Thirteenth Pacific Legislative Council

[Simfan34]

This will be the thread for the 13th Legislative Council of the Pacific Region.

[Spamage]

Here's a start up bill I'm introducing...

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[Potus]

The Pacific Right to Life Act

Section 1: Prohibition on Abortion

No abortions shall be permitted after the 139th day of a pregnancy except in the cases of a severe threat to the mother’s health or a pregnancy caused by rape and/or incest.

Section 2: Licenses

Any individual who induces a prohibited abortion shall have any existing license from the Pacific Region or a subdivision thereof to practice a medical profession revoked for up to five years.

Section 3: Penalties

Any individual who induces a prohibited abortion shall be sentenced to up to two years in prison and/or a fine of up to $500,000. Any person knowingly facilitating the inducement of a prohibited abortion shall be subject to a criminal fine of up to $50,000.


It's in the regional government page, where I first introduced the flag prior to setting up its own thread.

[Potus]

The Family Structure Preservation Act

1. This amendment defines marriage in the Pacific region as consisting of a union of two legal adults, of no closer degree of consanguinity than that of third cousinship.

2. No justice of the peace or government official may confer marriage or the legal incidents of marriage upon any other form of union not covered by the definition above.

[Simfan34]

I hereby propose:

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SECTION 4. AMENDMENTS REGARDING THE INTRODUCTION OF LEGISLATION

1. Section 4, Clause 3 of the Rules of Order is amended by the striking of the phrase ", with the exception of ....", and the insertion of a full stop at the end of the clause.

2. Section 4 of the Rules of Order is amended by the appendage of an additional clause, between Clause 3 and the present Clause 4, reading as follows:

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3. The clauses shall be re-numbered in consideration of the insertion of an additional clause as the fourth clause.

SECTION 5. AMENDMENT REGARDING FORMAT OF LEGISLATION

1. An amendment is made to the Rules of Order by the appendage of an additional section, reading as follows:

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SECTION 6. AMENDMENT ON RULES SUPERSEDED

1. An amendment is made to the Rules of Order by the appendage of the additional section, reading as follows:

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SECTION 7. AMENDMENT REGARDING THE LENGTH OF DEBATE

1. Section 5, Clause 4 of the Rules of Order is amended by the replacement of the present text with the following:

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[Simfan34]

I hereby propose:

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SECTION 3. RATIFICATION OF THE AMENDMENT

1. This Amendment shall be made following ratification by public referendum as per the provisions of Article VII of the Constitution of the Pacific Region.
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[Spamage]

Article of Impeachment Against Governor Varavour

Governor Varavour, having been absent from the Fantasy Elections and Government boards for over two weeks, is removed from office.

Thread will be up this afternoon.

[Simfan34]

I nominate Ebowed to fill the vacancy for Pacific Justice.

[Ebowed]

That 300 ft statue of Paul Allen has been built, do you think anyone in the region wants to buy it?

[Türkisblau]

Hello fellow Council members (and judge!). I have recently been appointed as a council member here, and although I am rather new I hope to work together with all of you to bring the Pacific Region to prominence.

Who will be the next speaker?

[Simfan34]

I will open an election for Speaker at my pleasure, "pleasure" here meaning "when the other person I have appointed to the Legislative Council swears in".

[Türkisblau]

Secure Life for Future Generations Act

1. Repeal the "Public Funding for Abortion Act"

2. Those seeking abortion while age 16 or younger are required to first receive permission from their parents or legal guardians

3. All abortions in the third trimester, except for cases of rape, saving the life of the woman, and protecting the health of the woman, are outlawed

4. Any person who performs an illegal abortion will be sentenced to at least eighteen months in prison

Farm Relief Act

1. All individually-owned farms in the Pacific region suffering with drought and wildfire will be given enough relief funds to cover damage, as well as for preparation for the new growing season

2. $500 million shall be appropriated for this measure

3. The Farm Relief Bureau (FRB) is hereby created to administer these funds

Ensure Our Future Act

1. A scholarship program shall be created to provide $5,000 each to well qualified children with a GPA of 3.0 or above whose parents never received above a high school education, with the amount given rising based on qualifications

2. $500 million will be appropriated to this program, with additional funding accorded to the program through a public-private partnership by charitable donations and coordination with non-governmental organizations

3. A non-partisan commission will be created to mandate fair school districts to stop the practice redlining school districts

4. The "Get Involved in School Act" shall hereby repealed

5. $50 million in block grants shall be provided for technology use in the classroom in under-performing schools

Take Advantage of Our Natural Resources Act

1. The Government of the Pacific Region shall hereby invest in its own development of the natural resources in the state, creating an Energy Allocation Bureau (EAB)

2. $1 billion shall be appropriated to the EAB for use in discovering new sources of natural gas, coal, and oil

3. Once the EAB has discovered new resources an Environmental Commission shall be formed to assess whether or not it is feasible or too damaging to invest in those found resources. If found to be safe, profitable, and feasible, the EAB will decide whether to develop the resources

4. Three quarters of all profits brought in by resources developed by the EAB shall be allocated into a fund owned by the People of the Pacific Region, modeled after the Norwegian Oil Fund; the other quarter shall be invested into development of alternative energy

5. No resources developed by the EAB may be located on on any national parks or other culturally significant piece of land

6. "Another Fracking Ban" shall hereby be repealed

Restore our Rivers Act

1. The Ice Harbor Dam, Lower Monumental Dam, Little Goose Dam and Lower Granite Dam located in the Columbia River watershed shall be slated  for destruction at the earliest possible date

2. A commission shall be created to assess the environmental impact of other dams located in the Pacific Region, as well as the effect to the local community of the elimination of the dams

3. Dams identified by the earlier stated commission to be defunct/harmful to the wildlife in the river with the benefits not outweighing the costs, will be retroactively torn down according to the guidelines put forth by the committee

[Tetro Kornbluth]

Promote Marriage Diversity Act

1. All acts and relevant sections of acts prohibiting the entry of more than two people into a marriage contract shall be repealed