NE2: SOAP Amendment (Failed in Tie Vote)

[Deus Naturae]

Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

The purpose of this bill is to allow Representatives to object to (and thus require a vote on) amendments they oppose. for example, say that an amendment is offered by the sponsor, or by a Representative and declared friendly by the sponsor, but is opposed by a majority of Representatives. If the Representatives approve of the rest of the bill, they should be able to object to the amendment so that they aren't forced to vote the bill down. A main area where I think this could up is when the Assembly is debating a budget. Our most recent budget debate was rather uncontroversial, but imagine if a Representative proposed to increase/decrease/eliminate a major tax, the Governor agreed, but a majority of Representatives disagreed. they would have no choice but to accept the tax hike/cut/elimination or vote against the entire budget. This procedure is currently in place in the Senate, and although we certainly don't have as many controversial amendments they do, I still that we should put in place a procedure that would allow for a vote on any amendment, if a Representative so desired.

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I'm really not sure how long the objections period should be. I'm open to any suggestions about that.

Napoleon, Sirnick, and SWE, what are your opinions of the bill? If you have a negative opinion, how would you feel about amending the SOAP to include a Representative objection procedure for budget negotiations only (this question goes to Cinyc as well)?

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Aye