SENATE BILL: Fair Labor Standards Act of 2013 (Redraft at Vote)

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

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[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

I am shocked, shocked that Saturday morning is a period of light activity.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

While most likely annoying, at least that is more productive than sleeping off the hangovers attained on Friday like most are probably doing right now, which is in turn probably more productive then what I am doing/going to be doing at present/soon.

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Status: Senators have 24 hours to object.

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Amendment 57:13 has been adopted.

I will take care of Maxwell's in a minute.

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The amendment has been adopted. Maxwell, didn't you have another?

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Status: A vote in 24 hours if none is given. IF I am not on when this ends, I ask the VP to open it for me unless TNF responds with a friendly judgement, then just call 24 hours on objections.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

I PMed the VP asking him to open this vote if I am not on when the minimum debate time expires. Since I am on right now, chances are I won't be.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

AYE


As for the next amendment, I am most certainly opposed to it. And as for the stipend, it seems like it would be an expensive way to cover a hole created this no work provision, especially when we are trying to effect the minimum income guarrantee.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

4-5-0-1 with Xahar not voting.


If he doesn't vote by tomorrow. I might just change my vote to end this one. I wouldn't want a completely wide open thing here anyway, but instead have restrictions and limitations and so forth on how much work they can do.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

I change my vote to NAY

Vote on Amendment 57:17 by Maxwell:

Aye (3): Maxwell, TJ in Cleve and Tmthforu94
Nay (6): bore, Gass3268, Napoleon, NC Yankee, sbane, and TNF
Abstain (0):

Didn't Vote (1): Xahar

With six votes in the negative, the amendment has been rejected.

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Status: Objection filed by Senator Maxwell, a vote is now open on the above amendment. Senators, please vote Aye, Nay or Abstain.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

NAY

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

3-5-0-2 with Napoleon and bore having yet to vote.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

It actually ended just four hours ago. I was planning to end it when I started the Drug bill amendment vote, but that is still not been on the floor long enough.

Vote on Amendment 57:18 by TNF:

Aye (3): Gass3268, TNF and Xahar
Nay (5): Maxwell, NC Yankee, sbane, TJ in Cleve, and Tmthforu94
Abstain (0):

Didn't Vote (2): bore (two hours late) and Napoleon

With five votes in the negative, the amendment has been rejected.

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Status: An objection has been filed by Senator Maxwell. A vote is now open on the above amendment, please vote Aye, Nay or Abstain.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

I started that vote 28 minutes too early. For some reason I keep looking at the wrong posts when checking time stamps lately.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

NAY

Nay

Doesn't this outlaw things like craft sales or lemonade stands?

It outlaws things like 14 and 15 year olds working at McDonald's, which, as a former McDonald's employee, I can tell you does happen. Existing labor law allows employment at age 14 and only explicitly bans persons from working in factories before 16, as far as the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 is concerned, iirc.

If you want that to be the case rather than craft sales or lemonade stands being banned, then I hope exceptions for family businesses would be more welcome now.

I wouldn't have a problem with an exception provided it was limited in case of the rare  circumstance of the family coal mine or something like that.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

4-4-0-2 w/ 2 days remaining


and with the usual duo not voting.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

I for one am pleased to be associated with a figure as illustrious as Napoleon. Did you know that he received the most votes in Atlasian history? It's something he's really modest about, but it's true.

You Don't Say!

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

The amendment has twenty minutes left.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Vote on Amendment 56:27:

Aye (5): bore, Gass3268, sbane, TNF and Xahar
NAy (4): Maxwell, NC Yankee, TJ in Cleve and Tmthforu94
Abstain (0):

Didn't Vote (1): Napoleon

With five ayes, four nays and time havign expired, the amendment is adopted.