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[Amendment to the Third Lincoln Constitution]

Offering amendment, primarily concerned with the messy bit we've all been discussing (the amended text, as it appears on the Constitution should this pass, is highlighted in blue). But I've also cleaned up the grammar and things on some of the existing proposed amendments.

Amendment to the Third Lincoln Constitution

Article I. The Legislative Power

1. All legislative powers granted herein shall be vested in a General Court.

2. The General Court shall consist of a number of deputies chosen at-large every second month by the eligible voters of Lincoln according to a method of proportional representation prescribed by law. When the number of candidates is five or fewer, that number shall be chosen; when it is greater than five but less than nine, five deputies shall be chosen; when it is nine or greater, seven shall be chosen. Write-in candidates shall not be considered in determining the number to be chosen, except as specified in the write-in amendment.

3. No person shall be a deputy of the General Court who is not a citizen of this region, and no person shall remain a deputy who is found by a vote of three-fourths of their peers to be guilty of gross negligence, high crimes, or misdemeanors.

4. The General Court shall elect its speaker and other officers and shall have sole authority to determine its own methods of proceedings.

5. Every bill passed by the General Court shall become law after a time specified by the bill’s sponsor unless the bill is sent to a referendum. . take effect at a time specified within the bill. The Governor has the authority tomay, during final business, motion to send the bill to a referendum towhich must take place in the next regularly scheduled election, or the next but one if the bill passes less than one week before the next regularly scheduled election. within one week of a bill being passed by the General Court. In the event a bill is passed less than one week prior to a regularly scheduled election, it will take place at the next.  The General Court may, by a seven-eighths vote, choose to override this decision and it becomes law., following which the bill shall become law.it becomes law, be submitted to the judgment of the governor. If they approve of it, they should sign it and it will become law; but if they disapprove they may veto it, and it shall be returned to the General Court. If, after considering the objections of the governor, the General Court should by a two-thirds vote agree to pass the same bill, it shall become law regardless of the governor's objections. If the governor shall not act to sign or veto a bill, it shall become law seven (7) days after its adoption by the General Court. The Governor shall have the authority to submit revisions to passed legislation, if they deem fit, and return it to the legislature for reconsideration. If the redrafted bill is rejected by the General Court, and the original bill passed the General Court by a two-thirds margin, the original bill shall be sent to referendum. If the redrafted bill is rejected by the General Court, and the original bill passed by less than two-thirds, the Governor shall be compelled to sign or veto the original bill.

6. Whenever a vacancy should occur in the composition of the General Court, a special election must take place in the 2 weeks following the resignation. Should the vacancy have occurred fewer than 336 hours before the next general election, the deputy thus nominated shall serve the remainder of the existing term; otherwise, they shall serve only until a new deputy may be elected. If required, A special election for the General Court shall begin on the Friday following the creation of the vacancy; but if the vacancy shall occur on a Wednesday or Thursday, the special election shall begin on the second Friday following the creation of the vacancy.

7. The General Court may, by a four-fifths two-thirds vote, impeach and remove the governor for gross negligence or criminal acts; but the governor shall not be convicted without the concurrence of four-fifths two-thirds of all sitting deputies, and the penalty for his conviction shall not exceed removal from office and disbarment from holding any office under this region for eighteen months.

8. In the event of a tied vote of the General Court, the motion shall fail. the governor shall have the power to break the tie.

9. The General Court shall be vested with the authority of deciding whether to retain the Governor, in a retention vote to take place every two months.

10. Where the text above or below references a two-thirds margin, it shall be construed to refer to the support of two-thirds of all sitting deputies.

Article II. The Executive Power

1. The powers and duties of the executive shall be vested in the governor of Lincoln.

2. The governor shall be elected every fourth second month by the advice and consent of a majority of sitting deputies of the Lincoln General Court no later than 2 weeks following a regularly scheduled General Court election. No person shall be governor who is not a citizen of Lincoln, and no elected governor shall serve concurrently as Speaker of the General Court.

3. The governor shall have the power to carry out all acts in association with the enforcement of the laws passed under this constitution; to command the militia in times of war; to appoint the heads of such departments which may be established by law; to issue pardons and reprieves for crimes committed under the laws of this region, which shall be permanent upon their issuance, though they shall have no power to pardon themselves; to appoint, in accordance with Article V of the constitution of the Republic of Atlasia, the associate justice of the circuit court of this region and to approve, or veto, all acts passed by the General Court.

4. Should the governor vacate their office either by their death, removal, forfeiture, or resignation, then the speaker of the General Court, or if there be no speaker the deputy with the longest continuous service, shall act as governor until a successor may be elected. This section shall be construed to apply to the Governor being removed from office by impeachment and not by failing a retention vote. The acting governor need not vacate their seat in the General Court, but they shall have no vote in its proceedings so long as they continue to exercise the powers of the governor. If there is neither a speaker nor any deputies of the General Court, then the powers and duties of the governor shall devolve upon the associate justice of the circuit court, or if there be none such officer as the president of Atlasia may appoint from among the citizens of Lincoln, until a successor may be elected. A special election for Governor shall begin on the Friday following the creation of the vacancy; but if the vacancy shall occur on a Wednesday or Thursday, the special election shall begin on the second Friday following the creation of the vacancy; but if this would make such election concurrent with or later than the next regular election, the special shall be cancelled and the acting official will serve the rest of the term.

