Former White House of Purple State/Marokai Blue

[Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Oh nothing like stretching the boundaries of our Senate Procedures to the max.

[Ebowed]

Executive Action

By the power vested in me, I hereby appoint Ebowed to be Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of Atlasia for confirmation by the Senate.

Signed,
~PS

I thank the President for this opportunity.

[I left.]

I'm willing to keep an open mind at the confirmation hearing, but I anticipate some difficulty here.

[President Marokai]

I'm willing to keep an open mind at the confirmation hearing, but I anticipate some difficulty here.

I have quite a hard time imagining someone as knowledgeable as Ebowed in this area, really. I have the utmost confidence in him. And if it eases your concerns at all, I personally asked him if he would keep an open mind and be more deliberative, and he did say yes.

[Sibboleth]

I don't see why there should be any difficulty; the views of a Justice Ebowed would not be that different to those of former Justice Blue and it isn't as though he's not as well qualified as anyone could be.

[Bacon King]

Mister President, all of your cabinet appointees have been confirmed by the Senate.

[President Marokai]

Mister President, all of your cabinet appointees have been confirmed by the Senate.

I'll mark all the threads to reflect that so there's no confusion. I'll also finally post the legislative agenda thread.

[Purple State]

Mr. President, there is a bill on your desk: The Fusion Ballot Reform Act.

(Note that right now I'm only exercising PPT powers via OSPR Article II, Section 2, Clause 1.c, which states the PPT can do things "in any case where the President of the Senate has failed to uphold the provisions of this Procedural Resolution when it is in his power to do so individually. " I'm interpreting this, perhaps very broadly, to open and close votes when enough time has elapsed and such.)

Thank you for notifying me BK.

Because the bill, as presented to the Senate for passage, had a typo, would it be possible to quote the bill (and future bills), as amended by the discretion of the PPT for such changes, and post it in this thread? It will make the process of signature considerably easier.

Thanks!

[Purple State]

Announcement

I want to thank the Senate for the expeditious consideration and confirmation of my Cabinet nominations. The debate was thorough and I am glad that the nominees and I were able to assuage the concerns that many had.

I would also like to issue the following Executive Order:

Executive Order to Kick It Into High Gear

Whereas, the Senate has duly considered and approved the President's Cabinet appointments; and

Whereas, this President has an ambitious agenda which could be described as raving mad;

Therefore, be it resolved that the Cabinet join the President and Vice President and kick it into high  gear.

Signed,
~PS

[Purple State]

Executive Action

By the power vested in me under the Budget Process Renewal Committee Act, I hereby appoint Inks.LWC and Vice President Marokai Blue to the Budget Process Committee.

Signed,
~PS

[Purple State]

Announcement

I humbly ask that a senator propose this resolution on my behalf for consideration of the calling of a Constitutional Convention.

Section 1: Consent
The Senate of Atlasia hereby gives its consent to the President of Atlasia's request for a Constitutional Convention.

Section 2: Delegates
a. Five delegates will be selected from the regions, with the legislative body of each region selecting a delegate from amongst the residents of that region.
b. One delegate shall be selected by the Senate from amongst its members.
c. The President of Atlasia shall serve as the chair of the Convention, but shall have no vote unless the delegates be equally divided.
d. All vacancies shall be filled in the manner in which they were originally filled.

Section 3: Orders of Business
a. The first order of business of the Convention shall be to establish rules of order and procedure.
b. The Convention shall not be dismissed until a majority of the delegates have voted in favor of sending a proposal to the regions for a vote of the people.

Section 4: Timing and Location
a. The Convention will begin immediately after the final certification of delegates from each region and by the Senate.
b. The Convention shall conduct all official business within a thread in the Atlas Fantasy Government board, to be created and directed by the chair of the Convention.

[Bacon King]

Fusion Ballot Reform Act

1. Any declared candidate for any office in the Republic of Atlasia may opt to appear on the ballot line for all organized political parties offering the candidate an official endorsement.

2. Official endorsements by parties must be certified by the party giving the endorsement.

3. The SoFE must be notified of the endorsement at least 48 hours in advance of the election by the declared candidate receiving a cross-endorsement.

4. A party shall at its discretion have the right to prohibit any candidate from running on its official ballot line. This is to be accomplished by an officer or chosen representative of the party informing the SoFE of this intention at least 48 hours in advance of the election.

[Purple State]

Executive Action

Fusion Ballot Reform Act

1. Any declared candidate for any office in the Republic of Atlasia may opt to appear on the ballot line for all organized political parties offering the candidate an official endorsement.

