Civil Rights Act of 2014 (Passed)

[MyRescueKittehRocks]

Aye

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

AYE

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

ABSTAIN

[bore]

This amendment has enough votes to pass, senators have 24 hours to change their votes

[Barnes]

The debate over the sections dealing with the preservation of cultural heritage - especially with regard to the indigenous peoples of Atlasia - has peaked my interest.  It's actually rather flirtatious seeing as I introduced a bill in the Northeast Assembly yesterday to look into the problem of cultural extinction of indigenous languages, arts, etc.  I'm very passionate about these kinds of issues, and if I may say so, my bill (or something like it) could work as a very effective compromise to what's been discussed with regards to this issue.

Council for the Preservation of the Cultural Heritage of Indigenous Peoples Act 2015

Whereas, the Northeast Assembly recognizes that the area now encompassing the Northeast was occupied by tribes of indigenous peoples for thousands of years before European colonization; that such tribes were highly diverse and complex societies with a rich and profound cultural heritage; that the aforementioned cultural heritage was severally curtailed and eliminated both directly and indirectly over the centuries following European colonization; that many indigenous languages, oral and written histories, traditions, art forms, and customs, have become extinct, or are endanger of extinction within the Northeast; and that it is in the interest of the entire Northeast to preserve the surviving cultural heritage of its indigenous populations.

Section 1.
1. Within 60 days of this act coming into law, the Governor shall establish the Council for the Preservation of the Cultural Heritage of Indigenous Peoples (CPCHIP), referred to as the "Council" hereafter.
2. The Council shall be composed of representatives of the Government of the Northeast, appointed by the Governor, and representatives of every federally or regional recognized tribe of indigenous peoples within the Northeast.
3. The Council shall establish its own rules and orders of operation, and shall meet at least three times throughout the year.

Section 2.
1. The Council shall be charged with investigating the extent to which the cultural heritage (meaning  indigenous languages, oral and written histories, traditions, art forms, and customs) has become, or is in the process of becoming, extinct within the Northeast.
2. The Council shall establish centers throughout the Northeast to record and preserve the aforementioned cultural heritage for the benefit of the entire community.
3. The Council shall present an annual report to the Assembly on the progress of indigenous cultural preservation.

Section 3.
[Appropriations, to be debated later]

Granted, the bill as it is leaves much to be decided by the Council itself, but on these issue I think that's the preferable method.

Anyway, I thought I'd suggest it to you guys.

[bore]

Windjammer's amendment has passed, and we now move onto JCL's amendment:

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To save time I'm going to object to this amendment, and since it has been on the floor for a few days already I'm going to open a vote on it.

Senators a vote is now open on JCL's amendment please vote aye nay or abstain

[bore]

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This is the first of probably a few more amendments.

I got rid of some redundant stuff (the second contraception one) and some no longer relevant references and also stopped the publishing of salaries on privacy grounds and the handing over of school's policies unilaterally to unions

[Cranberry]

Aye

[windjammer]

Nay

[bore]

Sorry everyone, just to clarify we're currently voting on JCL's amendment, not mine.

So I'm changing my vote to Nay

[TNF]

NAY

[MyRescueKittehRocks]

Aye

[Lumine]

Several impovements have been made here, but is section one truly realistic? Not only from the point of view of the expense involved in compensations of an institution that hasn't existed for a century and a half, but from the consideration that equal proportional representation might be too strict.

[Cranberry]

I will to change my vote to NAY, because of voting for JCL's amendment

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

NAY

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Nay

As much as I am recluctant to use tax payer dollars for this purpose, to take it from a strictly money perspective, paying for it here is cheaper then the costs afterwards.

[bore]

This amendment has enough votes to fail, senators have 24 hours to change their votes

[bore]

By a vote of 1-6 JCL's amendment has failed

Aye: JCL

Nay: Polnut, Yankee, Cranberry, Bore, TNF, Windjammer

Not Voting: Bacon King, Deus

[bore]

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Proposed by: bore

Senators have 36 hours to object to this amendment

[TNF]

I object.

Women should have access to contraceptives at no cost.

[bore]

Senators a vote is now open on bore's amendment, please vote aye nay or abstain

[bore]

Aye

My reasoning was 3.1 makes the contraception part I struck redundant.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Aye Guess

[Cranberry]

AYE

[TNF]

NAY