SE Initiatives for July

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Along with our Lt. Gov. election this weekend, we'll also hold our monthly initiative voting.

I'll let this thread be for citizens to post their proposals.  A proposed initiative must have three signatures or the signature of the governor to make it to the ballot.

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Initiative 138.  Repeal of Concealed Carry

1.  The Southeastern shall no longer issue liscences to carry a concealed weapon.
2.  All previously issued liscences for concealed carry are no longer valid.

X GOVERNOR HARRY

[Ebowed]

Initiative 139: Untitled.

The following initiatives are repealed: The Abortion Initiative (17), Unborn Victims of Violence Initiative (39), Abortion Pill (Ru-486) Initiative (40), Parental Consent Initiative (42), The Pro-Informed Choice Initiative (66), Community Choice Initiative (97), Public Assitance in Abortion Ban (99), Safe Abortion Initiative (118), Mother's Health Abortion Initiative (134)


Ebowed

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Initiative 140.  Capital Renaming Initiative

1.  The capital of the Southeastern Region, currently known as Memphis, shall be renamed "Clayville" to honor the region's first governor.

X GOVERNOR HARRY

[Ebowed]

Initiative 141: Repeal of the Regional Ban on Euthanasia

Section 1: The Right to Die
1. The Right to a dignified death when blighted with a terminal illness and great suffering is hereby granted to all those mentally sane residents of the Southeast Region.
2. If a person shall opt to invoke this Right, they may seek assistance from medical practitioners to grant them a dignified death.
3. In order to invoke this Right, the person must sign a notice containing their wishes and must have the same signed by a public notary.
4. This notice, along with the relevant certifications as specified by Section 3, must be lodged with the Southeast Courts of Law to have effect, and such notice shall take effect seven days after it is lodged with the Courts.
5. The method of assisting a person to a dignified death is left at the discretion of the person concerned after consultation with a medical practitioner, and may include a medical practitioner administering a lethal dose of a controlled substance to the person.

Section 2: Living Wills
1. All mentally sane residents of the Southeast shall have the right to provide instructions for the event that they are blighted with a terminal illness and incapacitated from communicating their wishes.
2. These may include instructions for the ending of their life through withdrawal of treatment or direct action.
3. In order to provide these instructions, a person must sign a notice stating such instructions, and must have the same signed by a public notary.
4. This notice must be lodged with the Southeast Courts of Law to have effect.
5. A living will may only be acted if authorisation to is received from a Southeast Court of Law, which shall only issue such an order if they receive all certifications as specified in Section 3.

Section 3: Medical Determinations
1. A person shall be deemed to be blighted with a terminal illness if two certified medical practitioners certify the same in writing. At least one of these practitioners shall be a specialist in the field of medicine that relates to the illness suffered from by the person concerned.
2. A person shall be deemed to be in great suffering if two certified medical practitioners certify that in their medical judgement the person is in such distress that their quality of life is reduced and that there is no further medical assistance that can be given to substantially improve their quality of life.
3. A person shall be deemed to be mentally sane if a certified medical practitioner with specialism in psychiatry shall certify the same in writing.
4. A person shall be deemed to be incapacitated from communicating their wishes if three certified medical practitioners shall certify the same in writing.
5. None of those performing certification pursuant to this Section may benefit directly or indirectly from the death of the person concerned, except as may occur through the payment for provision of services.

Section 4: Prosecutions
1. No medical practitioner acting to assist the person to a dignified death shall be prosecutable unless they have in some way deviated from or ignored the procedures outlined in this statute.
2. If any person shall unduly encourage a person to invoke their rights as outlined in Section 1 or Section 2 then they shall have committed a felony, punishable by up to 5 years in prison and a fine of up to $500,000.
3. If a medical practitioner shall deviate from the procedure in this statute, then they shall be liable to have their medical license revoked and may be subject to prosecution in the Courts, punishable by up to 1 year in jail and a fine of up to $100,000.
4. If a medical practitioner shall unduly encourage to invoke their rights as outlined in Section 1 or Section 2 and shall assist in executing these rights, or shall engage in direct action to hasten death without consent, then they shall be guilty of murder.

Section 5: Repealed Statute
The following initiatives are repealed: Regional Ban on Euthanasia Initiative (58), Amending the Regional Ban on Euthanasia Initiative (85).


