The Purpose of MGA


By: Tyler Snipes

                MGA stands for Modern General Assembly. MGA’s purpose is to teach young teenagers the prosses in which a bill is made, debated, passed among the house and senate, and signed. The bill is made by teenagers that want to make an amendment to a current bill and change it to the likings and benefits for more people than it already does. It is debated upon by the bill patron, other members of the house, a delegate, and finally after the debate session is over the lobbyist speaks and tries to persuade the house or senate one way or the other. The bill is passed among the house and senate to try to get everyone or ¾ of the house and senate to agree that the bill should go onto the next level. The bill is signed by being agreed upon by the house and senate and going onto the youth governor and if he thinks the bill is outstanding or good enough to make a change then it will be signed but if he doesn’t think it is good enough he can veto it. The youth governor makes sure everyone or close to everyone his pleased with the bill and if it will benefit the majority the ones in need. A Committee Chair Louvina Ball once said “A debate has no life to it unless you have a delegate to start the fire of the debate”. A delegate from Eastside said “When we start a debate we have to have important questions so that we can catch the attention of the others in the room”. A Lobbyist from Fuqua once said “We must be the voice and head of the bill so that way we can get the bills we want and think will benefit the majority not just the few people in the world”. As concluded MGA is great experience for young teenagers and will allow them to further themselves in life rather than be scared all their lives.

                MGA can make a difference in a child’s by one making them uncomfortable at first when they speak in from of a big group of people, two by allowing them to make new friends from all over Virginia that they would have never met if it wasn’t for MGA, and last but not least it can help them become a good business person and or a good delegate, committee chair, lobbyist, or reporter. MGA is good for young teenagers in many different ways and should keep up the good work and hep teenagers step out of their comfort zone and become a better public speaker so that their voice would get heard and also help others with the fear of being embarrassed while trying to speak publicly.

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