The White House: Griffin/Duke Administration

[Adam Griffin]

THE WHITE HOUSE



UNDER RENOVATIONS - COMING SOON

[Adam Griffin]

RESERVED

[Adam Griffin]

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[Classic Conservative]

Thank You, Mr. President it's an honor!!! Let's Work Together to Restore Our Countries Greatness in the Global Community!!!!

[Senator Cris]

Mr. President,
this act passed the Senate:

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Best Regards,
Speaker Cris.

[Adam Griffin]

Mr. President,
this act passed the Senate:

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Best Regards,
Speaker Cris.
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[Adam Griffin]

With the first round of confirmation hearings for cabinet appearing to be successful, I will be unveiling the remainder of the cabinet in the coming days.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

I contacted the Moderator General as he was once known as in Atlasia, about cleaning out the old stickied threadsn and stickying the new ones.

[Adam Griffin]

I contacted the Moderator General as he was once known as in Atlasia, about cleaning out the old stickied threadsn and stickying the new ones.

Thanks. I had been waiting until most of the cabinet was online so that all of these could be done at once, but that's fine.

[Adam Griffin]

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[Senator Cris]

Mr. President,
this bill passed the Senate:

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Best regards,
Speaker Cris.

[Adam Griffin]

Mr. President,
this bill passed the Senate:

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Best regards,
Speaker Cris.

I will be issuing a presidential redraft.

[Adam Griffin]

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[Adam Griffin]

Now, obviously the Atlasian Refugee Act of 1980 vests all power in quotas for refugee handling exclusively in the executive branch - namely, in this case, the President - with the notion that refugees processed and accepted are admitted based on the definition of "any person who is outside any country of such person nationality or, in the case of a person having no nationality, is outside any country in which such person last habitually resided, and who is unable or unwilling to return to, and is unable or unwilling to avail himself or herself of the protection of, that country because of persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion".

Furthermore, since the definition of refugee excludes "any person who ordered, incited, assisted, or otherwise participated in the persecution of any person on ... account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion", the refugee vetting process will handle any possibilities for organized discrimination of groups based on religion and will exclude anyone falling under this definition from qualifying for refugee status.

The White House is willing and looks forward to working with anyone and everyone on this matter in the coming days and weeks. 

[Adam Griffin]

[quote=GRIFF-006]All felons convicted in the Republic of Atlasia past and present, with completed sentences, probations and paroles - with the exception of those convicted of treason, bribery in an election, or any violent offense - shall immediately have their federal voting rights restored and, if re-registered within the time-frame that is applicable, shall be eligible to vote in the next federal election.

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[Adam Griffin]

STATEMENT REGARDING REFUGEE CRISIS

We are all familiar with the massive refugee crisis currently unfolding throughout in Syria, the Middle East and into Europe. As a world leader, it is Atlasia's job to play a significant role in any humanitarian crisis as it unfolds, which is exactly what this country will do.

In full compliance with the Refugee Act of 1980 and in conjunction with the FBI, the Department of State, various other national and international intelligence agencies, the Regional Governors and, if necessary, the Senate, I hereby announce that the refugee cap outlined in the Refugee Act of 1980 shall be lifted from its current ceiling of 70,000 per year to a ceiling of 150,000 per year for a period of two years.

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It is this administration's initial plan that a minimum of 70% of the total refugees in the first year (105,000) under the new ceiling be of Syrian origin, however inevitably, the needs-based criteria outlined in RA1980 will be the guiding factor. The plan will prioritize the selection of refugees who are already present in western Europe, as a way to provide pressure relief to the most over-burdened areas currently accommodating the influx of refugees and to ensure that the highest percentage of applicants are individuals truly focused on escaping the current situation (and who have demonstrated such resolve in their actions).

Initial quotas from Governors as to the number of refugees each will be willing to voluntarily accept will be considered as part of this plan, with any remainder being allocated to the Regions based on a formula solely under my discretion. More information will be forthcoming in the coming days, but the process of background checks and collaboration with our foreign allies on such matters will begin immediately through channels involving the aforementioned entities.

[Classic Conservative]

Mr. President one question, the International Concordia reported this week that the Arabian States will take over 1,000,000 European Refugees with that being we are bascially letting Europe have no refugees at all. I would ask as SOS if you could take the refugees from their homeland so they are easier to have checks on with questioning people that know them from their camps,hometowns,mosques,churches etc. Also taking the people straight from their homeland decreases the chance that we make a mistake and allow a terrorist in since we are talking to people on the ground about them and not talking with all due respect to our friends in Europe who know very limited information about the refugees.

[Clark Kent]

Mr. President, I do not agree with the previous quota system proposed by the Secretary of State, and support your lifting of the cap and increasing the number of refugees we take in.

However, I do have a request: I understand that Sunni Arabs are the vast majority of the population in Syria, and a significant minority in Iraq. However, ISIS seems to be especially going after ethno-religious minorities such as the Kurds, Shi'ites, and the relatively small amounts of Christians, Jews, and others. Is there any plan to grant priority status to minority groups that are specifically targeted by ISIS?

[Classic Conservative]

I will support this plan if you Mr. President say that you will grant priority to religious minorities who are being persecuted if not the I will not support the plan.

[Blair]

If the secretary of State is opposing his own Presidents' plan in public then shouldn't he resign?

[Classic Conservative]

If the secretary of State is opposing his own Presidents' plan in public then shouldn't he resign?

I've recanted my position after getting further clarification with the President.

[Senator Cris]

Mr. President,
this bill passed the Senate:

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Best regards,
Speaker Cris.

[Senator Cris]

Mr. President,
this bill passed the Senate:

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Best regards,
Speaker Cris.

[Adam Griffin]

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[Adam Griffin]

STATEMENT REGARDING REGISTRAR GENERAL

My Registrar General nominee was confirmed, but sadly, has not been active on the forum in several days. I've attempted contacting evergreen but no reply has been given. Alas, if something doesn't change in the next couple of days, I will need to dismiss evergreen and nominate a new RG so that we can resume normal function of the office. I do hope everything is alright with evergreen and that it doesn't come to this.