Legislation Introduction Thread

[MasterJedi]

This amendment is what the title says. It makes it so if somebody votes abstain on an amendment it means abstain and not nay.


Abstain Means Abstain on Amendments Amendment

1. In order to propose amendments to this Constitution, the Senate shall require the consent of two-thirds of those Senators voting excluding those abstaining.

2. This Amendment is operative to the extent that it does not modify Article I, Section 3, Clause 2.

[MasterJedi]

No offense Bono but that's horrible and I won't be voting for it.

[MasterJedi]

No offense Bono but that's horrible and I won't be voting for it.

Afraid to lose the ol' job?

I don't want to lose my job yes but I haven't supported term limits before when this was last brought up. Soon I'll be introducing a bill that would get rid of the PPT term limits, if I win I definitly won't go over the original 4 because I wouldn't want the job that long.

So what about all that freedom that you talk about before? Don't have enough trust in the people to decide who or who they don't want? Let the people decide, if they don't want us we won't be in office.

[MasterJedi]

Term Limit Removal Resolution

1. Clause 1 of Section 2: "PPT Guidelines" from Section 4, Article 8 of the Official Senate Procedural Resolution shall be stricken and replaced with:
"No limit on the number of terms any Senator may serve as President pro tempore shall exist."


I'll tell you right now I won't even try for more than 4 terms if even that. I'll probably try for only one more and then that will probably be it.

[MasterJedi]

Just for the legislators' information, the Senate will need to pass a supplemental appropriation for Katrina relief efforts in FY 2006 of $33.75 billion towards Homeland Security before the end of next session.

Otherwise, not-so-good things will happen.

Couldn't we just do this at the start of the next session with the budget and add the money then?

[MasterJedi]

Just for the legislators' information, the Senate will need to pass a supplemental appropriation for Katrina relief efforts in FY 2006 of $33.75 billion towards Homeland Security before the end of next session.

Otherwise, not-so-good things will happen.

Couldn't we just do this at the start of the next session with the budget and add the money then?

The money must be part of FY 2006, not FY 2007.  FY 2007 is what the budget session in March will be considering.  It is simply a supplemental appropriation on what you already approved (happens a lot in real life).

Consider it like the Iraq appropriation that was done last year for FY 2005.

So it would be toward Homeland Security or the DOD?

[MasterJedi]

So something like this?


Supplemental Appropriation for Katrina Relief Efforts Bill

1. The Senate hereby appropriates $21.75 billion to Homeland Security and $12 billion to the Department of Defense for the purpose of Hurricane Katrina relief efforts in FY 2006.

[MasterJedi]

Make sure you say that it is in FY 2006.

Fixed that, so is that good Sam?

[MasterJedi]

Okay, great. So I hereby introduce the bill I posted above.

[MasterJedi]

And I agree with Ebowed, up it shall go!

[MasterJedi]

Ebowed is correct, it's gone.

[MasterJedi]

In accordance with the recent amendment to the OPSR, the Deregistration Bill has been moved to the fifth "forum affairs/emergency legislation" slot, allowing another bill to reach the floor.

Actually I believe only I can do that, since you already did it I'll allow it to stand because it'll be off the floor by around noon CST.

[MasterJedi]

Secretary of Forum Affairs Separation of Duties Bill

1. Article VIII, Section 2, Clause 2 shall be amended to read:

"The Secretary of the Department of Forum Affairs shall be responsible for administering all elections to the Presidency and the Senate, and the Deputy Secretary shall be responsible for maintaining the voter rolls."

2. Section 1 will take effect next Presidential term.


How's that?

I think I'll go with this instead of what Joe is doing, it cuts down on an extra position.

[MasterJedi]

Elimination of Selective Service & Conscription Act

1. The Selective Service is hereby eliminated.
2. No Atlasian citizen shall be involuntarily required to join the Atlasian Military.


I'm introducing this for three people, though I don't support it I'll let it get its time.

[MasterJedi]

Forgot about this:

Does anybody want to sponsor Al's Sin Tax bill? I'll leave this open for awhile.

[MasterJedi]

The Palestinian Authority Aid Elimination Bill and The Office of Personnell Management Reduction Bill also need new sponsors.

I guess I'll sponsor The Office of Personnell Management Reduction Bill.

[MasterJedi]

Department of Housing and Urban Development Reduction Bill

1. The funding under Personnel and Administration for the Department of Housing and Urban Development shall be cut by 10%.

[MasterJedi]

Public Interest Amendment

Section 1

The Senate shall have power, save where limited by other provisions of this Constitution:

   1. To protect the Public Health and commerce by making such regulations as shall be necessary for the protection of those in employment.
   2. To protect the Public Health, commerce and heritage by making such regulations as shall be necessary for the protection and preservation of natural beauty, biological diversity and other natural resources.

Section 2

 All Legislation and Judicial Rulings not inconsistent with this Amendment passed prior to the Adoption of this Amendment shall remain in full force, unless superceded by subsequent legislation or Judicial Rulings.

[MasterJedi]

With the election results certified I believe I have enough votes to get this passed now.


