Senator Colin Wixted's Suggestion Box

[Colin]

In order to keep my promise to my District I have set up a suggestion box. This suggestion box is a place where the people of my district, and other people in Atlasia, can post legislation that they would like me to introduce, give constructive critism about my actions in the Senate, and give me tips and suggestions on how I can better represent their district. I hope that all my constituents will help me better represent them. I look forward to your legislation, comments, critisms, and suggestions.

NOTICE: I have two small rules though:
NO FLAMING AND/OR INSULTING
DO NOT BRING OTHER ARGUMENTS INTO THIS SUGGESTION BOX

Thank you very much.

Colin Wixted
Senator
District One

[Jake]

I'm not a constituent, but I used to be.  So, what to talk about, Hmm.  Oh, expelling Chief of Staff Mike Naso, that can wait though.  Um, maybe we can work on your Democracy bill.  That was cool.  Oh, and I have something else to discuss, but that can wait too.  That's, err, about it. 

[Keystone Phil]

Don't support any efforts to impeach Senator Naso. Let's give him some time to do his job.

[Colin]

Don't support any efforts to impeach Senator Naso. Let's give him some time to do his job.

I do not support any effort to impeach Senator Naso at this time.

[Peter]

Introduce this please:

Jury Selection Bill

1. All juries empanelled for the purposes of trying crimes in the Republic of Atlasia shall be composed of six jurors, who shall all be registered voters in the Region of the Republic of Atlasia in which the defendant is resident and without previous convictions.
2. Jury selection shall be random and shall be administered by the presiding Justice, he may however discard jurors from his selection on grounds of inactivity.
3. If the Justice shall decide a juror has become either prejudicious or inactive, he may replace the juror. The Justice may do this twice during a trial, but if he considers it necessary for a third time, he shall order a mistrial and begin a new trial.
4. In order for a jury to convict at least four jurors must deliver a guilty verdict, however the Justice may raise this to five or six jurors at his own discretion. Jurors shall make their verdict known by public post.
5. To be empanelled on to a jury, the juror shall repeat the following oath: "I swear (or affirm) that I will well and truly try the matter in issue between the parties, and give a true verdict according to the law and evidence, so help me Dave."

[John Dibble]

Not in your district, but I'd appreciate it if you'd introduce something like this:

Industrial Hemp Legalization Act

Section 1.

Industrial hemp shall be defined as any member of the plant species Cannabis sativa that has a THC content of 1% or less.

Section 2.

Industrial hemp shall be legal to grow and use in consumer and industrial goods in Atlasia.

Section 3.

The federal government of Atlasia will award $20 million to the first company or individual that develops an industrial hemp based fuel that can be used in unmodified petroleum gasoline engines, mix with petroleum gasoline, and can also be mass produced for under $1 per gallon.

[Peter]

Please fix the electoral system so that a monkey couldn't go wrong.

Omnibus Election System, Procedure and Certification Bill (King is an Idiot Bill)


Section 1: The Ballot

   1. In their ballot in the Elections to the Senate and the Presidency, each voter shall list some, none or all of the candidates in the voter's order of preference for them.
   2. If no numbering of the preferences is stated then the candidate at the top of the list shall be presumed to be the first preference, the candidate on the second line of the list shall be presumed to be the second preference, and so on.
   3. All elections shall always have the option of write-in for voters, except in the case of run-off elections.
   4. In order to write-in a candidate, the voter shall not need to explicitly specify that their vote is for a write-in candidate.
   5. In order for write-in votes for a candidate for election to qualify as legal votes, the person written-in must formally accept the write-in candidacy before the end of voting in the given election.


Section 2: Determination of the Winner

   1. If any candidate shall gain a majority of the first preference votes, then that candidate shall be declared the winner of the election.
   2. If no such candidate shall exist then the candidate with the least preferences shall be eliminated and his votes redistributed according to lower preferences.
   3. If any candidate shall have a majority of the preference votes, then that candidate shall be declared the winner of the election. If no such candidate shall exist then Clause 2 of this Section shall be implemented again until such a candidate does exist or until all candidates have the same number of preference votes.
   4. If there shall be a situation where there shall be two or more candidates tied for the least number of preference votes, but none of these tied with the candidate with the most preference votes, then the following procedure shall be used to determine which candidate shall be eliminated and his preference votes redistributed:
         i. The candidate with the least total number of preferences expressed by voters shall be eliminated.
         ii. The Senate shall vote on which candidate to eliminate, with the Vice President being able to cast a tie-breaking vote if necessary.
   5. If the event that all candidates have the same number of preference votes shall occur then the following procedure shall be used to break the tie:
         i. A runoff shall be held beginning at midnight Eastern Standard Time on the first Friday after the election that shall last for 72 hours.
         ii. Those candidates who have tied shall be automatically entered onto the ballot and no other candidacies shall be allowed.
         iii. Voters shall only be able to cast a vote for one candidate and write-in candidates shall not be allowed.
         iv. If any candidate shall gain a majority of the vote, then he shall be declared winner.
   6. If Clause 5 of this Section does not yield a winner then the procedure outlined in Section 3, Clauses 3 through 8 of the Election Procedures, Certification and Challenges Act shall be used to determine a winner.
   7. Any instance of the word in this Section candidate shall be read as ticket in the case of Presidential elections.


