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Posted 1/18/12 by Common Good

Obsolete Law Forum: February 7, Washington, D.C.

Obsolete Law: Does Government Need a Spring Cleaning?

Common Good and the Bipartisan Policy Center invite you to attend a morning forum on the problem of obsolete law on Tuesday, February 7 in Washington, DC.

(Click to download the agenda and flyer as pdfs.)

Agenda:

8:30 – 9:00 AM:  REGISTRATION AND BREAKFAST

9:00 – 9:05 AM:  WELCOME

Philip K. Howard, Common Good

9:05 – 9:35 AM: MODERATED DISCUSSION

Senator Mark Warner, D-Virginia

John C. Fortier, Bipartisan Policy Center (moderator)

Stuart Taylor, Jr., author and journalist (moderator)

9:40 – 10:40 AM:  PANEL ONE

Julie Barnes, Bipartisan Policy Center

Richard R. Buery, Jr., The Children’s Aid Society

Philip K. Howard, Common Good

Maya MacGuineas, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget

Alan B. Morrison, The George Washington University Law School

John C. Fortier, Bipartisan Policy Center (moderator)

10:45 – 11:30 AM:  MODERATED DISCUSSION

Representative Jim Cooper, D-Tennessee

William A. Galston, The Brookings Institution (moderator)

11:35 – 12:15 PM:  PANEL TWO

E. Donald Elliott, Yale Law School

William A. Galston, The Brookings Institution 

James R. Maxeiner, University of Baltimore School of Law

Ryan McConaghy, Third Way

Philip K. Howard, Common Good (moderator)

As government officials and candidates in the 2012 election talk about ways to cut government spending, trim deficits, create jobs, control healthcare costs, and improve education and infrastructure, the role played by obsolete law needs to be addressed.  Forum participants will discuss how laws, regulations, and mandates from years past prevent officials and everyday Americans from making choices for today.  Panelists will also consider proposals for reform, including sunset provisions. 

When:

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

8:30 AM to 12:00 PM

Discussion begins promptly at 9:00 AM.

A continental breakfast will be provided.  

Where:

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

1779 Massachusetts Avenue, NW

Washington, DC 20036

To RSVP, please e-mail your name, position, affiliation, and contact information to rsvp@commongood.org. If you have any questions, please contact Andrew Park of Common Good at apark@commongood.org.

This event is the first in a Common Good series titled: “Start Over 2012: A Bipartisan Forum Series”