Fun with the Federalist Party

Ever since we were little we have all wanted to make a positive impact on the world—whether it was ending world hunger or even just helping someone in need. This is the exact mindset of the girls in the Federalist Party at Cornhusker Girls State. 

The meeting began with choosing Party officials and topics for our Party to discuss for its platform. We chose the official for our Chairman and the majority of the votes went to Lilia Aberly. Following was choosing the official for Vice Chairman and the majority of that vote went to Anna Sitzman. Last, but certainly not least, we chose our official for Secretary/Treasurer, and the majority voted for Jacqueline Butler. 

Once we had our officials selected, Chairman Lilia Albers requested we select platform topics that we thought would benefit our state as well as the world. After everyone decided what their suggestions for the topics were, we ended up with eleven very different choices. 

Our first request for debate was environmental associations and what we can do to help. Global warming was a major factor within this topic; however, the majority of the vote dismissed the pledge and voted against our environmental crisis. 

Our next topic of discussion was homeless veterans and what we as a state need to do to fix this crisis. The majority of the Federalist Party agreed that we need more homes and more opportunities for the ones who put their lives in jeopardy for our freedom. Once we finished debating, the majority of the Party decided that homeless veterans are a major crisis not in just Nebraska but throughout our nation as well, and it definitely needed to be addressed.

 Once we went through all of our topics and debate, we decided on four more topics we needed to discuss and associate with: ending food insecurity, government aid for school lunches, increasing technology in schools and the limitation on standardized testing. At the end of our meeting we had discussed approximately 14 different topics. The difference in opinions may have been prevalent, but that is the absolute beauty of a democracy. Story by Emily Day