Act to Address Collapse of Republican Government in the Pacific [...] (PASSED)

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I was investigating the state of the Pacific a few nights ago, and discovered that not only has that Region's government been inactive for months, it is now entirely nonexistent. The term of the last Governor (Turkisblau) and Legislative Council have long since expired, and elections to replace them were never held. Normally, the CJO would step in to conduct new elections, but the CJO's office has been vacant ever since Ebowed resigned the office to join the Senate. As a result, there is currently no officer with the statutory authority to organize the election of a new Regional government.

The purpose of this Act is to allow the president to appoint an Emergency Commissioner for the Pacific, who would have the power to organize new elections for governor and Legislative Council. Said Commissioner would also have the power to revoke the mandate of elected officials if/when they go MIA. Thus, this act would both address the immediate crisis in the Region (the lack of a Regional government) while also establishing a process for addressing potential future crisis.

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Oh, and why is this busybody ignoring the findings of the Senate's own Committee to address the Pacific? Could it be because he's a puppet of Adam Griffin?

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Finally, while I agree that absent officers should be removed as section iv. says, it seems like a major violation of regional sovereignty for a Federal official to remove regional officeholders from their positions. Shouldn't that just be left to the elected officials themselves? There are removal provisions outlined in the Pacific Constitution and, as I see it, the only way section iv. would be needed is if EVERYONE stops showing up again. In THAT case the emergency commissioner would have failed and shouldn't get a second chance.

Well, no, it is not the fault of the Emergency Commissioner if the people of the Pacific elect inactive officeholders. And while it may be true that the Pacific Constitution provides for the removal of inactive officeholders, clearly those provisions don't work very well - otherwise the Region wouldn't be in this mess. I will concede that this is an unusual proposal, but these are unusual times. It is the duty of this body to secure for each Region a free and republican form of government, and such a government cannot exist if the men and women who staff it fail to show up for work. If it takes the threat of impeachment to spur them to action, so be it.

As for the fears that the Emergency Commissioner will become a quasi-dictator, I would remind the Senator that he will retain the power to act as chief executive for a week at most, by which point the new governor and council must have been elected.

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

As for the fears that the Emergency Commissioner will become a quasi-dictator, I would remind the Senator that he will retain the power to act as chief executive for a week at most, by which point the new governor and council must have been elected.

     Suppose they weren't elected in that timeframe, due to the posited malfeasance on the part of the Emergency Commissioner. What happens then?

Then the president dismisses the Emergency Commissioner, as described in clause iii.

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As for the fears that the Emergency Commissioner will become a quasi-dictator, I would remind the Senator that he will retain the power to act as chief executive for a week at most, by which point the new governor and council must have been elected.

     Suppose they weren't elected in that timeframe, due to the posited malfeasance on the part of the Emergency Commissioner. What happens then?

Then the president dismisses the Emergency Commissioner, as described in clause iii.

And what if the President desires such potential malfeasance?

Would not such a blatant disregard for the democratic process be grounds for impeachment?

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Sorry for intruding in this meeting, but why can't the Senate just pass a bill allowing the President or  Talleyrand to hold Pacific elections this Friday through Saturday;we already have candidates for both Council and Governor.  No Commissioner, we let a new Pacific Government solve the activity and emergency issues. After the Presidential Election is over then if their still is an issue with the Pacific issue the Senate can set up a Commission to deal with the issue, anyways just my thoughts.

Thanks for the feedback, 1184AZ - it's always great when citizens take the time to participate in the legislative process.

I proposed creating the temporary office of Emergency Commissioner because I feel - given the severity of the crisis facing the Pacific - that it is prudent to have an officer whose attention is entirely devoted to addressing the ongoing crisis. Both the President and Secretary Talleyrand have other duties that might interfere with their ability to focus single-mindedly on the Pacific; the Emergency Commissioner does not have this problem. The Emergency Commissioner will also be able to coordinate with the new Pacific government, as opposed to abandoning it the moment the election is over - this ensures that the new governor and Council have the support they need and do not fall back into old habits.

If such were openly declared, perhaps. But what if the intructions were made in private and we have a situation where the President remains silent, the commissioner continues on and we end up in a situation like we had with bore last summer. I doubt their is enough Trump sized testicular matter in this chamber to threaten impeachment and actually mean it with such a situation.

I don't think this is a likely prospect, but I'm willing to accept an amendment if you think it is necessary. This project is too important to delay any longer.

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

If the rest of you want to propose an amendment to give the Senate veto power over the Emergency Commissioner, please do (I won't propose one myself, as it's not my idea and I'm not sure what y'all are looking for, exactly). Otherwise, I think it's time to move ahead with a vote.

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I second the motion.

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AYE!

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The pacific collapsed again? I thought I had fixed it years ago

It's the Israel-Palestine of Atlasia. Every great President charges into the Pacific to leave a mark greater than all their predecessors and then nothing changes.

Hence, consolidation.