Ebowed

[Ebowed]

Initiative 142: Repeal of Political Rights for Zygotes and Blastocysts

1. Initiative 132 (Constitutional Amendment to Protect Human Life) is hereby repealed.
2. Article VI, Section 1 shall once again read: "All individuals are born equally free and independent; therefore, all government of right originates from the people and is founded in consent."


Ebowed

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Initiative 143.  Term Staggering Amendment

1. The winner of the special election for lieutenant governor held on the same weekend of the passage of this iniative shall serve for two months.

2. Henceforth, while governors are elected in February, April, June, August, October, and December, lieutenant governors shall be elected in January, March,  May, July, September, and November.

X GOVERNOR HARRY

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Initiative 142: Repeal of Political Rights for Zygotes and Blastocysts

1. Initiative 132 (Constitutional Amendment to Protect Human Life) is hereby repealed.
2. Article VI, Section 1 shall once again read: "All individuals are born equally free and independent; therefore, all government of right originates from the people and is founded in consent."


Ebowed

I sign this.

X GOVERNOR HARRY

[John Dibble]

Initiative 138.  Repeal of Concealed Carry

1.  The Southeastern shall no longer issue liscences to carry a concealed weapon.
2.  All previously issued liscences for concealed carry are no longer valid.

X GOVERNOR HARRY

Oh, yeah, that's a winner right there. Clearly this one will have a lot of support.


Anywho...

Initiative 144. Anti-Necromancy Initiative

1. The practice of necromancy and other magical means of bringing the dead back to life shall henceforth be banned in the Southeastern Region.
2. Those who violate the law by practicing necromancy or otherwise magically bringing the dead back to life shall be burned at the stake until they stop rising from the dead.


TAKE THAT HARRY, YOU HEATHEN!

PS - I think my initiative has a better chance of passing than yours.

X John Dibble

[John Dibble]

Initiative 141. Anti-Necromancy Initiative

1. The practice of necromancy and other magical means of bringing the dead back to life shall henceforth be banned in the Southeastern Region.
2. Those who violate the law by practicing necromancy or otherwise magically bringing the dead back to life shall be burned at the stake until they stop rising from the dead.

This is actually #144.

Fixed... HEATHEN!

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 Initiative 145.  The Initiative to Clarify the Regional Position on Climate Change
 
 1. It shall be the official position of the region that human-influenced global warming is not a hoax, but a real problem that needs to be dealt with.
 
 2. The region extends our deepest gratitude to President Ebowed for signing the Kyoto Treaty.
 
 3. The governor shall appoint a commission consisting of 2 Southeastern citizens to research global warming and report back in a month with specific suggestions in the form of initiatives on what the Southeast can do to combat global warming.


X GOVERNOR HARRY

[John Dibble]

Initiative 145.  The Initiative to Clarify the Regional Position on Climate Change
 
 1. It shall be the official position of the region that human-influenced global warming is not a hoax, but a real problem that needs to be dealt with.
 
 2. The region extends our deepest gratitude to President Ebowed for signing the Kyoto Treaty.
 
 3. The governor shall appoint a commission consisting of 2 Southeastern citizens to research global warming and report back in a month with specific suggestions in the form of initiatives on what the Southeast can do to combat global warming.


X GOVERNOR HARRY

I'm glad we're putting science up to vote now.

[Sam Spade]

Initiative 144. Anti-Necromancy Initiative

1. The practice of necromancy and other magical means of bringing the dead back to life shall henceforth be banned in the Southeastern Region.
2. Those who violate the law by practicing necromancy or otherwise magically bringing the dead back to life shall be burned at the stake until they stop rising from the dead.

X Sam Spade

[Sam Spade]

Initiative 146:  The Free Exercise of Powers Amendment

1.  In order to exercise their powers, all officers of the Government of the Southeast Region must first be sworn into office.
2.  The oath of office shall be as follows: "I, [state name], do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of [state office name] and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the Southeast Region, so help me Dave."
3.  This amendment will take effect immediately upon its approval by 2/3rds of the Southeast citizenry.

Note:  This is an amendment to the Regional Constitution to avoid potential judicial action on my part.  It should be placed in Article 7, Clauses 7, 8, 9 of the SE Constitution.

