Free Trade Regulation Act (On President's Desk, again)

[minionofmidas]

Sorry, I can count only one of those.

[DownWithTheLeft]

Sorry, I can count only one of those.

I know, I included them for all bills that look to limit free trade

[HappyWarrior]

Aye

[Associate Justice PiT]

     Nay

[Bacon King]

Aye

[Bacon King]

nay

you don't get to vote.

[minionofmidas]

Current vote count

Aye 4 (Lewis, Al, Happy, Bacon)
Nay 2 (Dwtl, PiT)
yet to vote 4 (Torie, Jas, Sensei, Andrew)

[Torie]

Nay

[minionofmidas]

Current vote count

Aye 4 (Lewis, Al, Happy, Bacon)
Nay 3 (Dwtl, PiT, Torie)
yet to vote 3 (Jas, Sensei, Andrew)

Vote times out tomorrow people.

[AndrewTX]

eh....aye...

[minionofmidas]

This bill timed out with enough votes to pass.

Final vote count

Aye 5 (Lewis, Al, Happy, Bacon, Andrew)
Nay 3 (Dwtl, PiT, Torie)
did not vote 2 (Jas, Sensei)

It is presented to the President for his Signature or Veto.

[bgwah]

I can do a line item veto, right?


Free Trade Regulation Act

1.  F.L. 13-20: Atlasia-Oman Free Trade Act is hereby repealed.

X President Bgwah

2.  F.L. 14-4: Atlasia-Malaysia Free Trade Act is hereby repealed.

VETO!!1111

[minionofmidas]

The 19th Amendment governs line-item vetoes.

"Whensoever the Senate shall pass a bill and present it to the President, he shall have the option to redraft the bill and return it to the Senate in redrafted form. The President shall have this option once with each particular bill presented to him. The original sponsor of the bill, as so defined in Senate rules, shall either file a motion to approve the President’s redraft by a simple majority vote, and return it to the President for his signature or veto, or withdraw the bill from the Senate.

If the Senate approves the President's redraft by a simple majority vote, the redrafted bill shall be returned to the President for his signature or veto. If the Senate rejects the President's redraft, the original sponsor shall either file a motion to send the original draft of the bill back to the President for his signature or veto, or shall direct the Senate to resume debate on the bill as presented to the President."

So... Happy can now either
-withdraw the bill
-have us vote on the President's version

If we vote for the President's version, it passes (no, actually he can still veto it. But not rewrite it further.)
If we vote against the Pesident's version, Happy has a choice yet again
- he can either tell Jesus to sign or veto the whole thing, or
- he can tell me to reopen debate.

[HappyWarrior]

I guess I'll just ask for a vote on the presidents version and then introduce the other half later as a seperate bill.

[minionofmidas]

The vote is on passage (with consequences in case of failure as described above)

Free Trade Regulation Act

1.  F.L. 13-20: Atlasia-Oman Free Trade Act is hereby repealed.

Nay.

[DownWithTheLeft]

Nay

[Bacon King]

aye

[Torie]

nay

[HappyWarrior]

Aye

[minionofmidas]

I've had a rethink here - I wanted to force the issue by sending the original version back, but it's not worth it.

Aye.

Vote count:
Aye 3 (Bacon, Happy, Lewis)
Nay 2 (Dwtl, Torie)
yet to vote 5 (Jas, Al, Sensei, Andrew, PiT)

[Associate Justice PiT]

     Aye. At least we can keep free trade with Malaysia, rather than losing it with both.

[HappyWarrior]

I've had a rethink here - I wanted to force the issue by sending the original version back, but it's not worth it.

Aye.

Vote count:
Aye 3 (Bacon, Happy, Lewis)
Nay 2 (Dwtl, Torie)
yet to vote 5 (Jas, Al, Sensei, Andrew, PiT)

I do plan on reintroducing the other half at a later date as a seperate bill but I wanted at least part of it passed as fast as possible.

[AndrewTX]

aye

[minionofmidas]

Vote count:
Aye 5 (Bacon, Happy, Lewis, PiT, Andrew)
Nay 2 (Dwtl, Torie)
yet to vote 3 (Jas, Al, Sensei)

2 days to vote.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

aye