Term Limit Removal Resolution

1. Clause 1 of Section 2: "PPT Guidelines" from Section 4, Article 8 of the Official Senate Procedural Resolution shall be stricken and replaced with:
"No limit on the number of terms any Senator may serve as President pro tempore shall exist."

[MasterJedi]

With the election results certified I believe I have enough votes to get this passed now.


Term Limit Removal Resolution

1. Clause 1 of Section 2: "PPT Guidelines" from Section 4, Article 8 of the Official Senate Procedural Resolution shall be stricken and replaced with:
"No limit on the number of terms any Senator may serve as President pro tempore shall exist."

Is this resolution really necessary? The Senate already runs rather slowly; procedural resolutions clog up the agenda even more. Unless this resolution is absolutely indispensable, I would respectfully request that it be removed, especially since it has already been debated and defeated.

I won't remove it because as I said I have enough votes to pass it. And it was never debated, it just sat 3 days before I opened the vote. I'll probably only four terms but I don't want to Senate to turn back to what it was under Defarge/Al (no offense to them). That's one of the reasons this could be good, to keep an active PPT in so the Senate doesn't slow to a snail's pace.

[MasterJedi]

I'll introduce this for you Ebowed.

If a Senator would be so kind, I request the introduction of the following bill:

Expansion of Gun Rights Bill

Section 1: Applicability
1. This law shall only apply in the District of Columbia and in federal territories that do not form part of any Region.

Section 2: Concealed Carry
1. All persons shall have the right to conceal and carry firearms in public areas, except as otherwise provided by this law.
2. It shall not be necessary to obtain a license or pay a fee to be able to conceal and carry firearms.
3. The right to conceal and carry firearms shall not extend to anyone under the age of eighteen, to anyone who is insane, or to anyone whose right to bear arms has been suspended as a punishment for the commission of a crime.

Section 3: Disallowing Concealed Carry
1. Any person may disallow the concealed carrying of firearms on his private property.
2. The government may disallow the concealed carrying of firearms in any government-owned building, including but not limited to courthouses and schools.

Section 4: Repealed Legislation
1. Section 3, "Concealed Carry", of the Protection of the Right to Bear Arms Act is hereby repealed.

[MasterJedi]

I'll introduce this for you as well Ebowed.

Another bill for a willing Senator to introduce.  For reference, here is the full text of the Regional Quarters Act.


Regional Quarters Extension Bill

Section 1: Findings
1. The demand of Clause 4 of the "Regional Quarters Act" is as follows: "The Senate requests Regions to submit their decisions to the Secretary of the Treasury within one month of the passage of this Act."
2. The bill passed on September 16, 2005, and was signed into law by President Siege40 on September 17, 2005.  The demand in Clause 4 was never met, and that the time to meet this demand has long past.

Section 2: Removal of Original Requirement
1. Clause 4 of the "Regional Quarters Act" is hereby repealed.

Section 3: Extension of Requirement
1. The Senate requests Regions to submit their decisions, which must be in accordance with Clauses 2 and 3 of the "Reqional Quarter Act", to the Secretary of the Treasury within one month of the time that this bill becomes law.

[MasterJedi]

I'll introduce all the bills for you except the minimum wage one. $7.40 is too high, if it was $6 I'll go for it though.

[MasterJedi]

I have two bills to introduce.   Only problem is that Sam doesn't like statehood so if they pass the Senate I doubt they'll actually become reality.

Puerto Rican Statehood Act of 2006

I. After a majority vote of the citizens of Puerto Rico voting in the affirmative for statehood in a referendum administered five days after the passage of this act by the territorial government of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is hereby entered in the Union of Atlasia as a state under the name of Puerto Rico.
II.   The Senate shall vote on which region/district Puerto Rico shall be designated into.
III.   The State of Puerto Rico shall be given full rights from whichever district/region it’s placed into and be under full jurisdiction of the Atlasian constitution.


Pacifican Statehood Act of 2006

I. After a majority of vote by the citizens of Guam, Atlasian Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands voting in the affirmative in a referendum administrated five days after the passage of this act by the territory governments of the commonwealths of Guam, Atlasian Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands are hereby entered in the Union of Atlasia as a new state of Pacifica.
II. Pacifica shall become a state in the Pacific Region.
III. Pacifica shall be assigned to District 5 until the next round of redistricting when commensurate with the Constitution it shall be liable to be moved to another District.
IV. The state of Pacifica shall be given full rights under whichever region/district it’s placed into and be under full jurisdiction of the Atlasian Constitution.
V. Section 2 of the Miscellany Act shall be amended, following a majority of the citizens of Guam, Atlasian Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands voting in the affirmative to grant Pacifica statehood to contain a clause 6, the text of which shall be as follows: “Pacifica is contiguous to Alaska”, a clause 7, the text of which shall be as follows: “Pacifica is be contiguous to Hawaii”, and a clause 8, the text of which shall be as follows: “Pacifica is contiguous to California”.

^ I amendmed this to make it pass faster if it does.

[MasterJedi]

If Q will publically post here and agree with me we can bump up the Puerto Rican Statehood Act of 2006 to be next in line.