X [/i]Sam Spade[/i]

[Brandon H]

Initiative 146:  The Free Exercise of Powers Amendment

1.  In order to exercise their powers, all officers of the Government of the Southeast Region must first be sworn into office.
2.  The oath of office shall be as follows: "I, [state name], do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of [state office name] and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the Southeast Region, so help me Dave."
3.  This amendment will take effect immediately upon its approval by 2/3rds of the Southeast citizenry.

x Brandon H.

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Initiative 146:  The Free Exercise of Powers Amendment

1.  In order to exercise their powers, all officers of the Government of the Southeast Region must first be sworn into office.
2.  The oath of office shall be as follows: "I, [state name], do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of [state office name] and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the Southeast Region, so help me Dave."
3.  This amendment will take effect immediately upon its approval by 2/3rds of the Southeast citizenry.

x Brandon H.

X GOVERNOR HARRY

[Democratic Hawk]

x - 'Hawk' on initiatives 138 to 146 inclusive

And no that doesn't mean I support each and every one of them . I just think they should all be on the ballot for the people of the Southeast to determine

[TomC]

Along with our Lt. Gov. election this weekend, we'll also hold our monthly initiative voting.

I'll let this thread be for citizens to post their proposals.  A proposed initiative must have three signatures or the signature of the governor to make it to the ballot.

This is not correct. It was true for a while that the governor's signature could substitute for the three citizen signatures. It happened here:

Constitutional Amendment: Reduction of Necessary Signatures for Proposing Initiatives

Article II, Section I, Clause 1, clause (b) of the constitution shall be stricken and replaced with the following:
(b) For an initiative to be considered by the Regional Assembly it must (1) Be introduced by a citizen of the Southeast along with the signed petition of three citizens, (2) Be directly proposed by the Southeast Governor, or (3) Be introduced by a citizen of the Southeast and signed by the Southeast Governor.

And passed:

By a vote of 9-1, this constitutional amendment has passed and shall come into effect imediately.

But then, this was proposed:

I'm sorry that I didn't see this before.  Voting will now commence on the following initiative:

Amendment to Restore the Previous Lawmaking Process
(1) Article II, Section I of the constitution shall be stricken and replaced with the following:
1. The Citizens of the Southeastern Region shall have the right to petition their government to gain access to the ballot for any issue. Such a petition shall have at least three signatures of registered Southeastern voters in order to be added to the ballot at the next Initiative election. Initiative elections should be held on the third weekend of each month beginning within 12 hours after midnight Central time on Friday morning and ending at 11:59pm Central time on the following Sunday night. Initiatives that receive a tie vote shall be voted upon again in the next Initiative election without the need to be reproposed. Every initiative shall relate to but one subject, and that shall be expressed in the title.  However, the Governor, or 35% of the citizens of the Southeastern Region in a petition may declare a certain initiative to be of emergency character. When that happens, said initiative shall be put to vote in the 24 hours after emergency status has been atributed to it. The voting shall last the regular voting period.
(2) Article I, Section VI shall be stricken and replaced with the following:
The Primary responsibility of the Governor shall be to work with the regional Senators and the Forum President to ensure that the rights, liberties, and interests of southeastern citizens are protected. The Governor shall have the authority to propose any Initative, which shall be voted upon at the next Initiative election.
(3) Article I, Section XI shall be stricken and replaced with the following:
The Governor may nominate a Magistrate subject to approval by the majority of voters at the next election at which an initiative could be voted on.

And was declared passed:

The motion passes.  This assembly is dissolved.

So you either have to post these initiatives or they have to have three signatures.

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I think you're really swatting at flies, TCash.  If someone posts an initiative I like, my signing it is the same as proposing it myself with my signature...

[Ebowed]

If someone posts an initiative I like, my signing it is the same as proposing it myself with my signature...

I agree with this interpretation.

[jokerman]

If someone posts an initiative I like, my signing it is the same as proposing it myself with my signature...

I agree with this interpretation.

As do I.

