SENATE BILL: Ukrainian Technical, Economical and Military Aid (Debating)

[Lumine]

Mr. Vice-President, I ask for a final vote!

[Lumine]

I thank the Secretary for his words, hopefully we will be able to get this passed after almost two months of debate. (Curious, I could have swear the President had posted something as well)

[windjammer]

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Senators,
A final vote is now open.
Please, vote AYE, NAY or Abstain.

[Lumine]

Aye.

[TNF]

NAY

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

AYE

[bore]

Aye

[Goldwater]

AYE

[Adam Griffin]

Aye

[DC Al Fine]

Nay

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

Aye.

[President Tyrion]

Aye

[windjammer]

This has enough votes to pass.
Senators, you have 24 hours to change your vote.

[DemPGH]

Okay, I'll support this although I am dubious. As long as it is economic and environmental, I really see no harm. I want no hardware or arms going in there, though, so I'll read the language closely before signing. Also, I'd like a quicker return time on the loan, so if there will be no objections I will likely tweak that and offer it as a re-draft.

Of the top 100 things to spend money on, this is #93 or so in my book, but everyone wants it, so ye shall get it.  

[windjammer]

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The results of the vote:
Aye (7): Senator Lumine, Senator North Carolina Yankee, Senator bore, Senator Goldwater, Senator Griffin,  Senator Alfred F. Jones, Senator Tyrion
Nay (2): Senator TNF, Senator DC
Non Voting (1): Senator shua

This bill passes.
I, Windjammer, president of the senate, certify these results are accurate.



Senator shua,
You have until July 27, 2014, 02:07:46 am to vote if you want your vote to be counted in my Windjammer senate ratings.

[windjammer]

This bill is now sent to the president.

[Lumine]

Excellent! I wish to thank the Senate and specially the Labor Senators for their support on passing this bill.

[DemPGH]

I've tweaked section 4.2, and I'll just stop there. If I get into anything else I'll change the thing too much and end up gutting it, probably.

I can understand this, really, even if it goes against by better judgment, and I don't see that it will do any real harm, honestly. Like I said, I'd rather not, but if we're to spend money overseas, there could be worse ways - as with Iraq.

This is a redraft, technically.

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[Lumine]

Well, I thank the President for his measured redraft, and I will certainly support it.

[windjammer]

So the sponsor is friendly

[President Tyrion]

So the sponsor is friendly

Well, it's not an amendment but a redraft, so the sponsor can either choose to start a vote or scrap the bill. Interestingly, this is the time where approving of an "amendment" (even if it's not) triggers a vote.  

[windjammer]

Senator Tyrion, don't worry, I know. That's why I haven't said "senators have 24 hours to object".

I just wanted to make this statement, in order to help the senators to be against or in favor of this redraft, by telling them that the sponsor is friendly to this!

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

The process differs but in some ways it is still a question of friendly versus hostile intent and the sponsor is judging whether or not it is more hostile to his intended goal with a bill as redrafted as opposed to no bill at all.

I support the redraft as well.

[DemPGH]

Let's not forget about this one! I did momentarily and then remembered that we have to act on it.

[Lumine]

Indeed, is there any chance we could see a vote opened on the redraft soon or are we waiting on the rest of the Senators?