NE3: Constitutional Amendment [Passed Assembly]

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The Assembly will now consider the legislation introduced by the Governor.  Debate will last 72 hours.

Article II Section 9 is hereby amended as:

 

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We're going to pass a budget every month?  We're lucky if we can pass one every year right now..  I'd be much more inclined to do it at the beginning of every term, perhaps.

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Do we want to add a time limit to this draft, or do we want to leave it to be determined by law?

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Requesting and granting a 48 hour extension.  Is the proposed amendment friendly?

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I don't know if I can declare an amendment friendly or unfriendly.

If you can introduce legislation, I'd imagine you can declare and amendment friendly, or unfriendly.

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So the Governor is going to be the one calculating how much revenue the taxes bring in, is that right?

The Governor would merely be writing a tax code every four months.  That way, instead of simply passing a tax code that would last until it is presumably changed, governors can propose their own tax plan that would last throughout their term.

Then how would he be sure the budget is balanced every month?

The same way as usual, I would imagine.  But technically, we're never had a balanced budget because every tax that was on the books was repealed by some law over time.

Shua's point is that he will be the one responsible for a lot of this process as GM.  Obviously, one month is out of the question for myself, and I believe GM Shua as well.  Four months is far more reasonable, but it's still Shua who will have to do a large part of the work. 

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Debate time has expired.  The Assembly will now vote on the following amendment.  This vote will last 24 hours, or until all Representatives have voted.

Introducing an amendment:

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Aye

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Voting has ended.  The Ayes are 4, and Nays 0.  The amendment has passed and is incorporated.  The Assembly will now proceed to a final vote.  This vote will last 24 hours, or until all members have voted. 

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Aye.

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All members have voted.  With 4 Ayes, and 1 Nay, the amendment passes the Assembly.