ATTN Governors: An Amendment has Passed the Senate

[Associate Justice PiT]

Why do I get the feeling Moderate moved to Colorado just for reasons like this

     That & cake? Probably.

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

Why do I get the feeling Moderate moved to Colorado just for reasons like this

     That & cake? Probably.

Fringe benefits.

[minionofmidas]

Of course, it would be the Southeast that rejects this.  Because, of course, the Southeast was the reason I found it necessary to draft this amendment in the first place.

     It's tied in the Midwest currently. Then again, the Midwest is such an underpopulated region, bizarre results out of there are not surprising in the least.

*and* we have on occasion held elections late with nobody minding.

[Associate Justice PiT]

Of course, it would be the Southeast that rejects this.  Because, of course, the Southeast was the reason I found it necessary to draft this amendment in the first place.

     It's tied in the Midwest currently. Then again, the Midwest is such an underpopulated region, bizarre results out of there are not surprising in the least.

*and* we have on occasion held elections late with nobody minding.

     Crazy Midwestern rebels.

[Colin]

Of course, it would be the Southeast that rejects this.  Because, of course, the Southeast was the reason I found it necessary to draft this amendment in the first place.

     It's tied in the Midwest currently. Then again, the Midwest is such an underpopulated region, bizarre results out of there are not surprising in the least.

*and* we have on occasion held elections late with nobody minding.

That's because were amazed that you're still holding elections.

[Associate Justice PiT]

     The Midwest is now at 2-3.

[DownWithTheLeft]

     The Midwest is now at 2-3.

Hopefully the tally stays.  The funny thing is it would be passing easily if my amendment was accepted.

[Хahar 🤔]

     The Midwest is now at 2-3.

Hopefully the tally stays.  The funny thing is it would be passing easily if my amendment was accepted.

But that would make it pointless.

[DownWithTheLeft]

     The Midwest is now at 2-3.

Hopefully the tally stays.  The funny thing is it would be passing easily if my amendment was accepted.

But that would make it pointless.

Not at all, my amendment just said that they couldn't intefere in strictly regional elections.  Constituional amendment booths could have been opened, its called a compromise, a word unknown to most on this board

[Хahar 🤔]

     The Midwest is now at 2-3.

Hopefully the tally stays.  The funny thing is it would be passing easily if my amendment was accepted.

But that would make it pointless.

Not at all, my amendment just said that they couldn't intefere in strictly regional elections.  Constituional amendment booths could have been opened, its called a compromise, a word unknown to most on this board

Thus taking out the gist of the amendment.

And you'd be the last one talking about compromising.

[Meeker]

I honestly don't understand how this amendment is controversial at all. If you don't open your friggin' booth, then someone else will do it for you. It isn't an infringement on regional rights, it's just a convenience. Last time I checked there is no clause in the Constitution that protects regions' rights to f**ck up.

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

I honestly don't understand how this amendment is controversial at all. If you don't open your friggin' booth, then someone else will do it for you. It isn't an infringement on regional rights, it's just a convenience. Last time I checked there is no clause in the Constitution that protects regions' rights to f**ck up.

There are three things required for the Amendment to allow the opening of a regional voting booth.

(1) The President has to agree to allow for it.
(2) The SoFA has to agree to allow for it.
(3) Existing federal and/or regional law has to require the opening of a voting booth, and the region in question needs to have neglected this responsibility for no less than 72 hours.

It's not an issue of anyone taking rights away from anyone.  It's an issue of the federal government giving the regions a helping hand in enforcing their laws when someone in said regions denies the voters their right to be heard as prescribed by federal or regional law.

[HappyWarrior]

Everyone knows I'm a proponent of regional rights yet I support this very much.  If you are'nt a totally idiot regionalists you will invalidate your vote or vote aye.

[Хahar 🤔]

Everyone knows I'm a proponent of regional rights yet I support this very much.  If you are'nt a totally idiot regionalists you will invalidate your vote or vote aye.

The bolded part of the post was illegal.

[Associate Justice PiT]

     Ebowed voted against it. Pacific is now at 3-2.

