Legislation Introduction Thread

[King]

WHAT IS TAKING SO LONG WITH MY LEGISLATION?

The Senate only allows votes on 4 bills at a time in chronological order.  You have to wait until there is a slot for you.

[King]

We'll all get a chance to laugh at your "legislation" in due time.

Why can't I be taken seriously? Because I make funny jokes and comments in teamspeak?

Your legislation is just a little...well...it isn't as good as the others?

[King]

And the Retired Al.

Suggestions
$2 - Retired Al and Tip O'Neill
$10 - PD and John Engle Party HQ

[King]

Regulating non-federal tax rates is clearly unconstitutional...

[King]

Tax Relief Act of 2005

Clause #1
For all of Atlasia, taxes will be lowered for all by 50% in the timespan of a year.

Clause #2
For the spending cuts needed to pass this bill, I propose spending cuts on each of the following bills:

~The Health Care Reform Act of 2004
~The Atlasia Concealed Firearm Act of 2004
~The Welfare Reform Bill

This is definately going into FahrenheitNASO II.

[King]

The tax cuts could go at 25%. How does that sound?

That's still not low enough for the three bills you laid out.

A 19% income tax would cut taxes on the emerging upper class. I would suggest an exemption of about $35,000 for a family of four, only because it's a number very often cited in article such as Heritage and CATO.

More importantly, the rate could be lowered in future years to about 13%, as in Russia.

A18 should be the D3 Senator here...he at least has a brain.

[King]

To pay for a 50% Tax Cut we must:
[li]Abolish the military.[/li]
[li]Abolish social security.[/li]
[li]Abolish medicare.[/li]
[li]Cut welfare benefits by 75%.[/li]
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Very minor changes to the government.

[King]

The tax cuts could go at 25%. How does that sound?

That's still not low enough for the three bills you laid out.

A 19% income tax would cut taxes on the emerging upper class. I would suggest an exemption of about $35,000 for a family of four, only because it's a number very often cited in article such as Heritage and CATO.

More importantly, the rate could be lowered in future years to about 13%, as in Russia.

A18 should be the D3 Senator here...he at least has a brain.

We had that opportunity, but he didn't even get a single vote - not even from himself.

It's rare moments of brilliance like this that make me wonder if putting a troll in office might actually be worth it.

Depends on the troll...

[King]

A Resolution to Install Atlasia on the United Nations Human Rights Council

Respectfully submitted by Davenport Central High School

1 Whereas; The Republic of Atlasia  is the leading contributor to human rights causes

2 throughout the world.

3 Whereas; Noted human rights abusers such as Cuba and Saudi Arabia sit on

4 the United Nations Human Rights Council.

5 Whereas; The Republic of Atlasia is rated as the top industrial

Be it resolved that; The Republic of Alasia should be installed on the United Nations Human Rights Council.

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MAS, put this in the bitch thread.

[King]

A Resolution to Install Atlasia on the United Nations Human Rights Council

Whereas; The Republic of Atlasia  is the leading contributor to human rights causes throughout the world.

Whereas; Noted human rights abusers such as Cuba and Saudi Arabia sit on the United Nations Human Rights Council.

Whereas; The Republic of Atlasia is rated as the top industrial nation in the World.

Be it resolved that; The Republic of Alasia should be installed on the United Nations Human Rights Council.


This is what the resolution was supposed to look like. I got messed up some how. I wouldn't waste any of my good bills on this Senate, but I think this will do.

All comments and suggestions in the bitch thread, please.

[King]

I think President of the Senate Peter Bell (since Gabu no longer has the power) should create a new legislation thread.

BTW, since Jedi isn't going to do it, I am going to introduce the Regional Amendment under my name.

[King]

Modifications to Federal Personal Income Tax Rates for FY2006

Section 1
All rate changes specified below shall be valid for personal income tax collection in the fiscal year of 2006 (FY2006) only.

Section 2
(a).  FY2006 Personal Income Tax rates for the top earnings bracket shall be raised by 3 percent to 38 percent.

(b).  FY2006 Personal Income Tax rates for the second-to-top earnings bracket shall be raised by 2 percent to 35 percent.

(c).  FY2006 Personal Income Tax rates for the third-to-top earnings bracket shall be raised by 1 percent to 29 percent.

(d).  FY2006 Personal Income Tax rates for the third-to-bottom earnings bracket shall remain at 25 percent.

(e).  FY2006 Personal Income Tax rates for the second-to-bottom earnings bracket shall be lowered by 1 percent to 14 percent.

(f).  FY2006 Personal Income Tax rates for the bottom earnings bracket shall be abolished.

[King]

King, could you post what the brackets are exactly?

I second Jake's question and would also like to add the question as to how much projected revenues would come through these increases (minus the one decrease)?

