SE House legislation introduction Thread

[Fmr. Emperor PiT]

     Introduced on behalf of Lt. Governor tb75:

The Preventing of Sexual Offenses Act

Section One:

1. The Southeast will Create a Database of Sexual Offenders for local law enforcement agencies. It will be based of the regular crime databases.

2. All Sex Offenders must register in the database. If the person is scheduled for parole, the man/women must register 30 day sin advance or lose their chance at parole.

3. Law Enforcement must keep the Sexual Offender database updated every two weeks.

4. Failure of a past sex offender to report data to the database will result in jail time.

5. The of a police agency to update the database will result in a money fine or loss of privileges.

6.  Failure to update information pursuant to subsection (3) will incur penalties outlined in subsection (5).

Section Two:

1. The Minimum jail sentence for Sex Offenders is fifteen years in prison.

2. Any convicted sex offender who is subsequently convicted of another sexual offense or violent crime will be given a minimum sentence of life without parole.

Section Three:

1. Funding for the Southeast Regional Sex Offender Database will be provided by increasing the driver's license fee by one dollar. Any excess funds shall be placed into the general activities fund.

Section Four:


For the purposes of this law, a sex offender is defined as a person convicted of one or more of the following crimes:
Sexual assault in the first, second or third degree;
Unlawful sexual contact;
Sexual assault on a child;
Sexual assault on a child by one in a position of trust;
Sexual assault on a client by a psychotherapist;
Enticement of a child;
Incest;
Aggravated Incest;
1st,2nd,and 3rd degree Rape
Trafficking in children;
Sexual exploitation of children;
Procurement of a child for sexual exploitation;
Soliciting for child prostitution;
Pandering of a child;
Procurement of a child for prostitution;
Keeping a place of child prostitution;
Pimping of a child;
Inducement of child prostitution;
Patronizing a prostituted child;
Engaging in Sexual Conduct in a Penal Institution;
Wholesale Promotion of Obscenity to Minors; and
Promotion of Obscenity to Minors
Criminal attempt, conspiracy or solicitation to commit any of the above offenses.

[Fmr. Emperor PiT]

     Re-wrote it to try to address the concerns of my colleague Ernest. Credit still goes to Lt. Governor tb75 for thinking up the idea.
Pornography Leniency Bill

1. The Pornography Restrictions Initiative is hereby repealed.

2a. No person under the age of 18 years may distribute pornographic images or videos of oneself for profit or other valuable consideration, under penalty of four to six months incarceration and a fine of no more than $3000.

2b. No person may receive pornographic images or video of a person under the age of 18 years in exchange for money or other valuable consideration, under penalty of five to fifteen years incarceration and a fine of $100000.

3. No person may distribute pornographic images or video of a person under the age of 18 years other than oneself, under penalty of ten to twenty years incarceration and a fine of $150000.

4. No person may create pornographic images or video of a person under the age of 18 years other than oneself, under penalty of fifteen to twenty-five years incarceration and a fine of $200000.

5. No person may be charged with a crime under this law who may also be charged with a crime under the Anti-Opebo Act.

[Fmr. Emperor PiT]

     I guess this ought to be proposed as a bill, so I am introducing it on behalf of Governor Jbrase:

Constitutional Convention Petition

The Southeast Region formally petitions the President of Atlasia to call a Constitutional Convention for the purposes of consolidation of the constitution and/or legislative reboot of the game.

[Purple State]

     I guess this ought to be proposed as a bill, so I am introducing it on behalf of Governor Jbrase:

Constitutional Convention Petition

The Southeast Region formally petitions the President of Atlasia to call a Constitutional Convention for the purposes of consolidation of the constitution and/or legislative reboot of the game.

Thanks.

[Fmr. Emperor PiT]

     Inspired by the Ludlow Amendment proposed by Senator Libertas:

Accountable Military Bill

1. Should the Southeast Militia be committed to action by executive order, except in response to a direct attack by a hostile force, it shall be the right of the citizens to petition for a referendum on the matter.

2. Should the petition gain the signatures of three registered citizens of the Southeast, a voting booth on the referendum shall be opened within fourty-eight hours to remain open for seventy-two hours, unless the Southeast Militia is recalled from the action in question within that time.