[HappyWarrior]

Everyone knows I'm a proponent of regional rights yet I support this very much.  If you are'nt a totally idiot regionalists you will invalidate your vote or vote aye.

The bolded part of the post was illegal.

"There is a higher law than the Constitution." William Henry Seward

[Associate Justice PiT]

     Now Xahar voted for it. 4-2 in the Pacific. I must say though that if this amendment is encountering this much opposition, Trondheim's amendment probably doesn't have a prayer at passing.

[Хahar 🤔]

Everyone knows I'm a proponent of regional rights yet I support this very much.  If you are'nt a totally idiot regionalists you will invalidate your vote or vote aye.

The bolded part of the post was illegal.

"There is a higher law than the Constitution." William Henry Seward

https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Campaigning_for_Invalidation_of_Votes_Act

[HappyWarrior]

Everyone knows I'm a proponent of regional rights yet I support this very much.  If you are'nt a totally idiot regionalists you will invalidate your vote or vote aye.

The bolded part of the post was illegal.

"There is a higher law than the Constitution." William Henry Seward

https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Campaigning_for_Invalidation_of_Votes_Act

Ahh.  Never seen that before :-D

[Associate Justice PiT]

Everyone knows I'm a proponent of regional rights yet I support this very much.  If you are'nt a totally idiot regionalists you will invalidate your vote or vote aye.

The bolded part of the post was illegal.

"There is a higher law than the Constitution." William Henry Seward

https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Campaigning_for_Invalidation_of_Votes_Act

Ahh.  Never seen that before :-D

     Ignorance of the law is not a defense. I'm not going to sue you though.

[Хahar 🤔]

Everyone knows I'm a proponent of regional rights yet I support this very much.  If you are'nt a totally idiot regionalists you will invalidate your vote or vote aye.

The bolded part of the post was illegal.

"There is a higher law than the Constitution." William Henry Seward

https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Campaigning_for_Invalidation_of_Votes_Act

Ahh.  Never seen that before :-D

     Ignorance of the law is not a defense. I'm not going to sue you though.

Nor will I.

[Meeker]

Everyone knows I'm a proponent of regional rights yet I support this very much.  If you are'nt a totally idiot regionalists you will invalidate your vote or vote aye.

The bolded part of the post was illegal.

"There is a higher law than the Constitution." William Henry Seward

https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Campaigning_for_Invalidation_of_Votes_Act

What a very silly law

[Хahar 🤔]

Everyone knows I'm a proponent of regional rights yet I support this very much.  If you are'nt a totally idiot regionalists you will invalidate your vote or vote aye.

The bolded part of the post was illegal.

"There is a higher law than the Constitution." William Henry Seward

https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Campaigning_for_Invalidation_of_Votes_Act

What a very silly law

There was reasoning behind it.

[Meeker]

Everyone knows I'm a proponent of regional rights yet I support this very much.  If you are'nt a totally idiot regionalists you will invalidate your vote or vote aye.

The bolded part of the post was illegal.

"There is a higher law than the Constitution." William Henry Seward

https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Campaigning_for_Invalidation_of_Votes_Act

What a very silly law

There was reasoning behind it.

Explain

[Torie]

The Amendment [to be determined] to the Constitution has passed the Senate. I would appreciate it if the Governors began their votes as soon as possible.

Colin, the Pacific Region used the text at the top of the thread rather than the passed text (which appears below), and other regions may have gone down the same path.

Amendment to the Atlasian Constitution to  Preserve and Protect a Republican form of government for the Regions of Atlasia:

Be it resolved that:

The constitution of Atlasia be amended by insertion of the following text as Article IV, Section 1, Clause 5.

"The President is empowered to direct the Secretary of Forum Affairs  (i) to conduct elections within the regions of Atlasia in such instances where  the regional authority responsible for doing so fails to open a voting booth to conduct such elections within 72 hours after the earliest legally specified time for doing so, and (ii) in instances where such a regional voting booth has been opened,  to close such voting booth and/or certify any such election if such regional authority fails to so act as otherwise required by law."