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Title: The White House Post by: Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee on January 07, 2017, 01:35:24 AM The North Carolina Yankee Administration () Title: Re: The White House Post by: Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee on January 07, 2017, 02:09:08 AM Quote An Act to Address the Collapse of Republican Government in Fremont Section 1 (Title)and Provide for the Reconstruction of the Same i. The long title of this Act shall be the "Reconstruction of Fremont Act of 2017." It may be cited as the "Reconstruction Act" or "ROFA." Section 2 (Emergency Powers) WHEREAS, it has recently become evident that the former Governor of Fremont, having failed to make any post on the Atlas Forum for a period exceeding ten days, has been removed from office according to the provisions of the Fremont Constitution; WHEREAS, the most senior member of the Legislative Assembly has failed to make any post for an equivalent period; WHEREAS, all other offices of the Regional Government have fallen vacant; WHEREAS, it can therefore be concluded that the Fremont Region is without a functioning government, as no person or body has any legal or Constitutional claim to office in that Region; WHEREAS, it is the moral and Constitutional duty of the Congress of the Republic of Atlasia to secure for each Region a stable and republican government; i. The Congress of the Republic of Atlasia hereby empowers the President of the Republic to appoint an Emergency Commissioner for Fremont, who shall be empowered to organize the election of a democratic government for that Region under the existing Constitution thereof. ii. The Emergency Commissioner shall be the acting chief executive of Fremont until such time as the new Governor and Legislative Assembly shall have been fairly and democratically elected, with all the rights and privileges bestowed upon the Governor of Fremont by the Constitution thereof; but the elections described in this Act shall begin no more than seven (7) days following the appointment of the Commissioner by the President. iii. The new Governor and Assembly having been inaugurated, the Emergency Commissioner will continue to oversee progress in the Region until such time as the President shall see fit to dismiss them. iv. If, at any point following the elections prescribed in Section 2.i of this Act, one of the officers thus elected shall have made no post on the Regional Government board for a period exceeding ten days (240 hours), said officer shall be relieved of his duties under the Fremont Constitution. The Emergency Commissioner will then have the authority to organize a special election to fill the vacated post. Section 3 (Recommendation for Constitutional Reform) i. The present Fremont Constitution being a contradictory, ungrammatical, and byzantine document almost completely unintelligible to the rational mind, it is the recommendation of the Congress of the Republic of Atlasia that the first order of business for the Governor and Assembly elected under Section 2 of this Act be to draft a new Constitution for the Fremont Region, so as to establish the Government of that Region upon a sustainable and democratic foundation. () Title: Re: The White House Post by: Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee on January 07, 2017, 02:25:03 AM Quote from: Executive Order #001 Executive Action To fill the position of Vice President left vacant in accordance with the Potomac agreement, the following nomination is made and sent to the Senate for confirmation Secretary of Federal Elections Rpryor03 is hereby nominated to the position of Vice President of the Republic of Atlasia. () Title: Re: The White House Post by: Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee on January 07, 2017, 02:28:12 AM Quote from: Executive Order #002 Executive Action To fill the position of Secretary of Federal Elections, contingent upon the resignation of incumbent Secretary to become Vice President, the following nomination is made and sent to the Senate for confirmation. Registrar General Peebs is hereby nominated to the position of Secretary of Federal Elections, contingent upon the confirmation and subsequent resignation of Rpryor03 to become Vice President. () Title: Re: The White House Post by: Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee on January 07, 2017, 02:31:18 AM Quote from: Executive Order #003 Executive Action To comply with the terms of the recently passed and sign Reconstruction of Fremont Act of 2017 and bring a speedy restoration of responsible governance to the Fremont Region Secretary of Federal Elections and VP designate Rpryor03 is hereby appointed to the position of Emergency Commissioner for the Fremont Region. () Title: Re: The White House Post by: Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee on January 07, 2017, 03:19:58 AM Quote from: Executive Order #004 Executive Action To appoint members to the National Security Council In compliance with the terms of Executive Order #007 of the Blair Administration, the following are appointed to serve as members of the National Security Council (NSC): Vice President Designee Rpryor03 Secretary of State Tedbessell Representative Enduro I also hereby appoint Rpryor03 to serve as Chairman of the National Security Council. () Title: Re: The White House Post by: NeverAgain on January 11, 2017, 02:58:28 PM Mr. President, this has passed both houses and comes here for your signature or veto.
