HOUSE BILL: Montenegro NATO Membership Ratification Act (Passed to VP/PPT)

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

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Atlasian People's House of Representatives
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Sponsor: Peebs
House Designation: HB 1104

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

The sponsor has 24 hours to commence advocacy for this bill.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

PEEBS!!!

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

So what is the situation here?

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

So what is the situation here?

There seems to be support for it - at least from those who have taken part in the debate on it. Although Peebs, as sponsor, hasn't made a comment yet, I think the House should proceed with this as it was proposed by me and I've advocated the bill.

I request that the House ends the debate on this bill in order to hold a vote on it.

Some background, I sent a PM about a week ago now (five days ago actually), requesting members at least make some kind of statement on bills and avoid missing votes, because we had something of a come to jesus moment once OneJ and Peebs started to miss votes as well.

I am mildly disappointed that a bill sponsor couldn't even make the simplest of posts in FOUR Days time, when technically the second post in every thread, is a post by me threatening tabling motions if sponsors don't post in 24 hours from introduction. This is a practice I reintroduced from the old Senate that was rather effective.

I am hesitant to enforce here, because Peebs sponsored this for you and it wouldn't fair to you if your bill got tabled because of her laziness. Still, it is rather irritating.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

We sometimes have in this house the remarkable situation that members express their opposition to pieces of legislations which have been open for several days just before the house, which sees the silence as quiet consent, plans to motion for a final vote. I won't take the silence on this bill as a general approval, since this is a controversial issue. I motion for a final vote on this. Representatives had their chance to have a say on this.

Seconded

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Jesus.

For the record, I assumed sponsorship because I have nothing against the bill (and, as Adam Clyde said, we should ratify Montenegro's NATO membership) and I believe that most, if not all, legislation deserves to be heard in the House.

Also, I third the motion for a final vote.

Is their a problem? I am sensing hostility.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

A final vote is now open on the Montengro NATO Membership Ratification Act, Representatives, please vote Aye, Nay or Abstain.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

This has just 24 hours left.

I would call 24 hours on vote changes, but it is pointless since that is all that remains anyways.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

AYE

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Vote on Final Passage of the Montenegro NATO Membership Ratification Act:

Aye (: Drew, Heisenberg, NC Yankee, OneJ_, Peebs, Potus (technically late), Simossad and Ted
Nay (0):
Abstain (1): Enduro

Didn't Vote (0):

The legislation has been adopted.

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Atlasian People's House of Representatives
Passed 8-0 in the Atlasian House Assembled,

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Atlasian People's House of Representatives
Passed 9-0 in the Atlasian House Assembled,

Speaker Yankee, you made a mistake in the number of people who voted for it.

The real # is 8-0-1.
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I don't include beyond aye or nay in that line typically. The main point is to get the margin in, which has now been corrected, with a link to a more detailed vote total as well as to the bill itself.