3. Should a majority of citizens who vote on the referendum vote in favor of recalling the Southeast Militia from the action in question, then the Southeast Militia shall be immediately recalled, with the withdrawal completed within two weeks of the closing of the voting booth on the matter in question.

[Fmr. Emperor PiT]

End To Onerous & Ignored Officeholder Responsibilities Bill

1. 117. Regional Budget Creation Initiative is hereby repealed.

[IDS Judicial Overlord John Dibble]

As president of the Atlasian Association for the Advancement of Evil People, I feel it necessary to introduce legislation to continue my effort to make the Southeast the most evil region in all of Atlasia. We should continue to rename out institutions to show just how evil our region is, so that the rest of the nation will fear us and therefore not mess with us.

The Council of Darkness Amendment

1. All references in the Southeastern Constitution to the Legislature/House of Representatives shall be replaced with the new name "Council of Darkness".
2. The title by which members of this body are referred shall be "Councilor" and all references in the Southeastern Constitution to the previous title shall be changed accordingly.


I welcome alternative suggestions to the names, but I insist that they be evil.

[Fmr. Emperor PiT]

As president of the Atlasian Association for the Advancement of Evil People, I feel it necessary to introduce legislation to continue my effort to make the Southeast the most evil region in all of Atlasia. We should continue to rename out institutions to show just how evil our region is, so that the rest of the nation will fear us and therefore not mess with us.

The Council of Darkness Amendment

1. All references in the Southeastern Constitution to the Legislature/House of Representatives shall be replaced with the new name "Council of Darkness".
2. The title by which members of this body are referred shall be "Councilor" and all references in the Southeastern Constitution to the previous title shall be changed accordingly.


I welcome alternative suggestions to the names, but I insist that they be evil.

     I am officially proposing this bill on behalf of Judicial Overlord Dibble.

[Deldem]

Southeastern Educational Incentive Act

1. The Southeast shall provide a $1,000 tax credit per student to all households who have a member enrolled in an institute of higher learning full-time, and a $500 tax credit to a member enrolled part-time.
2. The credit provided shall not exceed the total value of the income tax assessed. (i.e. taxation cannot be less than $0)
3. A full-time student shall be deemed any student who successfully completes a total of 24 credit hours per year, or completes 12 credit hours per semester.
4. A part-time student  shall be deemed any student who successfully completes at least 6, but no more than 23 credit hours per year, or who completes at least 3, but no more than 11, credit hours per semester.
5. This law shall take effect starting for students enrolled within institutes of higher learning during the semester starting in the Fall of 2010.

[IDS Judicial Overlord John Dibble]

With the change in the name of our region, I suggest we continue our cultural revolution and change our flag to reflect our glory. Something as black as our hearts, but that also shows our glory. I suggest the following candidates for consideration:





I have a few varients for this next one:







The last one says "IMPERIAL DOMINION" at the top and "BOW DOWN OR SUFFER THE CONSEQUENCES" at the bottom. (font is Daedric runes from the Elder Scrolls game series) I'm willing to make versions that say something else as well, if we can think of a better motto.

[Fmr. Emperor PiT]

     I really like the large version of the last flag.

[IDS Judicial Overlord John Dibble]

How about a better made version of this? I threw it together on MS paint

Not quite sure how you'd make a better version of that - it's a pretty plain design. Also, I don't think it's suitable for an empire type government. Most importantly it's missing any kind of imperial symbol - the symbol really makes the brand, IMHO.

[Fmr. Emperor PiT]

Change Of Flag Bill

1. The flag depicted below shall become the regional flag of the Imperial Dominion of the South, upon passage of this bill.

[Fmr. Emperor PiT]

Holiday Establishment Bill

1. January 13th is hereby made a regional holiday, known as Aaron Burr Day.

[Jbrase]

Holiday Establishment Bill

1. January 13th is hereby made a regional holiday, known as Aaron Burr Day.

I strongly encourage the other regions to follow suit.

[Yelnoc]

So that we have something to work on after the current bill passes.
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Unborn Child Protection Act

1.  Noting that...

• With current medical technology, babies can survive outside of the womb during the third  trimester, as evidenced by the plethora of prematurely born babies that survive to become healthy individuals.
• Ending the life of a prematurely born baby is illegal.