Quote 1. The office of Deputy Game Moderator, appointed by the Game Moderator with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall hereby be created. 2. The Deputy Game Moderator may help in Game Moderator duties and, should the Game Moderator be absent, will serve as acting Game Moderator until the Game Moderator returns or a successor is confirmed. 3. The Deputy Game Moderator may be removed by the Game Moderator. Title: Re: The White House Post by: Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee on January 13, 2017, 11:33:36 PM Quote 1. The office of Deputy Game Moderator, appointed by the Game Moderator with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall hereby be created. 2. The Deputy Game Moderator may help in Game Moderator duties and, should the Game Moderator be absent, will serve as acting Game Moderator until the Game Moderator returns or a successor is confirmed. 3. The Deputy Game Moderator may be removed by the Game Moderator. () Title: Re: The White House Post by: Pragmatic Conservative on January 22, 2017, 01:48:43 PM Mr. President, the Fremont legislature has approved Ilikeverin nomination for the Atlasian supreme court, and is asking for your final approval or rejection of his nomination.
I nominate Ilikeverin to the Supreme Court. With 2 votes in favor and 1 not voting the nominee is confirmed as Supreme Court Justice representing Fremont. The nominee heads to the Presidents desk for his final approval. Congrats!!! Title: Re: The White House Post by: Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee on January 23, 2017, 04:39:26 AM Mr. President, the Fremont legislature has approved Ilikeverin nomination for the Atlasian supreme court, and is asking for your final approval or rejection of his nomination. I nominate Ilikeverin to the Supreme Court. With 2 votes in favor and 1 not voting the nominee is confirmed as Supreme Court Justice representing Fremont. The nominee heads to the Presidents desk for his final approval. Congrats!!! ILV is one of the most accomplished and experienced Atlasians around and certainly more than qualified to serve as Justice for the Fremont region. () Title: Re: The White House Post by: Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee on February 08, 2017, 04:55:12 AM Quote from: Executive Order #005 Executive Action To bring about speedy resolutions to the constitutional and legislative conflicts that produced the chaos of the October Elections of 2016, and ensure the strength of our democratic institutions. I hereby declare a state of emergency to exist with regards to the issues stemming from the tied October 2016 Election. I am authorizing Senate PPT Leinad and People's House Speaker to use their 8th and 9th slots dedicated to national emergencies as allowed under the rules of the House and Senate. There following bills are hereby authorized for such usage under those rules: HB 2016-1065 - Amendment to Art. 1, Sect. 4, of the Atlasian Constit. SB 2016-041 - Safeguard the Integrity of Our Institutions Act SB 2016-046 - Electoral Tie Resolution Amendment The President urges that both houses of Congress move with all responsible haste in the passage of these critical items, before the commencement of the February Elections. () Title: Re: The White House Post by: Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee on February 15, 2017, 01:07:58 AM Quote from: Executive Order #006 Executive Action To provide swift assistance and material support to the Fremont region in response to the ongoing crisis at the Oroville Dam. I hereby authorize, upon request of the Governor of the Fremont region, the Departments of Interior and State to employ all necessary resources, and support personnel to assist with any evacuation needs and also secure and strengthen the supporting infrastructure of the Oroville Dam itself to prevent a catastrophic flood. I also direct the Department of State, through the Army Corps of Engineers to conduct a thorough assessment of the condition of the Dam, its spillway and all other support infrastructure and provide a report to Congress and the administration on the necessary improvements required for it. I also direct the same Department to provide similar action with regards to other at risk dams across the country, working in conjunction with the various water management agencies at the region level to do so. The Department should seek to verify assessments by regional authorities to avoid a repeat in the lapses made in prior assessments sent to the Federal gov't concerning the Oroville Dam. () Title: Re: The White House Post by: Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee on February 15, 2017, 05:20:18 AM Quote from: Executive Order #007 Executive Action To authorize the usage of emergency slots in both the House and Senate to immediately proceed with rules changes to bring about compliance with the Fourth Constitution. I hereby declare a state of emergency to exist with regards to the blatant violations of the constitution that exist within the rules of both the Senate and House of Representatives. I hereby authorize Senate PPT Leinad and House Speaker NeverAgain to use the emergency slots to bring up resolutions that bring the rules of both chambers into compliance with the Fourth Constitution of the Republic of Atlasia. () Title: Re: The White House Post by: NeverAgain on February 15, 2017, 05:58:55 PM Mr. President, this has passed both Houses and awaits your signature or Veto.
