# To Be Governed… 

September/​October 2022 • Policy Report 

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**If the Schools Are Good, Why Would Families Leave?** 
Nashville Mayor John Cooper … says vouchers could have a devastating effect on Metro Nashville Public Schools.… “If we’re diverting students from public to private schools, then which public schools would we be forced to close? Which teachers and support staff would we have to lay off because of the migration from public to private schools?” 
**—Axios, June 2, 2022**

**Coincidentally, That’s Where the Pentagon Is** 
Raytheon Technologies is moving its headquarters from Massachusetts to Arlington, Va.…

Raytheon becomes the last of the Big Five defense contractors—alongside Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, General Dynamics and, most recently, Boeing—to commit its corporate identity to the D.C. suburbs. 
**—*Washington Post*, June 7, 2022**

**Our Libertarian Dystopia** 
Although towels come in standard sizes, there is little to no regulation regarding their measurements. 
**—*Washington Post*, June 7, 2022**

**Supreme Court Says Congress Makes the Laws** 
SCOTUS guts the EPA’s ability to regulate carbon emissions, fight climate change. The federal government will be restricted from regulating anything of significance in the absence of a clear Congressional directive to do so. 
**—Rep. Rashida Tlaib on Twitter, June 30, 2022**

**Executive Power Unchained** 
\[The Biden\] administration has spent the past year and a half trying to pass robust climate change legislation, only to see it collapse last week.…

“In many ways the president put all his chips in this action by Congress, and we failed,” said Senator Jeff Merkley, Democrat of Oregon. But, he said, “This unchains the president from waiting for Congress to act.” 
**—*New York Times*, July 19, 2022**

**In What Kind of County Do Cabinet Ministers Resign Just because the Head of Government Is Dishonest?** 
Two of Britain’s most senior Cabinet ministers resigned on Tuesday, a move that could spell the end of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s leadership after months of scandals. 
**—NPR, July 5, 2022**

**I Guess It’s Not Real Socialism** 
Nicaraguan police took control of five municipalities run by a party opposed to President Daniel Ortega in recent days, dismissing elected leaders and installing ruling party sympathizers in their place. 
**—Reuters, July 4, 2022**

**Wait, What?** 
With inflation on the rise and the threat of a recession looming, congressional Democrats are scrambling to revive their long-stalled economic spending package. 
**—*Washington Post*, June 27, 2022**

**They’re Calling Spending, Regulation, and Taxes The Inflation Reduction Act.** 
Sen. Joe Manchin (D., W.Va.) agreed to back a package aimed at lowering carbon emissions and curbing healthcare costs while raising corporate taxes. 
**—*Wall Street Journal*, July 28, 2022**

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