions
by Andrew Bota The first roundtable of the 2023-2024 year saw significant attendance, with about 18-24 students present for the discussion and several free slices of Curry N Pie. The vast majority of students were, as general polling would suggest, opposed to legacy admissions; about three were in favor and two undecided. The minority seemed…
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Free Speech on Campus
by Thomas Schmitt The stated topic for GBC’s October 11th roundtable was “Free Speech on Campus.” Was it just an excuse to talk about Michael Knowles? Maybe… but we were able to expand our discussion and tackle some questions at the forefront of the Georgetown student body’s conscience. Of these questions, we devoted the most…
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Biden: Afghanistan and Ukraine
By Thomas Schmitt The GBC Roundtable on February 9 th set out to chronicle the good, the bad, and the ugly of the Biden Administration thus far. We had no trouble with the ugly, focusing specifically on the Afghanistan withdrawal for a significant portion of our discussion. We did not spend nearly as much time…
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Biden’s Presidency So Far
By Juliet Boelhouwer The Roundtable was on President Biden’s administration. There was quite a bit of agreement on what was generally good or bad, but disagreement on whose fault it was. No one at the roundtable believed pulling out of Afghanistan was executed well, but there were questions over whether this was Biden’s fault. He…
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Debt Ceiling
By Thomas Schmitt The Bipartisan Coalition’s inaugural 2023 roundtable focused on the debt ceiling— atleast, that was the official topic of discussion. We started with a general straw poll about which course of action we favored regarding the debt ceiling: A) Abolish the debt ceiling.B) Keep the debt ceiling and raise it as needed Then,…
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Biden’s SOTU
By Andrew Colliton On the night of February 9th, the Georgetown Bipartisan Coalition assembled to review the 2023 State of the Union Address and rate the job performance of President Joe Biden. The discussion began on the Address, which brought up the twitter-famous Social Security interjection from Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), the relative cohesiveness…
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Death Penalty Roundtable Reflection
By Emily Cheesman The roundtable discussion on the death penalty was significantly one-sided. From the beginning of the discussion, there were at most three pros who offered their perspectives to the largely anti-death penalty panel. In deference to the minority, I will attempt to summarize their arguments first. First, there is the question of how…
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Fight for the Filibuster
By Alexander Rowley Given the seemingly ever-widening gap between America’s two political parties, it is perhaps unsurprising that the Senate has failed to pull itself out of its current legislative funk. As Democrats struggle to make consistent use of their control of the Senate in the face of largely unified Republican opposition to their agenda,…
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Regulating Social Media [Info Sheet]
Regulating Social Media: Talking Points and Important Information Questions About Regulating Social Media Should social media companies be considered publishers of the content users post? If yes, this would hold them liable for user-posted content, all but requiring them to censor content If no, there is no legal obligation to filter any content How should…
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