2. Official endorsements by parties must be certified by the party giving the endorsement.

3. The SoFE must be notified of the endorsement at least 48 hours in advance of the election by the declared candidate receiving a cross-endorsement.

4. A party shall at its discretion have the right to prohibit any candidate from running on its official ballot line. This is to be accomplished by an officer or chosen representative of the party informing the SoFE of this intention at least 48 hours in advance of the election.

I sign,
~Purple State

Libertas gets the pen used for the signing. Congratulations.

[Badger]

Executive Action

By the power vested in me under the Budget Process Renewal Committee Act, I hereby appoint Inks.LWC and Vice President Marokai Blue to the Budget Process Committee.

Signed,
~PS

(Comes up for air at work)

Good choices, Mr. President.

[Bacon King]

Mr. President, the Break the Chains Act is now on your desk.

[Purple State]

Mr. President, the Break the Chains Act is now on your desk.

I may take the weekend to think about this. The concept of the bill is sound, but I am interested in reviewing the specifics that the Senate chose and did not choose in carrying out that concept.

[Bacon King]

Hiring Incentives Act is on your desk now too; also, Ebowed got confirmed.

[Bacon King]

Regarding the Hiring Incentives Act, by the way, here is a link to bill's thread, and here is the final copy of the bill for your convenience:

Hiring Incentives Act

1. Any non-manufacturing business with 200 employees or less in total shall be eligible for a $4,000 tax credit for each new individual they hire.

2. Any manufacturing business that hires a new employee shall be eligible for a $7,500 tax credit for each new individual they hire.

3. Any business that hires an individual that has been out of work for 30+ days will be exempt from paying Social Security payroll taxes on that employee.

4. The distribution of these tax credits shall be the responsibility of the Department of Internal Affairs, who shall also have the discretion to deny fraudulent applications for the tax credits.

5. The effects of this legislation shall expire one year after passage.

[Purple State]

Executive Action

Hiring Incentives Act

1. Any non-manufacturing business with 200 employees or less in total shall be eligible for a $4,000 tax credit for each new individual they hire.

2. Any manufacturing business that hires a new employee shall be eligible for a $7,500 tax credit for each new individual they hire.

3. Any business that hires an individual that has been out of work for 30+ days will be exempt from paying Social Security payroll taxes on that employee.

4. The distribution of these tax credits shall be the responsibility of the Department of Internal Affairs, who shall also have the discretion to deny fraudulent applications for the tax credits.

5. The effects of this legislation shall expire one year after passage.

I veto.

While the votes are there to override, I think the Senate should take the time to address two major issues that were mentioned in debate of the bill: paying for the program and preventing abuse of non-fradulent loopholes.

If the Senate feels that the economy is still struggling and continued deficit spending is appropriate, I urge them to include provisions that will offset the expenditures with increased revenue down the road.

I also do not feel that clause 4 is specific or strong enough to prevent a company from hiring, firing and re-hiring workers over and over for tax credits. Doing that would be legal within the law.

~PS

[I left.]

Very good decision Mr. President!

[President Marokai]

Public Purple State has taken a much different tact than Private Purple State, apparently.

[Peter]

Mr President,

For personal reasons I have not been active of late on the forum and this is set to continue for some time. I must therefore submit my resignation.

I wish you, my successor and the whole administration the best of luck.

Peter

[Purple State]

Public Purple State has taken a much different tact than Private Purple State, apparently.

I completely support the concepts laid out in your legislative proposals, as I indicated in private. But as I have said previously, the concepts need to be fleshed out more fully by the Senate. If the Senate is sending me one-dimensional policies, I will send them back and ask for more detail and greater complexity and nuance. That is what I have done here and I have been consistent in this regard.

[Purple State]

Diplomacy

I spoke with French President Sarkozy earlier today. I expressed Atlasia's deep misgivings towards the law passed by the lower house of the French Parliament that would ban veils in public places, noting the history of religious tolerance in our country. I made clear that while Atlasia continues to be a strong ally of France, we will not shy away from similarly frank conversations in the future.

President Sarkozy and I also discussed his upcoming visit to Nyman. I told him that while policy and political differences may emerge from time to time, regular state visits will help us work through those issues in a constructive way. He assured me that his trip will proceed as scheduled and we arranged for me and Vice President Blue to visit France in August.

~PS

[dialectical fetishist]

Mr President,

For personal reasons I have not been active of late on the forum and this is set to continue for some time. I must therefore submit my resignation.

I wish you, my successor and the whole administration the best of luck.

Peter

Sorry to hear that Peter You'll be missed.