I did not add the bracket figures to the bill as the vary from group to group:  http://taxes.yahoo.com/rates.html

[King]

Tax Equity Act of 2005

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I add my co-sponsor to this bill.

[King]

Once again, I'm going to ask with Masterjedi's bill...

What does this do to the government's revenues and all?

Same thing still goes with King's bill; I still haven't gotten an answer on that question.

I don't care where you get the figures, as long as they're GM-approved or come from the GM himself.

Unless I get figures, I will oppose vigorously any and every tax change/raise/cut, etc. because I like to know what we're getting into.

I don't have exact figures, but our revenues would slightly increase as the tax increase goes for approx. 33% of the tax base while the decrease for appox. 31%.

[King]

Lets start cutting the fat from our budget:

Deficit Reduction Bill of 2005

(a).  Data below is indexed as millions of dollars. 

(b).  The 7th Senate shall make the following modficiations to the following programs in the FY2005-06 budget as passed by the 6th Senate:

NASA                                            -$14,484;
Corps of Engineers                                  -$4,975;
Agency for International Development                    -$3,390;
International Assistance Programs               -$2,089;
Small Business Administration                    -$1,439;
Export-Import Bank                            -$1,044;
Cargo Preference Program                        -$673;
Assistance for Former Soviet Union                -$484;
Federal Drug Control Program                    -$457;
Corporation for National and Community Service    -$433;
Assistance for Eastern Europe                    -$402;
Corporation for Public Broadcasting                -$375;
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission       -$331;
Legal Services Corporation                        -$329;
Peace Corps                                    -$284;
National Labor Relations Board                   -$238;
Overseas Private Investment Corporation            -$207;
National Endowment for the Humanities            -$125;
National Endowment for the Arts                -$113;
Appalachian Regional Commission                -$109;
Neighborhood Reinvestment Corp.                -$105;
African Development Fund                        -$57;
Trade and Development Agency                   -$55;
Federal Labor Relations Board                    -$29;
Selective Service System                        -$25;
Commission on Civil Rights                        -$9.

Total Decreases:                           $32,261 
Total Increases:                           $0 

Change:                                   -$32,261 

[King]

Lets start cutting the fat from our budget:

Deficit Reduction Bill of 2005

(a).  Data below is indexed as millions of dollars. 

(b).  The 7th Senate shall make the following modficiations to the following programs in the FY2005-06 budget as passed by the 6th Senate:

NASA                                            -$14,484;
Corps of Engineers                                  -$4,975;
Agency for International Development                    -$3,390;
International Assistance Programs               -$2,089;
Small Business Administration                    -$1,439;
Export-Import Bank                            -$1,044;
Cargo Preference Program                        -$673;
Assistance for Former Soviet Union                -$484;
Federal Drug Control Program                    -$457;
Corporation for National and Community Service    -$433;
Assistance for Eastern Europe                    -$402;
Corporation for Public Broadcasting                -$375;
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission       -$331;
Legal Services Corporation                        -$329;
Peace Corps                                    -$284;
National Labor Relations Board                   -$238;
Overseas Private Investment Corporation            -$207;
National Endowment for the Humanities            -$125;
National Endowment for the Arts                -$113;
Appalachian Regional Commission                -$109;
Neighborhood Reinvestment Corp.                -$105;
African Development Fund                        -$57;
Trade and Development Agency                   -$55;
Federal Labor Relations Board                    -$29;
Selective Service System                        -$25;
Commission on Civil Rights                        -$9.

Total Decreases:                           $32,261 
Total Increases:                           $0 

Change:                                   -$32,261 

King, do you have any information on how much each of these programs are alotted each year?

Senator, you can pick up a copy of the Atlasian Federal Budget that you voted on yourself.

[King]

Wow three bills in one day. Thanks to John D. Ford for writing this one for me!

Prescription Drug Reimportation Act

1. Atlasian trade law shall be amended to allow private citizens to purchase prescription drugs from Canadian retailers and transport them into the United States for private use.

  A. Section one shall not apply in cases where the Atlasian citizen does not have a properly
      issued prescription for the drug in question.

2. Drugs reimported from Canada may not be resold in the United States.  Only private non-commercial use is permitted.

   A. Violation of Section 2 will result in a penalty of maximum ten years imprisonment and
      a maximum fine of $5,000.

3. No commercial enterprise may purchase drugs in Canada and reimport them.  The privileges are restricted to private citizens who have been prescribed the medication in question.

   A. Any commercial enterprise that attempts to reimport drugs into the US will be fined a
     maximum of $50,000 per dosage of drugs they attempt to reimport.

4. No drug may be purchased directly from a drug producer or wholesaler, only from retailers.

I wish to add my sponsorship of this act.

