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Title: SENATE BILL: Treaty Ratification Amendment (Sent to the Regions) Post by: Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee on August 05, 2012, 02:18:54 PM Quote AN AMENDMENT To establish clearer procedures for the ratification of treaties and agreements with foreign powers for the advancement of the interests of the Republic of Atlasia. Be it enacted by 2/3 of the Senate of the Republic of Atlasia assembled. This amendment shall be titled as the "Treaty Ratification Amendment". Article II, Section 1, Clause 4 shall read as the following: 4. The President shall have power, with the advice and consent of the Senate, to make treaties, provided two-thirds of the Senators concur. The clause previously numbered as clause 4 and all subsquent clauses of this section shall be renumbered accordingly. Sponsor: NC Yankee Title: Re: SENATE BILL: Treaty Ratification Amendment (Debating) Post by: Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee on August 05, 2012, 02:21:50 PM Committee members, during the reason deliberations of the Atlasia-Israel Security Cooperation and Defense Treaty, it was revealed that the Constitution lacked provisions to ratify treaties. Therefore, I composed the following amendment in the hopes of rectifying this situation, basing it off similar language and placement as that of the RL US Constitution, altered by the necessities of our Constitutions differences of course. Quote AN AMENDMENT To establish clearer procedures for the ratification of treaties and agreements with foreign powers for the advancement of the interests of the Republic of Atlasia. Be it enacted by 2/3 of the Senate of the Republic of Atlasia assembled. This amendment shall be titled as the "Treaty Ratification Amendment". Article II, Section 1, Clause 4 shall read as the following: 4. The President shall have power, with the advice and consent of the Senate, to make treaties, provided two-thirds of the Senators concur. The clause previously numbered as clause 4 and all subsquent clauses of this section shall be renumbered accordingly. Title: Re: SENATE BILL: Treaty Ratification Amendment (Debating) Post by: Redalgo on August 05, 2012, 04:36:40 PM To those assembled at these hearings today I want to pose a question. Ought this amendment to include in its text a provision for assigning pending treaties a high rank of priority in the Senate so as to expedite their introduction to the floor for deliberation and voting? Title: Re: SENATE BILL: Treaty Ratification Amendment (Debating) Post by: Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee on August 06, 2012, 03:42:21 PM We have a Foreign Policy/International Affairs slot for such matters. Title: Re: SENATE BILL: Treaty Ratification Amendment (Debating) Post by: Kaine for Senate '18 on August 07, 2012, 11:02:07 PM Can we move to a final vote?
Title: Re: SENATE BILL: Treaty Ratification Amendment (At Final Vote) Post by: Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee on August 08, 2012, 03:46:04 PM Now that three days have passed since this started, yes. :P
Senators this is now at final vote, please vote Aye, Nay or Abstain. Title: Re: SENATE BILL: Treaty Ratification Amendment (At Final Vote) Post by: The world will shine with light in our nightmare on August 08, 2012, 03:51:14 PM Aye.
Title: Re: SENATE BILL: Treaty Ratification Amendment (At Final Vote) Post by: Kaine for Senate '18 on August 08, 2012, 03:51:40 PM Aye
Title: Re: SENATE BILL: Treaty Ratification Amendment (At Final Vote) Post by: Redalgo on August 08, 2012, 05:46:32 PM Aye
Title: Re: SENATE BILL: Treaty Ratification Amendment (At Final Vote) Post by: Sbane on August 09, 2012, 04:53:44 AM Aye
Title: Re: SENATE BILL: Treaty Ratification Amendment (At Final Vote) Post by: AndrewTX on August 09, 2012, 08:46:57 AM Ayezrus!
Title: Re: SENATE BILL: Treaty Ratification Amendment (At Final Vote) Post by: TJ in Oregon on August 09, 2012, 01:21:36 PM Aye
Title: Re: SENATE BILL: Treaty Ratification Amendment (At Final Vote) Post by: Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee on August 09, 2012, 03:15:13 PM Aye
Title: Re: SENATE BILL: Treaty Ratification Amendment (At Final Vote) Post by: LastVoter on August 10, 2012, 12:11:32 AM Aye
Title: Re: SENATE BILL: Treaty Ratification Amendment (Sent To the Regions) Post by: Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee on August 10, 2012, 07:49:14 PM Vote on Final Passage of the Treaty Ratification Amendment:
Aye (8): AndrewPA, Ben, NC Yankee, Redalgo, sbane, Scott, Seatown, and TJ in Cleve Nay (0): Abstain (0): Didn't Vote (2): Clarence and Worms: The Reunion Tour, coming soon to DVD The amendment has passed and is sent to the regions for ratification. Title: Re: SENATE BILL: Treaty Ratification Amendment (At Final Vote) Post by: CLARENCE 2015! on August 11, 2012, 07:43:03 AM Sorry- I would have voted Aye for the record...
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