2.  On that basis, the Unborn Child Protection Act seeks to extend that protection to fetus's in the third trimester.  All abortions carried out during the 3rd Trimester of pregancy are hereby illegal
3.  Any physician who knowingly performs an abortion in the third trimester shall be fined under this titled or imprisoned for not more than two years or both.
4.  Exceptions to this law may be made in the case of a threat to the mother's health, rape, or incest.

[Yelnoc]

Assault Weapons Ban

1.  The following firearms fall under the category of "assault weapons"...

• All fully automatic weapons
• Semi-automatic rifles able to accept attachable magazines and one or more of the following: folding telescope or stock, pistol grip, bayonet mount, flash suppresor or threaded barrel designed to accomadate one, grenade launcher.
• Semi-automatic pistols with detachable magazines and one or more of the following: magazine that attaches outside the pistol grip; threaded barrel to attach barrel extender, flash suppresor, hangrip, or supppresor; barrel shroud that can be used as a hand-hold; unloaded weight of 50 oz. (1.4 kg) or more; a semi-automatic version of an automatic firearm.
• Semi-automatic shotguns with one or more of the following: folding or telescoping stock, pistol grip, fixed capacity of more than 5 rounds, detachable magazine

2.  It is henceforth illegal to make an assault weapon unless it is to be sold to the government or law enforcement agency. 
3.  Illegally manufacturing an assault weapon is punishable by up to five years in a federal penitentiary.
4.  Illegally reselling an assault weapon is punishable by up to three years in a federal penitentiary.
5.  Illegally buying an assault weapon is punishable by up to two years in a federal penitentiary or a fine of $200,000.
6.  Any person who legally came into the possession of an assault weapon before the passage of this bill and still legally owns one is entitled to keep it so long as he/she does not attempt to sell it or use it off of his/her property.

[MilesC56]

After a few other infrastructural bills have been considered, KS21 and myself have come up with another bill:


Road Creation Act- Blanche Lincoln Boulevard- Monticello, Ark.


1.   This act creates a new segment of Arkansas State Highway 35, with four lanes total, a divided highway running along the path specified, with new oak trees planted in the center median (local government will decide how many, and how far apart they shall be spaced), with at-grade intersections.
2.   This divided highway shall be named Blanche Lincoln Boulevard.
3.   The map below is the specified path.
4.   This bill appropriates $100,000,000 for the completion of this project

[Yelnoc]

Ok, in the future, post bills here.  I will transfer them to the other thread as they come up to be debated.

Southern Symbols Omnibus Bill

1. To serve as representative icons of the Imperial Dominion of the South, shall the Imperial Dominion of the South adopt:

(a) the mockingbird as the Regional bird;
(b) the longleaf pine as the Regional tree;
(c) the magnolia blossom as the Regional flower;
(d) the quartz crystal as the Regional gemstone.;
(e) “Dixie” as the Regional Song;
(f) The Deer as the Regional Mammal; 
(g) Milk as the Regional Beverage;
(h) The Bowie Knife as the Regional Historic Artifact;
(i) Alvin York as the Regional Historic Figure;
(j) Gone With the Wind as the Regional Historic Novel;
(k) The Space Shuttle as the Regional Historic Spacecraft;
(l) Graniteville as the Regional Historic Textile Manufacturer;
(m) Kitty Hawk as the Regional Historic Town;
(n) Kings Mountain, North Carolina as the Regional Historic site of the American Revolution;
(o) The Battle of Chalmette, (aka) the Battle of New Orleans, as the Regional Historic site of the War of 1812;
(p) The Alamo as the Regional Historic site of the Texas Revolution;
(q) The Vicksburg National Military Park as the Regional Historic site of the Civil War;
(r) Fort Texas as the Regional Historic site of the Mexican-American War; and
(s) The Battleship Memorial Park in Mobile, Alabama as the Regional Historic site of WWII.

2. The following initiatives are hereby repealed:

(a) 3. Southeast Symbols Initiative
(b) 34. Southeast Historic Symbols Initiative
(c) 36. Southeast Military History Symbols Initiative
(d) 51. Southeast Symbols III Initiative

Private School Administration Rights Bill

1. The Drug-Testing Free Region Initiative shall only apply to secondary schools and colleges that receive funding from any level of government, except through financial aid to students.

