Southern Chamber Labor Caucus

[JustinTimeCuber]

Rules:

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Amended 22:09 3/17 by striking rule 1(d).

[JustinTimeCuber]

x JustinTimeCuber

Running for Chamber Floor Leader

[JustinTimeCuber]

x JustinTimeCuber

Running for Chamber Floor Leader

I am officially joining the Southern Chamber Labor Caucus.

okay so we need fhtagn now I guess

[JustinTimeCuber]

I am officially joining the Southern Chamber Labor Caucus.

Sorry for the delay.

Great, no problem. Now, if anyone wants to declare candidacy for Caucus chair, you've got 9 more hours. If no one declares then I guess I'll just be the acting chair. Declarations for floor leader are also open, so if you really want to run against me... lol

[JustinTimeCuber]

okay, I'm going to suspend the rules and start the vote a few hours early, if JA decides to run for something in the next 4 hours then I'll have to change that

[JustinTimeCuber]

LEADERSHIP BALLOT FOR THE SOUTHERN CHAMBER LABOR CAUCUS

Chamber Floor Leader

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Vote for ONE

[] JustinTimeCuber
[] Write-In:

Caucus Chair

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Vote for ONE

[] fhtagn
[] Write-In:

[JustinTimeCuber]

triple post lol

LEADERSHIP BALLOT FOR THE SOUTHERN CHAMBER LABOR CAUCUS

Chamber Floor Leader

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Vote for ONE

[X] JustinTimeCuber
[] Write-In:

Caucus Chair

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Vote for ONE

[X] fhtagn
[] Write-In:

[JustinTimeCuber]

JustinTimeCuber is elected Chamber Floor Leader, with 3 votes.
fhtagn is elected Caucus Chair, with 3 votes.

[JustinTimeCuber]

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Wow. You didn't even try to hide it.

Yeah, the rules are completely open.

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Yeah this is BULLSH!T. Speaker is supposed to be a non-partisan position, given to who can best run the Chamber according to the rules, not some partisan agenda. SMFH!

Everyone in the caucus agreed to those rules. I agree that Section 1(d) might look bad, but I personally wouldn't try to enforce it. I'm not for suppressing dissent within the caucus, and I do regret the wording in that Section.

     Those are some serious suppression tactics. Some people might have other priorities or concerns besides just the will of the caucus.

If both other people agree, the person remains in the caucus, and I personally would not want to kick someone out if they don't vote a certain way, and I think the other Delegate would also be willing to do that. But since you guys both think I'm personally trying to force everyone to get behind *me*, which I do not intend to do,

Chairwoman fhtagn, I move to amend the rules by striking rule 1(d).

Good lord.

Edit: Just for the record, the intended wording was

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I was thinking backwards, I guess. On second thought, that rule would be redundant with rule 1(c), so that's why I think 1(d) should be completely removed.

[JustinTimeCuber]

I'm glad we killed 1(d) before the Speaker vote.

[JustinTimeCuber]

I hereby resign as Chamber Floor Leader, and move to interpret rule 2(h) to allow the first-joined member to call an election for the position.

(there is precedent that since there are only three members, if a motion is seconded it automatically is adopted, so someone second this and we can do a vote)

[JustinTimeCuber]

I second the move, JTC.

But why do you want to resign?

Higher-up Laborites would rather see fhtagn as Speaker after the whole vote-disqualifying debacle. I don't want to hold on to the CFL position if I'm not going to be Speaker and if the party consensus wants something different.

48 hours to declare your candidacy for Chamber Floor Leader.

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[JustinTimeCuber]

I'm willing to step up as Chamber Floor Leader if someone else will be willing to fill my Caucus Chair position.

I'm willing to do that, what says J_American?

[JustinTimeCuber]

Alright, since everyone seems to be on the same page, under my duty to administer the vote as the longest-time member of the Caucus, I am suspending the rules and calling for a final vote, if there are no objections.

LEADERSHIP BALLOT FOR THE SOUTHERN CHAMBER LABOR CAUCUS

Chamber Floor Leader

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[] fhtagn
[] Write-In:

Caucus Chair

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Vote for ONE

[] JustinTimeCuber
[] Write-In:

[JustinTimeCuber]

LEADERSHIP BALLOT FOR THE SOUTHERN CHAMBER LABOR CAUCUS

Chamber Floor Leader

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Vote for ONE

• fhtagn

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Caucus Chair

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Vote for ONE

• JustinTimeCuber

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[JustinTimeCuber]

fhtagn is elected Chamber Floor Leader, vacated by the resignation of JustinTimeCuber, with 3 votes.
JustinTimeCuber is elected Caucus Chair, vacated by the resignation of fhtagn, with 3 votes.

[JustinTimeCuber]

Alright, king poo-bah emperor JTC declares these rules of order effective IMMEDIATELY:

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(Yay to giving myself unearned power! )

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now the obligatory dialogue with "JustinTimeCuber" and "Chairman JTC".
JustinTimeCuber:
Mr. Chairman?
Chairman JTC:
JTC has the floor.
JustinTimeCuber:
I move that the Caucus officially support the Bessell-NeverAgain Transgender Rights Act of 2017 and ask that all debate be suspended.
Chairman JTC:
The question is on JTC's motion. Members have up to 36 hours to vote. Please vote AYE, NAY, ABSTAIN, or PRESENT.
JustinTimeCuber:
AYE

[JustinTimeCuber]

Come on guys! Anyway, the motion passes with a vote of 1-0.

[JustinTimeCuber]

I'm calling for unanimous consent to allow Southern Gothic to join the Caucus. 24 hours to object.

[JustinTimeCuber]

The motion is agreed to, Southern Gothic may now sign into the Caucus.