7th Pacific Council Legislation Introduction and Discussion Thread

[Flake]

Oh would you like me to translate it?
Here lemme pull up google translate

అవును = Yes

[Flake]

[Oakvale]

That's great but I'm not going to waste my time translating votes outside of the languages provided for by the Constitution.

[Flake]

That's great but I'm not going to waste my time translating votes outside of the languages provided for by the Constitution.

Thank you for letting me know that for future reference.

[Flake]

Absentee Voting for the Pacific

1. The Governor of the Pacific Region will receive one ballot from voters who want to vote by PM.
2. The Governor will post screenshots of the voters who have decided to vote from PM in regional elections.
3. Voters will only be able to send the ballot one month before the scheduled election.

[Flake]

Are any of our bills going to the floor?

[President Tyrion]

Are any of our bills going to the floor?

There's currently a vote open on an amendment.

[Oakvale]

I'll be closing the amendment vote tonight and bringing a couple of bills to the floor directly after, Flo.

[Flake]

I'll be closing the amendment vote tonight and bringing a couple of bills to the floor directly after, Flo.

Thank you Mr. Speaker!

[Oakvale]

After considerable work from me and the Governor, we're ready to introduce this.

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This new Constitution represents a new era for the Pacific.

I'd like to thank Governor Tyrion for his invaluable advice and input during the drafting process. By preserving our fundamental rights, cleaning up the vagaries of language and reforming our system of Government, our region can move, at long last, past the era of the outdated and ramshackle Wolfentoad Constitution.

We're not presenting this as a finished product - I fully expect and encourage spirited debate and amendment to this text over the coming days or weeks, as Councillors question oversights or add clauses. But, however long I may remain as Speaker, I can leave office proud that I had some part to play in moving this region forward from the wreckage of the past.

[President Tyrion]

It's vital that we have a working Constitution, and I encourage the Council to immediately begin reading, digesting, and debating the proposed version so we can better serve the people with a workable doctrine.

This, for the record, is the Sixth Pacific Constitution.

[Oakvale]

I have brought the new Constitution to the floor and now hereby resign as Speaker of the Council.

I appoint Politics Junkie as the new Speaker.

Adios, everyone - my time was brief but fun, and I hope the new Constitution will leave a lasting, positive legacy of my time here.

[PJ]

I have brought the new Constitution to the floor and now hereby resign as Speaker of the Council.

I appoint Politics Junkie as the new Speaker.

Adios, everyone - my time was brief but fun, and I hope the new Constitution will leave a lasting, positive legacy of my time here.

Thank you for this honor and for your contributions to the constitution.

[President Tyrion]

PJ, I'd like to focus on the constitution, for the record. If you want to bring up some noncontroversial bills through, that's fine, but I'd like to keep people focused on the main goal here, and that's saving the region.

[PJ]

PJ, I'd like to focus on the constitution, for the record. If you want to bring up some noncontroversial bills through, that's fine, but I'd like to keep people focused on the main goal here, and that's saving the region.

Ok I plan on opening everything else once the Great Reform Amendment gets through.

[Cincinnatus]

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[PJ]

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Title please.

[PJ]

Here is the bills that need to be transferred from the last council. I'll only open constitutional amendments until the Great Reform Amendment is finished.

Tyrion:

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Jacob Tiver:

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Politics Junkie:

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Drj:

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[Flake]

Do we have social security in this region? How about welfare? Do we have any desalination plants to bring water to places like Las Vegas, Phoenix, and Albuquerque? 

[President Tyrion]

Do we have social security in this region? How about welfare? Do we have any desalination plants to bring water to places like Las Vegas, Phoenix, and Albuquerque? 

All entitlements are covered by the federal government, and there's a basic income guarantee and social security. 

Desalination? I'm pretty sure all of those places get their water from non-saline aquifers and rivers. Desalination plants are more for coastal cities, after all, and is by far the most expensive process by which we can obtain drinking water. It's only really feasible in places which have literally exhausted all other options.

[PJ]

Do we have social security in this region? How about welfare? Do we have any desalination plants to bring water to places like Las Vegas, Phoenix, and Albuquerque? 

http://greenopedia.com/article/desalination-seawater-can-do-more-harm-good

FYI, I am opposed to desalination for the reasons outlined in this article.

[Flake]

Thanks for the information!

[President Tyrion]

I hereby resign as Governor of the Pacific.

[PJ]

So I don't forget it later:

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Side note: I'm going to see if we can have one piece of legislation at a time in addition to the Great Reform Amendment, as it will take a long time to get this passed through.

[President Tyrion]

So I don't forget it later:

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Side note: I'm going to see if we can have one piece of legislation at a time in addition to the Great Reform Amendment, as it will take a long time to get this passed through.

Yeah, might as well. At this point, there might as well be a whole session devoted to the constitution, considering how long it's taking.