State of the Forum Address Requirement Amendment [Passed]

[Јas]

State of the Forum Address Requirement Amendment

Article II, Section 1, Clause 6 (State of the Forum Address requirement) of the Constitution of Atlasia is hereby repealed.

(Senator: Brandon)

[Sam Spade]

I would like to propose an amendment:

That the entirety of this bill be replaced with the following text:

Article II, Section 1, Clause 6 (State of the Forum Address requirement) of the Constitution of Atlasia shall be amended to read as follows:

The President shall from time to time give to the Senate Information of the State of the Forum, and recommend to their Consideration such Measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient.


Makes the State of the Forum requirement optional, but doesn't eliminate it entirely.  This is similar to the American wording.

[Vasall des Midas]

I would approve of Sam's version, but not of the original version.

[Brandon H]

I'll accept Sam's Amendment as Friendly.

[Јas]

I'll accept Sam's Amendment as Friendly.

Senators have 24 hours from now within which to object to the adoption of Sam's amendment.

[Јas]

I'll accept Sam's Amendment as Friendly.

Senators have 24 hours from now within which to object to the adoption of Sam's amendment.

The amendment is so adopted.

The new text is therefore as follows:

Article II, Section 1, Clause 6 (State of the Forum Address requirement) of the Constitution of Atlasia shall be amended to read as follows:

The President shall from time to time give to the Senate Information of the State of the Forum, and recommend to their Consideration such Measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient.

[afleitch]

I would like to propose the following additional amendment;

Section 2: The President may choose to delegate responsibility for the delivery of the address to the Vice President.

[Sam Spade]

I have no problem with afleitch's amendment.

[Brandon H]

I'll accept that one as friendly as well.

[Јas]

I would like to propose the following additional amendment;

Section 2: The President may choose to delegate responsibility for the delivery of the address to the Vice President.

I'll accept that one as friendly as well.

Senators have 24 hours within which to object to the adoption of the above amendment as friendly.

[Former Moderate]

In case I am not around for the vote, I would like to declare my intent to vote "Aye" on final passage so long as no additional amendments are proposed beyond that currently being considered "friendly."

(If forced to vote on the friendly amendment, I "abstain.")

[Јas]

I would like to propose the following additional amendment;

Section 2: The President may choose to delegate responsibility for the delivery of the address to the Vice President.

I'll accept that one as friendly as well.

Senators have 24 hours within which to object to the adoption of the above amendment as friendly.

The amendment is so adopted.

[Sam Spade]

As there has been 24 hours without debate, I would like to motion this bill towards final passage.

[Sam Spade]

We are now voting on final passage of the following legislation.

State of the Forum Address Requirement Amendment

Article II, Section 1, Clause 6 (State of the Forum Address requirement) of the Constitution of Atlasia shall be amended to read as follows:

The President shall from time to time give to the Senate Information of the State of the Forum, and recommend to their Consideration such Measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient.  The President may choose to delegate responsibility for the delivery of the address to the Vice President.

Please vote Aye, Nay or Abstain.


Aye.

[afleitch]

Aye

[Ebowed]

Nay

[Brandon H]

Aye

[Verily]

Aye

[Hatman]

Nay

[Former Moderate]

Aye.

[Јas]

Tally on Final Vote
Aye: 5 (Sam; afleitch; Brandon; Verily; Moderate)
Nay: 2 (Ebowed; Earl)
Yet to Vote: 3 (Al; Lewis; Rob)

[Vasall des Midas]

I'm proud to cast the deciding vote on this one: Aye.

[Јas]

I'm proud to cast the deciding vote on this one: Aye.

Possibly a deciding vote, but not the deciding vote, I'm afraid...

Tally on Final Vote
Aye: 6 (Sam; afleitch; Brandon; Verily; Moderate; Lewis)
Nay: 2 (Ebowed; Earl)
Yet to Vote: 2 (Al; Rob)

7 Aye votes are needed to send this Amendment ot the regions for their consideration.

[Sam Spade]

bumping for Rob and Al.

[Rob]

Aye