Legal Naming Conventions

1.  All initiatives passed via the initiative process shall be referring with the letter I and the number of the initiative, which is chronological from the first initiative passed.  This initiative 1 shall be referred to as I1, initiative 22 as I22 and so on.
2.  All bills passed by either of the Southeast's legislative bodies, that is both the historical and current bodies, shall be referred to with the letter B for bill and the number of the bill.  Thus the seventh bill passed shall be referred to as B7 and so on.
3.  Both of these statutes are retroactive.

[tb78]

Here is the new bill I created:

The Freedom to View Classic Network News Act

1.   All local Broadcast Network affiliate stations must let anyone who is interested view anything the person wants from the stations archives. The inside viewing of a broadcast will be free, but the person must pay a Ten Dollar per hour fee if the broadcast is to be taken out of the archives.

2.   The Vanderbilt News Archives, as well as any other news archives located in the south will no longer charge exorbant fees to buy a copy of a news broadcast. The person buying the broadcast will have to pay for shipping however.

3.   Each of the major state universities in the south will have the option to  create new archives to keep their own recordings of network newscasts. The same rules for the other archives will apply to the new ones. The funding for the archives will be through private donations

[Yelnoc]

Just to be clear, I am retracting the "Legal Naming Conventions" bill.  After voting on the "Private School Administration Rights Bill" ends, the next bill will be the "The Freedom to View Classic Network News Act".  After that I will put the bill Sanchez posted in the Legislature up to debate; however, Sanchez, I would be grateful if you posted it in this thread first.

[Yelnoc]

Educational Hotfix Act

1.  The School Choice Initiative is hereby repealed in its entirety.
2.  Education spending, organization, and all other facets of the system affected by the School Choice Initiative shall revert to their state before the passage of that initiative.

[Yelnoc]

Omnibus Maintenance Bill

1. The Emperor of the Imperial Dominion of the South shall have the authority to, by executive order, grant Omnibus status to or remove Omnibus status from any bill or initiative passed into law in the Imperial Dominion of the South.

2. Any bill or initiative that is passed into law amending a law accorded Omnibus status (hereinafter Omnibus law) shall, in addition to being recorded in a Wiki article of its own, be incorporated into the text of the Wiki article of the amended Omnibus law.
   a. The Emperor shall have the authority to, by executive order, declare any bill or initiative passed into law to be an amendment to an Omnibus law or, likewise, declare any bill or initiative passed into law to be unrelated to an Omnibus law.
   b. Any citizen of the region shall have the right to appeal any order issued by the Emperor pursuant to Section 2, Clause a of this bill to the regional Magistrate for judicial review.

3. In the Wiki article of any Omnibus law, there shall exist a link to a forum post or Wiki article including the original version of the law.

4. Should any Omnibus law have its Omnibus status removed pursuant to Section 1 of this bill, the original text of the law, as linked to pursuant to Section 3 of this bill, shall supplant the amended text, if any difference between the two versions should exist, in the Wiki article of the formerly Omnibus law in question.

Amendment Repealing Useless or Superseded Amendments to the Southeast Constitution, mk. II

The following Initiatives/Amendments to the Southeast Constitution are hereby repealed:

• Amendment to the Southeast Constitution on Amendment Procedure (54)
• Amendment to the Southeast Constitution on Amendment Process (94)
• Amendment of Article I Section 9 (178)
• Why The Need For Special Election Act? (206)

[ChairmanSanchez]

Commemoration of Levon Helm


1. The Legislature officially honor Mark Lavon "Levon" Helm, formally of the Rock Group "The Band" for his contributions to IDS culture.

(please forgive me-I thought we needed a "Cowboy Poetry Fest" like bill. I wish the Band got more recognition)

[ChairmanSanchez]

Repeal of Article 39 Initiative

1. The Regional ban on the Death Penalty be lifted, and capital punishment be legalized for use on those their-by sentenced to it.

2. The Death Penalty will only apply to those convicted of Murder, and duly sentenced by a Court of Law. It will be guaranteed as a Sentence for all convicted Child Murders, beyond its passage.