MW1: Fifth Most Serene Republic of the Midwest Constitution

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Sponsor: Governor Gass

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I have a lot of thoughts and am too tired to say them all now. But the first thing is that I really don't approve of a four year term for the CJO. That'd be 12 terms for a governor or 24 terms for a representative. If there's going to be a term limit it should definitely be much shorter than that, no more than two years I'd say. However, if the goal is stability and continuity, why have a term limit at all? If you're going to keep someone in office for longer than most of us have been in the game you might as well just keep the incumbent in office indefinitely until removed by the Althing or Governor.


Also, is there a reason that "trustees" is used in reference to public votes in some circumstances?

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I guess I'll propose that amendment since there are no comments on it

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Since this was next in the queue anyway, I guess it should be proposed here:

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Sponsor: LeBron

Also, I will assume that my prior amendment is added without objection.

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Representatives have 48 hours to vote aye, nay or to abstain on the following amendment:

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I've always preferred "legislature" myself, but if we're talking about abolishing the whole "silly" apparatus, what would be left? The Midwest for years has been defined by its weirdness and practically nothing else.

Also, since we're talking about changes, there's no reason to leave the Archduke/Speaker as a non-voting position. It can create trouble when there aren't many active representatives and is less fun IMO.

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My suggestion as far as executive orders is something like this:

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Any proposal giving the executive full lawmaking authority is unacceptable; that power exclusively lies with the legislature. As with the dormant commerce clause, just because the legislature isn't using its power doesn't mean any other body has a right to take that power for itself.

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One question from section II part j:

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Does "of the voters" mean ELIGIBLE voters or THOSE VOTING? The language would seem to me to allow either interpretation.

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Then I'll file a quick amendment:

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Aye

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Section III, part g still mentions the Archduke. That should be changed. I'd also prefer the "25,000" thing to go or be raised to a more reasonable number, perhaps 100,000. It'll be a waste of our government's time and money either way, but with a higher number it'd be slightly less unwieldy.

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Aye

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I think that would be a safe assumption.