Quote An Act to Safeguard the Integrity of our Institutions Section 1: Definitions 1. For the purposes of this act, a "conflict of interest" shall be defined as a situation in which partisan or personal biases could reasonably prevent an Atlasian official from delivering a fair decision or ruling. Section 2: Administration of Elections 1. The Secretary of Federal Elections shall not administer an election in which they are a candidate. 2. When the Secretary of Federal Elections is a candidate in the election or recuses themselves for other reasons, the President shall appoint an Acting Elections Administrator to carry out the duties of administering the election. 3. The Acting Election Administrator must not be a candidate for office in the election to which they are appointed. Judicial Disqualification 1. Supreme Court Justices shall recuse themselves from cases in which a conflict of interest prevents them from rendering an impartial judgment of the law. 2. If a Justice refuses to recuse themselves, a party to the case may submit a petition to the court to recuse the Justice, which will be legally binding if the other Justices of the court unanimously agree to support the petition. Title: Re: The White House Post by: Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee on February 16, 2017, 04:14:15 AM Quote An Act to Safeguard the Integrity of our Institutions Section 1: Definitions 1. For the purposes of this act, a "conflict of interest" shall be defined as a situation in which partisan or personal biases could reasonably prevent an Atlasian official from delivering a fair decision or ruling. Section 2: Administration of Elections 1. The Secretary of Federal Elections shall not administer an election in which they are a candidate. 2. When the Secretary of Federal Elections is a candidate in the election or recuses themselves for other reasons, the President shall appoint an Acting Elections Administrator to carry out the duties of administering the election. 3. The Acting Election Administrator must not be a candidate for office in the election to which they are appointed. Judicial Disqualification 1. Supreme Court Justices shall recuse themselves from cases in which a conflict of interest prevents them from rendering an impartial judgment of the law. 2. If a Justice refuses to recuse themselves, a party to the case may submit a petition to the court to recuse the Justice, which will be legally binding if the other Justices of the court unanimously agree to support the petition. () Title: Re: The White House Post by: President of the great nation of 🏳️⚧️ on February 16, 2017, 09:11:30 AM Well, RIPeebs my effectiveness as SoFE. FF :P
Title: Re: The White House Post by: Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee on February 17, 2017, 02:54:36 AM Quote from: Executive Order #008 Executive Action To appoint an Acting Elections Administrator under the terms of the Safeguard the Integrity of our Institutions Act. I hereby appoint Governor Harry S Truman to the position of Acting Elections Administrator under the terms of the Safeguard the Integrity of our Institutions Act, for the duration of the February 2017 election and subsequent certification. () Title: Re: The White House Post by: Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee on February 22, 2017, 02:28:11 PM Quote from: Executive Order #009 Executive Action To provide for the presentation of the FRR and continuity in Foreign Policy during the transition Governor and President-Elect Dfwlibertylover, who has assisted the NSC as a "strategic advisor" on South American affairs, is appointed as a full member of the national security council, effective immediately. () Title: Re: The White House Post by: Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee on March 03, 2017, 04:14:01 AM Quote from: Executive Order #010 Executive Action To make inductions to the Order of the Star of Atlasia I hereby make the following inductions: Atlasians: Gold: Marokai Blue - For his long standing commitment to reform, distinguished service across multiple offices and because it is ridiculous that he doesn't appear to have received Gold yet. Enduro - For his distinguished service as the second best Game Moderator ever (Only the Crazy Pole is better), and his contributions to Atlasian cinema. Scott - For his service in both the Northeast and IDS, as well as struggling through the tough road to passing a new healthcare law JCL - For his passionate advocacy of life and the regionalist cause Shua - For contributing his in-depth knowledge of policy, complex formulas and long standing contributions to the regionalist cause Silver - Rpryor, TedBessell, Enduro and dfwlibertylover - For their assistance in making the National Security Council mean something Leinad, Truman and Blair - Because the input of the three most recent Presidents has been invaluable, as well as their multiple services to the game Peebs - for giving Leinad and Truman a run for their money in the size of their hat collection, and because I am about make her life miserable in the House 1184AZ, Simossad and Rfayette - for bringing activity to the Fremont Legislature BenKenobi - for his activity and engagement in the Southern Chamber of Delegates NeverAgain - for his work on improving the House and Senate rules Lumine and JBrase - for reviving Atlasian Newspapers PiT and Duke - Because the three of us comprise a decade long, semi-dysfunctional RPP family RowanBrandon and Hans-im-Gluck - For saving Regional Senate seats Sbane - for helping me to preserve the independent Judiciary Pingvin99 - For his contributions to the Southern Region Posthumous Awards: Gold: John Locke - For his contributions to philosophy and government, including the principles of the social contract, self-determination, separation of powers and religious tolerance Edmund Burke - For his role as the father of Modern Conservatism, opposing majoritarian dictatorship, and formulating the concept of Conservative Revolution James Madison - For his role in advocating separation of powers and a federalist division of power between the central government and the states Silver: Edward IV - to honor the legacy of Yorkist President DemPGH William III - For his role in advancing representative government John Calvin and Baron de Montesquieu - For advancing the principle of Separation of Powers Justices Benjamin Curtis and John McLean - For their dissents, standing up to the unconstitutional pressures of the executive branch and upholding the Constitution, precedent and basic human rights against slave power and oppression Justice John Marshall Harlan - For his dissent in the name of equal justice and opposing segregation. Stanley Kubrick, Aflred Hitchcock and Frank Capra - for their extraordinary contributions to classic cinema () Title: Re: The White House Post by: Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee on March 03, 2017, 11:58:02 AM "Well it is time for me to go, but I would really rather have stayed" - paraphrase of Abraham Lincoln before going to Ford's Theater
