Northeast Assembly Thread II

[Kingpoleon]

I would appreciate anyone interested here looking over my ideas in the office. I'd appreciate an early co-sponsor helping to change it to legislatural(?) form or at least showing support. Please PM me if you are wiling to do either for any idea.

[Kingpoleon]

I announce I will be running for Speaker, but let me be clear: I will be annoying as I have to to get activity up.

[Kingpoleon]

Do I just say, "I now hereby open the Assembly."?

[Kingpoleon]

According to Article II, Section 14:
The Legislative Assembly shall have the power to override the Governor’s veto. If the Assembly passes legislation previously vetoed by the Governor by more than a two-thirds majority vote in a five-seat Assembly, or by a unanimous vote in a three-seat Assembly, it becomes law without the Governor’s signature.

[Kingpoleon]

Do we want a Budget before or after the next legislature term?

Preferably before.

Anyone want to volunteer to chair it? NHI, Blair?

[Kingpoleon]

Do we want a Budget before or after the next legislature term?

Preferably before.

Anyone want to volunteer to chair it? NHI, Blair?

What do you mean by chair it?  The Governor proposes the budget.  The Assembly votes on it.  It goes in a special  legislative slot and has special debate rules under the SOAP than regular bills.

Regular bills should be voted on within 72 hours unless debate is extended.  There is no reason that the Elections bill should still be on the floor, for example.  No one asked for an extension.  That there is very little debate is largely irrelevant under the SOAP.  The Northeast Assembly isn't run like the Senate.  We have time rules, in part because we only bring a few items to the floor at a time.  No motion needs to be made to call for a vote on anything but the budget.  The vote automatically starts when the time for debate ends.

Please read the SOAP, Mr. Speaker.

While reading this, I remembered the days when I was the speaker of the assembly.

During that time, I was criticized for extending bills for way too long. I even postponed the current voting of a legislation just to allow the one who proposed the bill to add more points or statements / explain further on the bill. However, I extended the debate time mostly with the discretion of my fellow colleagues, sometimes my discretion to allow more points to come in and to have a better comprehension about the bill. I would always ask if they wanted to vote on it or extend the debate further. If there is no answer, or someone wants to move to the voting part, then I will move the assembly to vote on the bill. I would always give an extension if someone would wanted to say something or explain further the bill proposed.

Yes, after my tenure, I still don't know why the next speaker only allotted 24 hours to vote on the bill (which is 48 hours, as stated on the SOAP). I pointed out to the next speaker after my successor that it was in fact,  48 hours.

Just stating what I experienced. I'm not pointing at anyone or criticizing anybody. I do hope we get those bills voted or debated. I'm not a good debater, so I rarely say something about the bill. You will only get my position through the voting part of the bills, which I believe the most important part of the assembly sessions.

Once again, the SOAP is a procedural manual, not my step-by-step guide. If it's supposed to be, I need clarification. I want multiple persons to offer to work on this together. cinyc, I appreciate your legalistic check on this Assembly. However, what's the point of the SOAP if we must follow it letter for letter?

[Kingpoleon]

When I was Speaker (back in what march last year, christ nearly a year) I operated under the assumption that the SOAP was gospel

As hard as it sounds for a legislature to meet the bare minimum of the SOAP...

No offense, Mr. Governor, but I like to keep my options open rather than having an unchanging and strict plan.

[Kingpoleon]

Once again, the SOAP is a procedural manual, not my step-by-step guide. If it's supposed to be, I need clarification. I want multiple persons to offer to work on this together. cinyc, I appreciate your legalistic check on this Assembly. However, what's the point of the SOAP if we must follow it letter for letter?

The point of the SOAP is to provide rules on how the Assembly is to be run.  It is a step-by-step guide.  Without the provisions calling for the relatively prompt disposition of Assembly business, someone could block new bills from being proposed and acted upon. Granted, there's not much legislation in the queue right now, but this Assembly is going to sine die within the next few weeks, so there should be some urgency to get things currently on the floor passed sooner rather than later.

Your point of time? Granted. As to the SOAP, feel free to take legal proceedings regarding my application of it.

[Kingpoleon]

Well looking into it the SOAP is actually codified into law

And since then has been perfectly upheld by how many Assembly gatherings?

Precedence is important in law. 

[Kingpoleon]

Mr. Speaker, I really do think we need to, at the very least, get NE1 and NE2 through voting.

NE1 passed. I've been waiting on NE2, as it is a long bill I finished reading(comprehensively) just about two weeks ago.

[Kingpoleon]

Listen, I don't mean to be stepping on anyone's toes. If anyone has advice, please PM me. I will gladly resign if my beliefs on this are too controversial. I won't change how I believe leading and guidelines should be, but I will gladly change how leading and guidelines will be by the means of changing the Speaker.

[Kingpoleon]

Can the Governor nominate a candidate?

[Kingpoleon]

Should I open the assembly to debate RGN's amendment?

Open also the confirmation hearing for Rep. Kingpoleon

Did you mean for me as Secretary?

That said, I ask that the Speaker deliver the BOOST TWO to the Governor.

[Kingpoleon]

I motion for a new Speakership election, granting beforehand twenty-four hours for the former Speaker to fulfill neglected duties.

[Kingpoleon]

It seems that our assembly is virtually dead in terms of activity. You guys really need to elect a speaker by Tuesday, after a winner has been certified

... Says the do-nothing Governor.

I nominate/second Abraham Washington for Speaker.

[Kingpoleon]

It seems that our assembly is virtually dead in terms of activity. You guys really need to elect a speaker by Tuesday, after a winner has been certified

... Says the do-nothing Governor.

I'm not really the one "do-nothing". I was just waiting for bills to be sent to my office so I can take appropriate action.

You haven't introduced a budget.