Northeast Assembly Thread

[Jerseyrules]

Aye

[Jerseyrules]

Is Marajuana legal in the NE?

[Free Palestine]

Nay

[Governor Scott]

Is Marajuana legal in the NE?

Yes.

[Senator Napoleon]

Is Marajuana legal in the NE?

Just about all drugs are legal in the Northeast.

[wormyguy]

Aye.

[Cincinnatus]

Nay.

[Governor Scott]

Voting time has expired.  The ayes are two, nays are three, abstentions are zero, and non-voting members are zero.

The session will resume when a new piece of legislation is introduced.

[Governor Scott]

The Assembly will now consider the legislation introduced by the gentleman from New York.  Debate will be for 48 hours.

The Fair Taxation Act of 2012

1) Eliminate income tax for all citizens of the northeast who make below $15,000/year
2) Require 2/3 majority in legislature to raise taxes

[Governor Scott]

Once again, I cannot support this because the Northeast does not have a tax code in place.  This law would make it more difficult to implement one.

[Governor Scott]

Debate time has expired.  Members will now cast their votes on passage of the legislation.  This will be a 24-hour vote.

The Fair Taxation Act of 2012

1) Eliminate income tax for all citizens of the northeast who make below $15,000/year
2) Require 2/3 majority in legislature to raise taxes

[Governor Scott]

Nay.

[wormyguy]

Aye.

[Jerseyrules]

Aye

[Cincinnatus]

Nay.

[Senator Napoleon]

Man am I glad Snowstalker is Governor at times like this.

[Governor Scott]

Voting time has expired.  The ayes are two, nays are two, abstentions are zero, and non-voting members are one.  The vote is tied.

The Assembly will now consider the legislation introduced by the gentleman from Connecticut.  Debate will be for 48 hours.

The Anti-Prohibition & Blue Law Repeal Act

A BILL to repeal and prohibit Northeastern laws that are found to be religiously motivated or otherwise unnecessary

1.) All existing laws which prohibit the consumption or sale of beer, wine, and spirits at neighborhood grocery and package stores on any day of the week are hereby repealed.

2.) All existing laws which prohibit gambling on any day of the week are hereby repealed.

3.) Town records may hereby be kept where liquor is sold.

4.) It is hereby legal to dispose of used razor blades.

5.) All legal firearms may be discharged in public highways, provided that they do not result in the harm of innocent citizens.

6.) Brothels are hereby legal in the Northeast.

7.) The sale of fireworks is hereby permitted to all Northeast residents above the age of seventeen.

8.) Hunting licenses and fishing licenses are no longer necessary to hunt or fish on one's own private property.

9.) On no day of any week are hunting or fishing prohibited activities.

10.) Players of professional sports shall not have to obtain a license to play on Sundays.

11.) "R"-rated movies are hereby allowed to be shown in drive-in theaters.

12.) The Northeast government may not prohibit activities on a given day of the week for religious reasons.

[Governor Scott]

Self-explanatory bill; repeals silly, unnecessary, and religiously-motivated laws, some of which can be found on here.

[Jerseyrules]

Self-explanatory bill; repeals silly, unnecessary, and religiously-motivated laws, some of which can be found on here.

As a man from New Jersey myself, I don't think it's silly; it's one day a week of peace and quiet, especially if you're living on a busy street.  While statewide bans are a bit much, I don't see why local lawmakers cannot allow it, and if the locality doesnt like it, they throw out the lawmakers who put it in place.

[Governor Scott]

Self-explanatory bill; repeals silly, unnecessary, and religiously-motivated laws, some of which can be found on here.

As a man from New Jersey myself, I don't think it's silly; it's one day a week of peace and quiet, especially if you're living on a busy street.  While statewide bans are a bit much, I don't see why local lawmakers cannot allow it, and if the locality doesnt like it, they throw out the lawmakers who put it in place.

I feel that people who object to drinking on the Sabbath can refrain from doing so without the regional government or locality telling them they can't.  And since we would be allowing the sale of beer every day, both sellers and consumers would benefit.

[Cincinnatus]

Motion to extend debate time by 24 hours.

[Governor Scott]

Granted.

I hope Andrew swears in soon so he can substitute for me when I'm out this weekend.

[Governor Scott]

Because the Governor will be unable to sub for me this weekend, I call this session to recess.

[Cincinnatus]

5.) All legal firearms may be discharged in public highways, provided that they do not result in the harm of innocent citizens.

Why this one again?..

Motion to amend by removing Section 4.

Motion to amend by removing Section 5.

[Jerseyrules]

5.) All legal firearms may be discharged in public highways, provided that they do not result in the harm of innocent citizens.

Why this one again?..

Motion to amend by removing Section 4.

Motion to amend by removing Section 5.

Actually, I'm okay with 5 and 4.  I just don't like 12