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« Reply #25 on: July 01, 2011, 03:39:25 pm »
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Quote from: Senator Duke on June 30, 2011, 04:35:15 pm
Holy crap more amendments??

The Purple State constitution is apparently riddled with errors! Tongue
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« Reply #26 on: July 01, 2011, 07:17:09 pm »
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"Regular elections to the Senate shall begin between midnight Eastern Standard Time on the Thursday preceding the penultimate Friday of the month and 0001 Eastern Standard Time on the penultimate Friday itself, and shall conclude exactly 72 hours after beginning, except in the month of December. Regular elections to the Senate in the month of December shall begin between midnight Eastern Standard Time on the Thursday preceding the penultimate Friday of the month and 0001 Eastern Standard Time on the penultimate Friday itself, and shall conclude exactly 72 hours after beginning."

Aren't those two phrases the same? Tongue

Still, not a bad bill. I vote "Aye".
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« Reply #27 on: July 01, 2011, 07:58:26 pm »
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« Reply #28 on: July 01, 2011, 08:02:16 pm »
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Quote from: Senator SayNoToRomney on July 01, 2011, 07:17:09 pm
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"Regular elections to the Senate shall begin between midnight Eastern Standard Time on the Thursday preceding the penultimate Friday of the month and 0001 Eastern Standard Time on the penultimate Friday itself, and shall conclude exactly 72 hours after beginning, except in the month of December. Regular elections to the Senate in the month of December shall begin between midnight Eastern Standard Time on the Thursday preceding the penultimate Friday of the month and 0001 Eastern Standard Time on the penultimate Friday itself, and shall conclude exactly 72 hours after beginning."

Aren't those two phrases the same? Tongue

Still, not a bad bill. I vote "Aye".


It is confusing at least. I change my vote to Nay.
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"Those who begin coercive elimination of dissent soon find themselves exterminating dissenters. Compulsory unification of opinion achieves only the unanimity of the graveyard. . . But freedom to differ is not limited to things that do not matter much. That would be a mere shadow of freedom. The test of its substance is the right to differ as to things that touch the heart of the existing order."
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« Reply #29 on: July 01, 2011, 09:04:22 pm »
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« Reply #30 on: July 03, 2011, 07:11:46 am »
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Simultaneous Elections Amendment

1) Article I, Section 4, Clause 3 shall be amended to read as follows:
"Regular elections to the Senate shall begin between midnight Eastern Standard Time on the Thursday preceding the penultimate Friday of the month and 0001 Eastern Standard Time on the penultimate Friday itself, and shall conclude exactly 72 hours after beginning, except in the month of December. Regular elections to the Senate in the month of December shall begin between midnight Eastern Standard Time on the Thursday preceding the penultimate Friday of the month and 0001 Eastern Standard Time on the penultimate Friday itself, and shall conclude exactly 72 hours after beginning."
2) Article II, Section 2, Clause 1 shall be amended to read as follows:
Presidential elections shall be held in the months of February, June and October. Elections shall begin between 0000 Eastern Standard Time on the Thursday preceding the penultimate Friday of the election month and 0001 Eastern Standard Time on the penultimate Friday itself, and shall conclude exactly 72 hours after beginning.


Final vote on Senator passage of the Simultaneous Elections Amendment

Aye (Cool: AHDuke99, Antonio V, bgwah, Fuzzybigfoot, Napoleon, NC Yankee, Oakvale, and officepark
Nay (1): shua
Abstain (0):

Didn't Vote (1): Snowguy716

The amendment has passed the Senate and is hereby sent to the Regions for ratification.
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« Reply #31 on: July 03, 2011, 08:38:36 am »
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I had changed my vote to Nay
Quote from: senator shua on July 01, 2011, 08:02:16 pm
Quote from: Senator SayNoToRomney on July 01, 2011, 07:17:09 pm
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"Regular elections to the Senate shall begin between midnight Eastern Standard Time on the Thursday preceding the penultimate Friday of the month and 0001 Eastern Standard Time on the penultimate Friday itself, and shall conclude exactly 72 hours after beginning, except in the month of December. Regular elections to the Senate in the month of December shall begin between midnight Eastern Standard Time on the Thursday preceding the penultimate Friday of the month and 0001 Eastern Standard Time on the penultimate Friday itself, and shall conclude exactly 72 hours after beginning."

Aren't those two phrases the same? Tongue

Still, not a bad bill. I vote "Aye".


It is confusing at least. I change my vote to Nay.
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"Those who begin coercive elimination of dissent soon find themselves exterminating dissenters. Compulsory unification of opinion achieves only the unanimity of the graveyard. . . But freedom to differ is not limited to things that do not matter much. That would be a mere shadow of freedom. The test of its substance is the right to differ as to things that touch the heart of the existing order."
- Justice Robert Jackson WV SBE v Barnette

http://tinyurl.com/bx359q5
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« Reply #32 on: July 03, 2011, 08:44:51 am »
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Yes, I missed it since it included the long quote. Tongue

Senators have 24 hours to change their votes.
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« Reply #33 on: July 03, 2011, 08:50:42 am »
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Yes, sorry, I can see how it could be easy to miss.

I'm not sure if the language in this is redundant or if there's a distinction between the first and second sentences that is not obvious. I strongly encourage the Senate to clarify the language before sending it off to the people.
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"Those who begin coercive elimination of dissent soon find themselves exterminating dissenters. Compulsory unification of opinion achieves only the unanimity of the graveyard. . . But freedom to differ is not limited to things that do not matter much. That would be a mere shadow of freedom. The test of its substance is the right to differ as to things that touch the heart of the existing order."
- Justice Robert Jackson WV SBE v Barnette

http://tinyurl.com/bx359q5
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« Reply #34 on: July 03, 2011, 08:54:37 am »
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Quote from: senator shua on July 03, 2011, 08:50:42 am
Yes, sorry, I can see how it could be easy to miss.

I'm not sure if the language in this is redundant or if there's a distinction between the first and second sentences that is not obvious. I strongly encourage the Senate to clarify the language before sending it off to the people.

The only way to do this would be to fail the current vote and reintroduce the amendment. Considering what the Governors have to go through to ratify it, that might be the easier way then have to ratify yet another amendment in the next weeks.
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« Reply #35 on: July 04, 2011, 08:49:52 pm »
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It has now passed the Senate and is sent to the regions.
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