Section 3: Administration of Voting Booths

   1. The administrator of a voting booth shall be free to design the ballot as they see fit as long as the content of the ballot is clear and unambiguous.
   2. The administrator of a voting booth shall post links to all relevant statute regarding electoral law on the ballot.
   3. Whenever possible, the administrator of the voting booth shall be the Secretary of Forum Affairs; If he shall be absent for whatever reason, the administration of the voting booth shall be conducted by an executive officer of the federal government nominated by the President.


Section 4: Certification of Election Results

   1. When the period of voting has expired, the administrator of the voting booth shall post a declaration of the result in the voting booth, including all those votes which he has discounted, and the reasons for these votes being discounted. In so doing, the voting booth administrator shall discount those votes he is required to by law and shall only count those remaining votes for which he is able to make a reasonable determination as to the intent of the voter.
   2. At the time of the end of the voting period, the administrator of the voting booth shall lock the thread containing the voting booth. The thread shall not be unlocked except to enter the certification of the election result onto the thread.
   3. Certification of the election result shall be conducted as soon as humanly possible after the voting booth shall have closed. If the Administrator of the voting booth shall not be available to conduct such certification, then he shall nominate another executive officer of the federal government to carry out such certification in his stead.
   4. Once certification of an election result has occurred it may not be amended or rescinded except on the basis of a Court order.


Section 5: Concession of Victory

   1. If a candidate shall concede their victory of a Senate election after the certification of the election result then whoever shall have been the runner-up (defined as the candidate with the most preference votes other than the certified victor) in that election shall then be declared victor.
   2. If both members of a Presidential ticket shall concede their victory in the Presidential election after the certification of the election result then whoever shall have been the runner-up (defined as the ticket with the most preference votes other than the certified victors) in that election shall then be declared victor.
   3. If a victor who has conceded shall wish to retract their concession then they shall only be able to do so with the permission of the newly declared victor.


Section 6: Repealed Legislation

The following Laws, and Sections thereof, are hereby repealed:
   1. The Preferential Voting Act is repealed in full.
   2. Section 1 and Section 3, Clauses 1 and 2 of the Election Procedures, Certification and Challenges Act are repealed.

[Nation]

Don't support any efforts to impeach Senator Naso. Let's give him some time to do his job.

I do not support any effort to impeach Senator Naso at this time.

I do, in case you wondering. That's pretty much my only suggestion, get rid of that joke.  I think you'll be a fine Senator, Colin.

[Colin]

Don't support any efforts to impeach Senator Naso. Let's give him some time to do his job.

I do not support any effort to impeach Senator Naso at this time.

I do, in case you wondering. That's pretty much my only suggestion, get rid of that joke.  I think you'll be a fine Senator, Colin.

Thank you Senator Nation. I would rather give Mr. Naso more time in the Senate to try and prove himself before any sort of action is taken.

[True Democrat]

Could you please introduce this bill.  This is coming from the President, so I hope it carries some weight.

 Departments of State and Defense Restructuring Bill

The Departments of State and Defense are hereby combined and principal officer is as follows:

1. Department of State and Defense:
i. This department shall have jurisdiction over all matters relating to the Departments of State, Defense, Homeland Security and Veterans' Affairs.
ii. Its Prinicpal Officer shall be the Secretary of State and Defense, who upon adoption of this act shall be either the sitting Secretary of State or the sitting Secretary of Defense and Security as the President may wish.

Thank you Senator for taking the time to consider this bill.

[jokerman]

Wow, that's a huge bureaucracy

[Colin]

Could you please introduce this bill.  This is coming from the President, so I hope it carries some weight.

 Departments of State and Defense Restructuring Bill

The Departments of State and Defense are hereby combined and principal officer is as follows:

1. Department of State and Defense:
i. This department shall have jurisdiction over all matters relating to the Departments of State, Defense, Homeland Security and Veterans' Affairs.
ii. Its Prinicpal Officer shall be the Secretary of State and Defense, who upon adoption of this act shall be either the sitting Secretary of State or the sitting Secretary of Defense and Security as the President may wish.

Thank you Senator for taking the time to consider this bill.

I am sorry Mr. President but I do not want to introduce this bill. I am completely against any sort of restructuring of the State and Defence departments.

[Peter]

Federal Activity Requirements Bill

The Senate notes that:

1. The present activity requirement requires 25 posts between elections in order for a voter to be defined as active, without specifying whether such requirements apply for general elections only, or includes special elections.

2. That special elections can occur as soon as one week after a general election, thus potentially disenfranchising many legitimate voters.

Clauses:

1. All those persons who have posted at least 25 times in the 8 weeks (56 days) prior to the commencement of an election shall be defined as active for the purposes of that election.

2. Those persons considered inactive (defined as not active) shall not be qualified to vote in a particular election.

3. Section 5 of the Election Procedures, Certification and Challenges Act is repealed

4. The Amendment to the Statute of Election Procedures, Certification, and Challenges Act is repealed.
Fixing a problem of poor definition that has arisen. Purge the bumps in this thread as well plz.