[King]

By the request of the SoFA:

Amendment to the (F.L. 6-12) Government Thread Act

Clause 2 of the (F.L. 6-12) Government Thread Act shall be amended to read:

It is the responsibility of each member of the Cabinet to create and/or maintain a thread in the either the Atlas Forum Government Board or the Atlas Forum Elections Board relating to their office. There shall also be a similar thread for the President of the nation. If the Vice-President determines it useful, a Vice-Presidential thread shall be created using the same guidelines outlined for the previously listed thread.
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[King]

Can we finally get a new legislation introduction thread?  This one is getting wayyy too big!

[King]

Expanding the language and actions of this bill is probably a good idea, but here is the real jist of it:

Atlasian Road and Rail Deregulation and Privatization Initiative

Section 1
(a).  The Senate recognizes that the regulation and subsidization of freight and passenger rail is fiscally irresponsible and economically dangerous for the industry.

(b).  The Senate recognizes that the nationalization of highways, roads, and bridges is unnecessary and dangerous for the designing of future infrastructure.

(c).  The Senate recognizes that the federal taxation of automotive fuel is economically dangerous and an unnecessary tax.

Section 2
All Federal taxes on the purchase of all fuel used for the powering of automotive vehicles shall be hereby repealed.

Section 3
(a). The Urban Mass Transit Act of 1964, Railway Labor Act of 1926, and the Railroad Retirement Act of 1934 are hereby repealed.

(b). All subsides on freight rail, subways, and other forms of passenger rail are shall be declared void by FY2006.

Section 4
(a).  The management of all highway, road, and bridge networks in Atlasia shall be transfered to their respective regional governments by FY2006.

[King]

Expanding the language and actions of this bill is probably a good idea, but here is the real jist of it:

Atlasian Road and Rail Deregulation and Privatization Initiative

Section 1
(a).  The Senate recognizes that the regulation and subsidization of freight and passenger rail is fiscally irresponsible and economically dangerous for the industry.

(b).  The Senate recognizes that the nationalization of highways, roads, and bridges is unnecessary and dangerous for the designing of future infrastructure.

(c).  The Senate recognizes that the federal taxation of automotive fuel is economically dangerous and an unnecessary tax.

Section 2
All Federal taxes on the purchase of all fuel used for the powering of automotive vehicles shall be hereby repealed.

Section 3
(a). The Urban Mass Transit Act of 1964, Railway Labor Act of 1926, and the Railroad Retirement Act of 1934 are hereby repealed.

(b). All subsides on freight rail, subways, and other forms of passenger rail are shall be declared void by FY2006.

Section 4
(a).  The management of all highway, road, and bridge networks in Atlasia shall be transfered to their respective regional governments by FY2006.

What are the fiscal implications of this bill?  Seems like you're getting rid of all gas taxes, that's got to cost a lot

We all also getting rid of $35 billion in transporation subsides and regulatory costs.

[King]

This simple initiative is the first step toward real education reform and will save taxpayers over $350 million by taking a projected 500,000 Atlasian students out of public schools in areas across the country.

The Atlas Educational Scholarship and Choice Initiative

Section 1.   

Beginning in the fiscal year of 2006, the Treasury of the Republic of Atlasia shall activate a nonrefundable personal income tax credit valued at $500 per applicable dependent for the reimbursement of funds spent on the tuition of a K-to-12 school which is not a member of a government-sponsored public school district. 

Section 2.

Beginning the fiscal year of 2006, the Treasury of the Republic of Atlasia shall activate a nonrefundable personal income tax credit for the donation of funds to an I.R.S. 501(c)3 K-to-12 scholarship clearing-house charity valued at 50 percent of the total annual donation.

Section 3.   

Individual taxpayer shall be allowed to apply for both tax credits in 1.(a) and 1.(b) only if the credited return does not exceed their income tax liability for the fiscal year.

Section 4.

For a taxpayer to receive the credit, they shall be required to enclose a standard receipt for each dependent from the applicable schools or charities.

[King]

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Supreme Court Adjustments of 2005

Section 1:  Article III, Section I, Clause II of the constitution will now read as follows:

The Supreme Court shall consist of five Justices who shall all be registered voters, one of whom shall be the Chief Justice. Justices shall hold their office during good behavior.

Section II:
This will take effect upon ratification by the regions, as specified in the constitution.

What is the rationale for having five justices?

Yes I cannot see any reason for this amendment. It is already hard enough to try to find three active people who are willing to be justices finding two more would just add more hassles.

I think he wants 2 more people who aren't in the FEC.

Geez, our Senate has no sense of humor.

[King]

The Mideast has the right idea:

Signature and Avatar Amendment
1.  The Senate of the Republic of Atlasia hereby recognizes that a mandatory statement of a voter's registration in a person's avatar or signature is no longer necessary to aide the administrator of an election to determine the state in which a voter is registered.

2.  Upon this recognition, the Senate of Atlasia with the formal consent of the Regions shall repeal Article V, Section 2, Clause 2 of the Atlasian Constitution effective on August 18, 2005.