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Article IX. Referendums

1. Certain legislation may be subject to the full authority of the eligible voting populace through regionally sanctioned referendums.

2. Referendums are to be sanctioned under any of the following methods:

  a.) Citizens of Lincoln may submit legislation under the Lincoln Legislative Introduction Thread with the expressed intent that it be reviewed as a potential referendum. It shall be presented to the General Court for their approval (a direct deputy sponsor is not required). Only one citizen-proposed referendum may be considered at a time by the Lincoln General Court. A two-thirds majority shall be required to authorize the referendum.

  b.) Upon the veto of a bill by the Governor, the General Court shall have the right to request that the legislation be forwarded to the Lincoln populace in lieu of a veto override. A two-thirds majority shall be required to authorize the referendum. Once a referendum is authorized, a veto override on the particular legislation is no longer possible.

  c.) The Governor, in lieu of a declaration in favor or in opposition, or a redraft, may instead defer any passed legislation to the judgment of the people of Lincoln at personal discretion.

3. Any referendum authorized under this article, or any referendum relating to a gubernatorial redraft, shall be held under the same schedule used for amendments to the regional or federal constitution.

4. Referendums are to be considered as passed should they receive a majority of votes in favor. Abstentions shall not affect the results. Implementation is to occur immediately following certification unless otherwise noted in the text.

No screw that s**t whatever it is.

I'm a bit simple minded...

I like my Weed to be Weed.

I like my Alcohol to be Alcohol.

I like my Tobacco to be Tobacco.

Sure, I don't mind eating some "fake meat" now and again recognizing it is a completely different thing, but still...

Probably DA.

She's such a capital B-word without a doubt. The Secret Service and FBI need to watch her because she is a suicide bomber waiting to happen.

I love throwing out casual bigotry to defend my President

She's acting like a ing moron when Trump has literally said he would turn the Gaza Strip into a resort. What the  does she think electing the person who created a Muslim ban would do?

All that aside, she always has appeared like she has a screw loose just by looking at her eyes. When she has openly endorsed Hamas it's not bigotry to say that she's capable of committing terrorism. You all think Hamas is some progressive freedom group, but it's not.

You are so worried about being petty and hurting Biden's feelings that you can't even see that this isn't about Biden, it's about the country.

Who's our Georgia red avatar who once went out with him?

Weird fact: In high school I dated the Libertarian candidate, Chase Oliver.

Pretty sure I haven’t mentioned that here.

Do we know when Inmate Trumps Bday is? Cause that might be a pretty hefty age difference (2 years) if true. Either way, they'd be two grade levels apart.

[counties]

Texas Republicans are proposing a state constitutional amendment that would make statewide elections determined by which candidate wins a majority of Texas counties -

https://www.texastribune.org/2024/05/25/texas-republican-party-convention-platform/

Perhaps the most consequential plank calls for a constitutional amendment to require that candidates for statewide office carry a majority of Texas’ 254 counties to win an election, a model similar to the U.S. electoral college.

Seems incredibly unconstitutional and also a very blatant VRA violation, also the Democrats can block it in both chambers (amendments require two-thirds vote in favor in Senate and House to get on the ballot).  

Still though, it shows Republicans aren't confident they'll be winning statewide much longer and the lengths they'll go to end democracy.

Texas Republicans really are something else.

Texas Dems are so lucky they have such favorable geography - even a pretty extreme GOP State House gerrymander barely pushes the median seat to the right of the state. They really, *really*, should try to invest in flipping the State House by the end of the decade. In 2024 they should target seats like HD-108 and HD-112 which Biden probably carries in 2024.

I also feel like Democrats should message on just how extreme Texas Rs are considering how relatively close the state is in partisanship these days.

How is "doge" pronounced?

Biden will also be the last president who’s birthday was closer to the civil war than to today.

Barack Obama was born just a few weeks prior to the halfway point between the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and Election Day 2008 in the US.

The equivalent halfway point that November re: Vice President-elect Joe Biden’s DOB was in December 1876–as in, during the infamous US presidential election of 1876.

"Hegemony means we do whatever we want 100% of the time no matter what our allies think" is such a childish understanding of foreign affairs.

The WTO ruling against us when we put tarrifs on China is not beneficial to our interests one bit, nor is what the ICC has tried to do either.

Well, considering tariffs are a tax on consumers, it actually is in our best interest lmao.

So should we have not had trade restrictions on the USSR during the cold war

Doubt Trump would go with Haley, even if in theory he might need some of her supporters to consolidate the PUB base, but he values loyalty and submission above all else.

Plus quite frankly they have significant differences on various stated foreign policy issues, which are unlikely to be reconciled in a way which appears coherent to American voters come November, where one might expect Biden to be hitting Trump hard on such matters.

Normally, I would agree with you.  But there is one thing Trump currently values more than loyalty - staying out of jail and protecting his fortune.  And the key for ensuring that is getting elected.  And to get elected he needs to broaden the MAGA base.

As for foreign policy differences, I am sure he would do what he pleases, and not listen to Haley, once he is elected.