House Legislation Introduction Thread

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Open the Wiki Act
1. Citizens from all over Atlasia can now send requests for Wiki page updates to the Wiki Committee.

2. After approval by the committee, the members of the committee shall immediately update the page.

3. No update request shall be approved if it contains any of the following.
3A. Facts that didn't happen.
3B. Curse words.
3C. Attempts to rewrite history to make something or someone seem better or worse.
3D. Insults to another player.

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Open the Wiki Act
1. Citizens from all over Atlasia can now send requests for Wiki page updates to the Wiki Committee.

2. After approval by the committee, the members of the committee shall immediately update the page.

3. No update request shall be approved if it contains any of the following.
3A. Facts that didn't happen.
3B. Curse words.
3C. Attempts to rewrite history to make something or someone seem better or worse.
3D. Insults to another player.

Withdrawn.

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Audit the Fed Act
1. The Federal Reserve shall undergo an audit immediately upon passage of this bill.
2. The audit shall continue to occur annually.

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End the EPA Act
1. The Environmental Protection Agency is hereby abolished.

2. We encourage the regions and private sector to create their own version of this.

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End the EPA Act
1. The Environmental Protection Agency is hereby abolished.

2. We encourage the regions and private sector to create their own version of this.

Renaming this "The New EPA Act", I look forward to discussing compromise.

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Atlasian Timeline Act

1. An official timeline of events leading to the establishment of Atlasia, covering the time of January 2004-June 2016, will be created.

2. The timeline will be as follows:
  2A. January 2004: President George Bush military policies have lead to an America in economic turmoil. Congress votes to scale back the military in order to pay off debt.
  2B. February-March 2004: The U.S. Military makes cuts because of budgetary concerns.
  2C. April-December 2004: A surprise invasion by the Chinese government leads to America's eventual conquest. The United States of America is disbanded and the Communist Union of America is established.
  2D. 2005-2006: The people endure life as a communist nation. Towards the end of this period, the authorities accidentally kill children while attempting to apprehend a suspected terrorist.
  2E. 2007-2010: First period of the Atlasian War of Independence. Several rebel cells appear, and launch attacks on various supply depots and convoys. No land is liberated. Most cells are fighting independent of each other.
  2F. 2011-2013: While war continues, one man makes a plan. Leinad, who'll later become the first president of Atlasia begins efforts to unite the various cells. Starting with the largest cells led by Truman, Blair, and Yankee.
  2G. 2014: Leinad is successful in his efforts, and liberates large swathes of land. Soon, the Chinese government decide to cut their losses.
  2I. 2015: A period of uncertainty reins over North America. Efforts to begin a Constitutional Converntiob begin.
  2J. January 2016-June 2016: The Constitutional Convention is completed, and the Republic of Atlasia is established. Leinad is elected the first President.

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Marijuana Legalization Act

1. The federal prohibition on marijuana is ended upon passage of this bill.
2. All marijuana businessmen will look to regional law for the legality of the product.

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Reboot Exemption Act

1. Any and all stories and reports made by any previous Game Moderator is hereby exempt from the reboot of all Atlasian statute made by the fourth constitution.
2. They will continue to be exempt from any further reboots.

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End the NSA Act

1. The National Security Agency will cease operations by the end of the year.

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Peebs, some other people also want to be kind to others and sponsor their legislation...

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Esteemed members of the House, which of you would be willing to introduce The Common Sense Gun Control bill?

The Common Sense Gun Control Act

There have been too many deaths caused by people who should have no right to have any guns in the first place.

Universal background checks for all firearm sales.
 
Administration to review categories of individuals prohibited from having a gun and make recommendations to ensure dangerous people aren't slipping through the cracks.
 
Remove barriers that prevent reporting information on people prohibited from gun ownership for mental health reasons.
 
Military-style assault weapons and high-capacity magazines will not be made available to private citizens

Reinstate and strengthen the ban on assault weapons.
 
Limit ammunition magazines to 10 rounds.
 
Ban possession of armor-piercing ammunition by anyone other than the military and law enforcement.
 
Gun violence research

Administration to conduct research into the causes and prevention of gun violence.
 
Provide $10 million for additional research on relationship between video games, media images and violence.
 
Gun safety

Launch a national campaign to promote common-sense safety measures.
 
Review and enhance safety standards for gun locks and gun safes.
 
Administration to review gun safety technologies.
 
Challenge private sector to develop gun safety technology.
 
 
More on School safety

Administration to examine the feasibility of placing an armed guard in every school.

Provide incentives for police departments to hire school resource officers through hiring grants.
 
Give $150 million to school districts and law enforcement agencies to hire school resource officers, school psychologists, social workers and counselors.
 
Provide $30 million in one-time grants to help school districts develop emergency management plans.
 
Give schools and other institutions a model for how to develop and implement emergency plans.
 
Provide $50 million to help 8,000 more schools train their teachers and staff to create safer and more nurturing environments.
 
Share best practices on school discipline.
 
Mental health

Provide $55 million for new initiative to make sure students get treatment for mental health issues.
 
Provide $25 million for strategies supporting individuals ages 16-25 with mental health or substance abuse issues.
 
Provide $25 million to offer students mental health services for trauma or anxiety.
 
Provide $50 million to train 5,000 additional mental health professionals serving children and young adults.
 
Clarify that the health-care law does not prohibit doctors from asking their patients about guns in their homes.
 
Launch a national dialogue about mental illness.
 
Finalize requirements for private health insurance plans to cover mental health services.

(http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/politics/obama-gun-proposals/index.html)

Ugh, I guess I could.