Senate Bill: Representative Democracy Amendment (Rejected)

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Actually your going to administering this one, and more so then on the Stimulus bill, which was a rush job. I'll process the amendments, but you'll be conducting the votes on them.

That said, sincei t takes a Senator to this little thing, I will motion to table if the sponsor doesn't talk within 24 hours of it being brought to the floor.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Would anyone have a problem with a final vote since it is fairly simple proposal (love it or hate it type thing?), once the 72 hours expires this afternoon?

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

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Status: Vote tomorrow if none is given.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Almost amendment vote time here if Nappy doesn't post soon.

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Ignore that last PM, Mr. VP.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

The amendment has been adopted.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

In terms of engagement in Federal Lawmaking, has this ever been used?
https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Regional_Legislative_Petitions_Act

I have had an informal process for four years for my constituents, that is much simpler, yet has only been used a handful of times. 

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

I think it does repeal the seventh as well.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

So are we basically done here then?

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[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

That is what I get for cutting corners via copy and paste.


I recommend the VP start a vote here at the earliest opportunity.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Nay I guess

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

I have always been rather dubious on the matter of initiatives and so forth, but I am willing to give this an attempt precisely because things are somewhat different here.

I know some have been throwing a lot of attention on this issue of "making elections matter" and that is a great thing but I think it is being applied to simplistically in this case. In real life it could remove the primary reason for opposition and thus interest in an election, hench why Marokai gonna get Governor John Kasich for another term (maybe even as President). Here, it is an avenue, that if used properly, could direct attention towards the work of the Senate and thereby drive interest in electionsinstead of reducing it. That is the way I tend to see the matter at least.

Going forward we need to encourage its use, otherwise then we should consider taking this action at some point in the near future.