SENATE BILL: Proportional Representation Act Fix of 2014 (Sent to..Everyone)

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

I am unsure about this. On the one hand I like it, particularily from a political approach. But from the game, I worry that fewer elections might not be a good thing.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

I haven't taken a close look at your section seven thing, so that is why I sticking to the number of weeks.

How many weeks were left in X's term?

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

I haven't taken a close look at your section seven thing, so that is why I sticking to the number of weeks.

How many weeks were left in X's term?

I think there were just over five weeks left. If you would prefer, perhaps we could do 4?

Actually, in light of what Adam posted in the other board, five under the current wording would preserve the current three and add the last two weeks that are presently the problem he is describing, no?

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Just so you know we can pass a combined Resolution that includes both a Constitutional Amendment and a legislative Act. We did that last June/July to respond to the Pacific thing. You need two thirds vote to pass the whole thing (since that is the minimum for one of the components) and then it is split with the legislative portion sent to the Preisdent and the Amendemnt is sent to the Regions for ratification. All of which is contained in the instructions within the text itself.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Just call it a text revision as opposed to a new amendment.

You can revise texts up until a vote is started or 24 hours have been called.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

We don't need to split the legislation until after it passes. The threshold of passage is the highest minimum required between the two components, so 2/3rds basically.


As I linked previously, we did the same thing in response to the Pacific, passing a bill redirecting any delegated legislative authority back to the region using an initiative process and also passing two amendments that then went to the regions for ratification at the same time. 

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Cincy you cannot run them simultaneously because they overlap and contradict where they do. 

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

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Section 2: Establishing a Process of Appointment of Senators During Lameduck
The following legislation is passed by the Senate and sent to the President for executive action.

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[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Motion to go to a final vote?

My amendment needs to be considered first. It adds the necessary text instructions to make this kind of combined Amendment/legislative Act possible.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

The amendment can be declared passed in about two hours and a final vote open unless someone starts talking before then about the bill itself, then UC will be necessary.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Cincy! The Vote?

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

AYE

Just so everyone is clear, including myself on this ().

The way this works is normal procedures for a final vote, save for requiring seven votes to pass the whole thing. Once 7 ayes or 4 nays is achieved, 24 hours can be called on vote changes.

If passed, the legislative portion goes to the President and the Amendment to the Regions.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

We have eight uniform votes here in favor here Cincy, so no need to worry about those complex scenarios you mentioned.