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« on: May 20, 2014, 03:23:49 PM »
« edited: May 26, 2014, 08:22:32 PM by Senator North Carolina Yankee »

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« Reply #1 on: May 20, 2014, 03:24:40 PM »

We are now in the current month with regards legislation in the queue, both in terms of TNF and non-TNF bills.


oh, yea, what is this Shua?
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« Reply #2 on: May 20, 2014, 03:32:29 PM »

This amendment is to correct the amendment we passed earlier, which attempted to reference the Senate's authority over executive departments in an indirect and vague way.  The language of Article 1, Section 5, Clause 28 does not apply to departments already existing in any clear way, so this amendment is to say just what the extent of the Senate's authority is over this area. 
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« Reply #3 on: May 21, 2014, 05:39:13 PM »

We are paying the price throughout all of this for the way the "Carry-overs" were handled by Purple and Blue and the boys back in 2010.


SO ALL YOU CON-CON LUBBERS PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE LAST SECTION IF YOU GET TO THAT POINT!!!!

In a perfect scenario we would clean out the section or limit it in a similar fashion as we did with the amendment a few weeks now.

There does raise the debate though, should we have certain departments that need protection from the simple majority support to change them? Maybe like the Justice Department, which isn't in there at all but could present an issue if a political faction could just repeal it out of existance. I was wondering about this the last time.
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« Reply #4 on: May 21, 2014, 05:41:34 PM »

This amendment is to correct the amendment we passed earlier, which attempted to reference the Senate's authority over executive departments in an indirect and vague way.  The language of Article 1, Section 5, Clause 28 does not apply to departments already existing in any clear way, so this amendment is to say just what the extent of the Senate's authority is over this area. 

Creation authority= absolute authority over said entity. The power to create is the power to likewise alter or destroy.

Article 1, Section 5, clause 28 thus applies to all Departments save for where the Constitution  itself creates them (Article VIII prior to the amendment a couple weeks back).
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« Reply #5 on: May 21, 2014, 05:44:45 PM »

This amendment is to correct the amendment we passed earlier, which attempted to reference the Senate's authority over executive departments in an indirect and vague way.  The language of Article 1, Section 5, Clause 28 does not apply to departments already existing in any clear way, so this amendment is to say just what the extent of the Senate's authority is over this area. 

Creation authority= absolute authority over said entity. The power to create is the power to likewise alter or destroy.

Article 1, Section 5, clause 28 thus applies to all Departments save for where the Constitution  itself creates them (Article VIII prior to the amendment a couple weeks back).

Interesting theory, but there's nothing in the Constitution itself to indicate that.
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« Reply #6 on: May 21, 2014, 05:49:47 PM »

This amendment is to correct the amendment we passed earlier, which attempted to reference the Senate's authority over executive departments in an indirect and vague way.  The language of Article 1, Section 5, Clause 28 does not apply to departments already existing in any clear way, so this amendment is to say just what the extent of the Senate's authority is over this area. 

Creation authority= absolute authority over said entity. The power to create is the power to likewise alter or destroy.

Article 1, Section 5, clause 28 thus applies to all Departments save for where the Constitution  itself creates them (Article VIII prior to the amendment a couple weeks back).

Interesting theory, but there's nothing in the Constitution itself to indicate that.

Supreme Court Precent does. Ebowed v. Atlasia I think for constitutional officers, NC Yankee v. Atlasia for Executive Departments.
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« Reply #7 on: May 21, 2014, 06:02:06 PM »

I'm not sure whether that is accurate but in any case how many people are familiar with that Supreme Court precedent?  Were the people who voted for this amendment aware of it and that they were giving the Senate authority to do away with any department listed in the Constitution?   How does it make sense for a department to be listed in the Constitution if they can be removed at any time?  Can't precedent be reversed?  If nothing else we should remove these departments from the Constitution.
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« Reply #8 on: May 21, 2014, 07:17:08 PM »

I don't think the intent behind Article VIII was ever to create a class of Constitutionally Created Departments like it ended up doing. There was a clause in there in the previous Constitution that basically exempted it from Article VII and allowed for it be amended by legislation. Purple state and others wisely weren't satifisfied with that and removed it. However, they should have left something in that said the Section was merely for transitional purpose and or whatnot.

And yes, I think that the best approach would be to just clear all that out of that Section but I didn't think that was going to pass.

I would hope that people would research the matter, but it is doubtful shua. I would ask, does that situation not apply to most amendments though? 
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« Reply #9 on: May 21, 2014, 07:44:44 PM »

What a general mess we have. I support this, and if there are any conflicting issues that need to be dealt with to make it happen, then let's get to amendin'.
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« Reply #10 on: May 22, 2014, 07:15:09 PM »

We have to consider flexibility as well in case we may need to do something more then just rename them. I think they can already assign duties them to under the NC Yankee v. Atlasia ruling, they just cannot contradict what the Constittuion establishes, ie creation authority. Therefore the ability to amend them structuralyl is somewhat limited.
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« Reply #11 on: May 23, 2014, 07:08:59 PM »

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« Reply #12 on: May 23, 2014, 07:42:33 PM »

Are we all satisfied with this text? 
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« Reply #13 on: May 25, 2014, 06:31:26 PM »

Can a guy get a motion?..
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« Reply #14 on: May 25, 2014, 07:07:15 PM »

A Final Vote is now open on this Amendment, Senators please vote Aye, Nay or Abstain.
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« Reply #15 on: May 25, 2014, 07:09:02 PM »

I have all these concerns going each ways here and I am really not sure.
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« Reply #16 on: May 25, 2014, 07:09:21 PM »

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« Reply #17 on: May 25, 2014, 07:18:19 PM »

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« Reply #18 on: May 25, 2014, 07:49:54 PM »

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« Reply #19 on: May 26, 2014, 07:57:44 AM »

AYE
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« Reply #20 on: May 26, 2014, 11:27:34 AM »

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« Reply #21 on: May 26, 2014, 11:29:04 AM »

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« Reply #22 on: May 26, 2014, 03:48:51 PM »

This only needs one more affirmative.
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« Reply #23 on: May 26, 2014, 08:19:16 PM »

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« Reply #24 on: May 26, 2014, 08:21:46 PM »

Final Vote on Senate Passage of The Let's Say What We Mean About Senate Power over the Executive Departments Amendment:

Aye (7): Alfred F. Jones, bore, Goldwater, NC Yankee, shua, TNF and TyriontheImperialist
Nay (0):
Abstain (0):

Didn't Vote (3): Adam Griffin, DC al Fine and Lumine

The amendment has passed the Senate and is sent to the Regions.
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