Northeast Assembly Thread II

[Poirot]

Jerseyrules for Secretary of Commerce

[X] Aye
[ ] Nay
[ ] Abstain

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

Mr. Speaker, I believe Jerseyrules has been confirmed.

[Barnes]

(I apologize, this totally slipped my mind.)

To the Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker, and the Representatives of the Northeast Assembly:

I was intensely proud and honored to have the ability to serve 87 days in this great legislative body.  I have had a long and proud relationship with the Northeast, and with this Assembly in particular - it was not too long ago, or so it seems to me, that I first opened the discussion on the creation of a assembly, and my, how far we all have come.

This body has worked through good times and bad for both this region and the nation over the past three years, and has always persevered through whatever difficulty might have faced it.  This is indeed a testament to the strength of this institution and of the distinguished members we choose to send here. 

In a few hours, I will take the oath of office as an Atlasian Senator, and as I embark on this new great journey, I will always remember the concerns and needs of this body and of our region in all of my work.  I look forward to my service, and even though I will serve as a Senator for all the people of Atlasia, I would like to be seen as a second Regional Senator for our great region - along with my colleague, Nix - as we both seek to improve the lives of our region and our country. 

I will always remember my time here and the work I accomplished with the assistance of all the distinguished members who have graced this chamber.  I thank you all for your time and wish you the greatest of luck in the session to come.

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

*sniff sniff*

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

Mr. Speaker, if it's all right with you, I would like to deliver my State of the Region Address in the chamber on Wednesday, February 13th.

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

Of course, Mr. Governor. You can do whatever you want with me...

[Poirot]

I thank you all for your time and wish you the greatest of luck in the session to come.

Good luck in your new job, Senator.

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

Mr. Speaker, my debate proposal awaits Assembly confirmation.

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

Sorry about that. Here goes:

I've never done this before, but I assume we just vote on it? Anyway, voting will last for 24 hours or until all Representatives have voted.

Executive Order #8

A debate to include all Northeast Assembly, gubernatorial, and senatorial candidates will open and be held from February 8th-14th.

The debate style shall be as follows: Both Northeast and non-Northeast citizens will ask questions in a special 'question thread' and specify which candidate (or candidates) is being asked.  Candidates will be allowed to answer, offer rebuttals, and ask each other questions throughout the debate.  On February 14th, candidates will deliver closing statements.

This debate will take place at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

This executive order will go into effect upon Assembly confirmation.

[Napoleon]

Mr. President, I'm still waiting for an answer on this "culture of freedom" thing.

Local governments do not and should not have the ability to restrict the rights of the people of this region.

[bore]

Aye on the debate proposal.

[Goldwater]

AYE

[Poirot]

I would prefer a format in which there are topics and candidates can explain their positions rather than a question being asked directly to the possibility of directing the question to one candidate, especially if questions come from non-citizens of the region. For senatorial candidates non-citizens can bring up useful issues since the Senate deals with national issues, but for candidate to regional roles, we should prioritize at least questions coming from our citizens.   

[Poirot]

Abstain on the debate format

[Napoleon]

As a nonmember candidate, I can't stress my agreement with Mr. Poirot enough.

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

Maybe I'm still in the voting window!

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

Mr. President, I'm still waiting for an answer on this "culture of freedom" thing.

Local governments do not and should not have the ability to restrict the rights of the people of this region.

So you don't support localized gun control, localized drug regulations, or anything of the sort in any case?

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

Dammit, I'm not. Anyway, the resolution passes with 2 Ayes and 1 abstention.

I'm down with Poirot's position.

[Napoleon]

Mr. President, I'm still waiting for an answer on this "culture of freedom" thing.

Local governments do not and should not have the ability to restrict the rights of the people of this region.

So you don't support localized gun control, localized drug regulations, or anything of the sort in any case?

Not at all. I support local governments expanding the rights of the people however.

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

Mr. Speaker, legislation is now on the agenda.  Just in case ya didn't see it.

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

Thanks, Mr. Governor. You're a shining star among the dark and scary not-stars that is some of the Northeast (I'm looking at you, Amy T. Simkins of Augusta, Maine).

[bore]

Seeing as we don't seem to have a large amount of bills on the floor or coming and the budget has already passed, can I suggest we turn our attention to fine tuning the SOAP?

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

Whyever not?

[bore]

Right then, to get this started I'll post what I think (going by the wiki plus the civic information thread). Feel free to point out any inaccuracies!

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[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

Hey, I'm gonna have to take a leave of absence until at least Wednesday, maybe Thursday. Y'all are gonna have to manage without my unique talents.