[TomC]

Initiative 147- Right to Organize Initiative

Initiative 147- Right to Organize Initiative

1. It shall be unlawful for any public institution or private business to deny an individual employment on the basis of membership or non-membership in a union or other labor organization, with such exceptions as the Senate may provide for by Law on the grounds of vital national interest.
2. Section 1 of the Liberty of Contract Initiative is hereby repealed.

x TCash

[Democratic Hawk]

X - Hawk on Initiative 147

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Initiative 147- Right to Organize Initiative

1. It shall be unlawful for any public institution or private business to deny an individual employment on the basis of membership or non-membership in a union or other labor organization, with such exceptions as the Senate may provide for by Law on the grounds of vital national interest.
2. Section 1 of the Liberty of Contract Initiative is hereby repealed.

x TCash

X GOVERNOR HARRY

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Initiative 139: Untitled.

The following initiatives are repealed: The Abortion Initiative (17), Unborn Victims of Violence Initiative (39), Abortion Pill (Ru-486) Initiative (40), Parental Consent Initiative (42), The Pro-Informed Choice Initiative (66), Community Choice Initiative (97), Public Assitance in Abortion Ban (99), Safe Abortion Initiative (118), Mother's Health Abortion Initiative (134)


Ebowed

X GOVERNOR HARRY

Initiative 141: Repeal of the Regional Ban on Euthanasia

Section 1: The Right to Die
1. The Right to a dignified death when blighted with a terminal illness and great suffering is hereby granted to all those mentally sane residents of the Southeast Region.
2. If a person shall opt to invoke this Right, they may seek assistance from medical practitioners to grant them a dignified death.
3. In order to invoke this Right, the person must sign a notice containing their wishes and must have the same signed by a public notary.
4. This notice, along with the relevant certifications as specified by Section 3, must be lodged with the Southeast Courts of Law to have effect, and such notice shall take effect seven days after it is lodged with the Courts.
5. The method of assisting a person to a dignified death is left at the discretion of the person concerned after consultation with a medical practitioner, and may include a medical practitioner administering a lethal dose of a controlled substance to the person.

Section 2: Living Wills
1. All mentally sane residents of the Southeast shall have the right to provide instructions for the event that they are blighted with a terminal illness and incapacitated from communicating their wishes.
2. These may include instructions for the ending of their life through withdrawal of treatment or direct action.
3. In order to provide these instructions, a person must sign a notice stating such instructions, and must have the same signed by a public notary.
4. This notice must be lodged with the Southeast Courts of Law to have effect.
5. A living will may only be acted if authorisation to is received from a Southeast Court of Law, which shall only issue such an order if they receive all certifications as specified in Section 3.

Section 3: Medical Determinations
1. A person shall be deemed to be blighted with a terminal illness if two certified medical practitioners certify the same in writing. At least one of these practitioners shall be a specialist in the field of medicine that relates to the illness suffered from by the person concerned.
2. A person shall be deemed to be in great suffering if two certified medical practitioners certify that in their medical judgement the person is in such distress that their quality of life is reduced and that there is no further medical assistance that can be given to substantially improve their quality of life.
3. A person shall be deemed to be mentally sane if a certified medical practitioner with specialism in psychiatry shall certify the same in writing.
4. A person shall be deemed to be incapacitated from communicating their wishes if three certified medical practitioners shall certify the same in writing.
5. None of those performing certification pursuant to this Section may benefit directly or indirectly from the death of the person concerned, except as may occur through the payment for provision of services.

Section 4: Prosecutions
1. No medical practitioner acting to assist the person to a dignified death shall be prosecutable unless they have in some way deviated from or ignored the procedures outlined in this statute.
2. If any person shall unduly encourage a person to invoke their rights as outlined in Section 1 or Section 2 then they shall have committed a felony, punishable by up to 5 years in prison and a fine of up to $500,000.
3. If a medical practitioner shall deviate from the procedure in this statute, then they shall be liable to have their medical license revoked and may be subject to prosecution in the Courts, punishable by up to 1 year in jail and a fine of up to $100,000.
4. If a medical practitioner shall unduly encourage to invoke their rights as outlined in Section 1 or Section 2 and shall assist in executing these rights, or shall engage in direct action to hasten death without consent, then they shall be guilty of murder.

Section 5: Repealed Statute
The following initiatives are repealed: Regional Ban on Euthanasia Initiative (58), Amending the Regional Ban on Euthanasia Initiative (85).


Ebowed

X GOVERNOR HARRY

I don't necessarily support these, but I'm going to put them on the ballot anyway.