This journey began last fall. I spent most of September out of sorts, I came back though, secured my Chairmanship and did all I could to assist Senator Tmthforu94 in becoming President. On Saturday Morning, October 1st, I woke up to find him gone. Several years ago, he once told me I needed to be President. My response then and ever since had always been "No, I don't". I will admit there was some anger as well as some frustration that helped break down that wall of resistance. But it was also a matter of faith, faith that Atlasia could be better, faith that Atlasia could be stronger, faith that Atlasia could be more welcoming for all. We had reformed the structure of the game, but we had failed to reform how we had played the game. I made the decision that day, but I slept on it and then went to work and I realized I would be forever mad at myself, if I did not declare on October 2nd. And I made it at 11:59 PM. That first week was one of the worst I had dealt with in years. I got inured at work, we nearly got out flooded out by a Hurricane and I was unable to access the Atlas for five days. I had started out way behind because I had started so late, and figured I would lose in a landslide. Things began to turn around though, once Rpryor and dkrolga joined our team. We began to unify, we continued to reach out and we began to expand our support creating a diverse coalition of voters. Then we tied in the regular election and then again in the runoff ending on Halloween. A month of court cases and finally the Potomac Agreement brought an end to the October election saga. Though Blair and I ended up splitting the term under that agreement, it is not inaccurate to say that I declared on Richard III's birthday and was elected on Halloween, what could possibly go wrong? Losing half of the term was a setback, but let no one be mistaken, I enjoyed serving as Blair's Vice President. I had campaigned on an ambitious agenda, and I did my best to try and push forward on it before the election season drowned out my administration and even retiring, didn't preserve forward progress to the extent I would have liked. I accepted that I would not get close to everything when I took office. But my hope was to help Fremont recover, complete the Foreign Relations Review, start the Budget process, pass all the bills and amendments resolving the problems that occurred in October, Pass Healthcare, strengthen the National Security Council using intelligence and foreign stories from the Game Moderator, establish a Domestic Policy Council to assist with the Budget and Healthcare, and finally to establish question time periods for both Congress and for the people directly. Towards the end, working to assist the Congress improve their rules became the biggest priority. At the close of this administration, here is where things stand: -Fremont is back up and running thanks to its Special Elections Commissioner Rpryor, Governor/Prime Minister Truman, and the regional legislature/Commons. More work has to be done particularly in the advancement of debate on issues and engagement of new/existing citizens into the political process, both there and in every other region. -The Foreign Relations review is one continent away from completion and should be before Congress very soon in the next administration. The work of the National Security Council was superb, but more work has to be done to strengthen that institution, to better integrate the work of the Game Moderation into its operations. -The Domestic Police Council was less successful, because some participants were lost over the course of two month interim and another became more involved in Foreign Policy over that same period. The budget was thus too complex to complete over the course of this short one month action period and difficult to commence prior to passing healthcare. As for healthcare some progress was made and ultimately, the biggest holdup now is the cost analysis. -We signed one of the laws relating to resolving the October mess to restore faith in the electoral institutions and I kept my promise to appoint Laborites to administer the process with Peebs as Secretary of Federal Elections and then Truman as Acting Elections Administrator. The two amendments remain stuck in Congress though, and the one on tied elections really should be passed and ratified and the amendment clarifying voting rules should be restarted and passed and ratified also. -As for other reforms, we did establish a Press Briefing for both the press and public and also created a Question Time process for the Congress as well. Lastly, I worked closely with Speaker NeverAgain to reform the rules of the House and encourage the Senate to work likewise so that both chambers can function as part of a whole and not siloed entities. In closing, I would like to start by thanking so many people who did an amazing and fantastic job. I want to thank Vice President Rpryor and Deputy GM Dkrolga for their support, I would not have been President without them. I want to thank Leinad who took over as Acting Chief of Staff and also became Senate PPT to get things moving again. I want to thank NeverAgain for his work on improving the House rules. Governor Dfwlibertylover for although he always manages to stress me out beyond belief, this game is always better when we have more wild Texans and I am confident he will make a great President. A More Welcoming Atlasia, is not something that you sign and say, "is done". It is an on-going effort to integrate more people in the process, to bring more people in and to create an environment that fosters both participation and creativity. I am confident Atlasia will move forward on this, but like with all things I am sure it will also stumble at points, because if you want to keep something, you have to fight for it. That is why, with all the best wishes of luck and success to my successor(s), I will echo President Grover Cleveland in saying, "We'll be back". Title: Re: The White House Post by: Pragmatic Conservative on March 03, 2017, 02:50:42 PM Thank you for the honor Mr. President and for your great service to this Country. I wish you well as an Representative.
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