SENATE BILL: The Regional Restructuring Amendment of 2012 (Tabled)

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

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Sponsor: NC Yankee for Yelnoc on behalf of Antonio or something like that.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Oh lordie how did I ever let that yahoo from Georgia talk me into introducing this.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

The reason I agreed to introduce this was so that we could have a discussion in the Senate. The specifics of this particular proposal are entirely the responsbility of Yelnoc and Antonio to advocate for and I am going to require they both get their asses before this Senate in this thread before 24 hours expires.

If this one meets a terrible reception then we as Senators should try to find a way to rewrite in a way that will achieve our mutual objectives but may still pass all the hurdles to acheiving such a change. It is a tall order I realize but we are here to do the hard ones as well as the easy ones.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

My biggest reason for opposition is that this infringes on regional rights in the Senate. I would be more supportive if each region were given 2 regional Senators and there were 4 at-large seats.

Also, I think there should be a grace period where during a 1 month period after implementation, citizens can have one free move that won't hurt them, as some people have ties to a region and should have the option of whether they want to stay in or go to another.

With four regions times by 2 that would give you eight Seantors compared with only four at-large seats. Theres preserving region rights and then their is a regionalist shakedown of the federal government. I think a balance is best between the two interests.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Are you kidding, each state to be shifted has to vote on this individually accounting to the Constitution.


I suppose adding in an extra requirement of Midwest approval would be fair.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Sniffs the air

Something is dead!

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Does anyone speak (write) English here?


Or maybe even ancient Greek...

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Not what I had mind.

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A motion to table the underlying legislation has been filed with the clerk and has been seconded by another Senator. Senators, a 48 hour vote is now open on the question of whether or not to table The Regional Restructuring Amendment of 2012, please vote Aye, Nay or Abstain.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Nay

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

ILV, your term lapsed 17 minutes prior to you casting that vote.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Time ended on the 7th and Clarence and Worms didn't vote. Amongst those who did it was 7 to 1 in favor of tabling.


Kalwejt, you can declare this dead.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Kalwejt?

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Now you see why things happened as they did in 1795.

Vote on the motion to table The Regional Restructuring Amendment of 2012:

Aye (7): AndrewPA, Ben, Redalgo, sbane, Scott, Seatown, and TJ in Cleve
Nay (1): NC Yankee
Abstain (0):

Didn't Vote (2): Clarence and Wormyguy

This bill has been tabled long time ago.