Northeast Assembly Thread

[The Age Wave]

Aye on both

[cinyc]

By a vote of 9-1, the bill is placed on the floor:

Northeastern Emergency Militia Act

Section I
1). In times of emergency, the Northeastern Governor has the right to create and use a volunteer force of militiamen to enforce the laws and regulations of the Northeast governments. The Northeastern Governor is the sole person with this sort of power except in the special circumstance specified in Section II.

2). The Northeastern Assembly can order the militia to stand down if three quarters of the Northeastern Assembly votes to do so.

Section II
1). If the Northeastern Governorship is vacant, the Lieutenant Governor shall be able to command to create and use the volunteer force upon his ascendency to the Governorship.

Section III
1). After the Governor deems the situation appropriate, or the Northeastern Assembly votes to do so with a three-fourths majority, the militia is to stand down and disperse.

2). Failure to comply with dispersing upon orders by the Assembly or the Governor will be met with judicial action taken by the Northeastern Government against the violators.

3). The Militia may not be maintained unless a state of emergency has been declared by the Northeastern Governor.

Section IV
1). All Northeasterners who serve in the Volunteer Militia will be compensated for their service to the Northeast Region with an amount which will be set by the Governor.

2). Only Northeastern Citizens are eligible for service in the deputized volunteer militia.

Sponsor: Rep. Giovanni

The Sponsor, Representative Giovanni, has the floor.

[redcommander]

I will be more specific an be nay on the Amendment on the Freedom to Drive Act, but Aye for the Act. Aye on the Northeast Emergency Militia Act though.

[President Mitt]

Fellow Reps,

Due to the ongoing strike, our streets are engulfed in lawless anarchy. Although no major outbreaks of violence have occurred fortunately, we cannot stand by and hold our fingers for good luck while Northeast citizens remain unprotected.

The Governor is incapable of calling out the Guard do to Federal law. This bill will give Governor Morgan the authority to put a volunteer police force into action that will keep peace on the streets until the police come back into service.

AG Barnes has graciously informed us that the Atlasian Government will not take legal action as long as the militia is disbanded after the crisis. Due to several restrictions I have placed in the bill, the Atlasian Government need not be worried about that. I have absolutely no worries that Governor Morgan, who supports this bill, will act responsibly, and that this power will only be used responsibly.

Due to the ongoing crisis, I encourage the Assembly to quickly pass this bill so the Governor can sign it, and keep the Northeastern Citizens safe.

[cinyc]

By a vote of 1-7, the proposed amendment to the Freedom to Drive Act fails.

We will now vote on final passage of the bill without the proposed amendment:

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This vote shall remain open until 1:00AM Eastern on Monday, April 5, 2010, unless all representatives shall have voted sooner.

Debate on the Northeast Emergency Militia Act shall continue during the vote.

[#CriminalizeSobriety]

Aye.

[President Mitt]

Aye, and I will not be here the rest of the day, and about half of tomorrow.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Aye

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

Nice to see "libertarians" voting for authoritarian provision

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Nice to see "libertarians" voting for authoritarian provision

You resigned.....go away

[cinyc]

Present and abstaining. 

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

Nice to see "libertarians" voting for authoritarian provision

You resigned.....go away

What? I'm watching you from balcony

[Marokai Backbeat]

What a completely senseless bill. Repealing or suspending gas taxes doesn't give any meaningful relief and it's a completely temporary measure that only depletes funds you could've used elsewhere, while at the same time encouraging gas consumption which is not something you guys should be doing. What in heaven's name justifies this atrocity?

[cinyc]

What a completely senseless bill. Repealing or suspending gas taxes doesn't give any meaningful relief and it's a completely temporary measure that only depletes funds you could've used elsewhere, while at the same time encouraging gas consumption which is not something you guys should be doing. What in heaven's name justifies this atrocity?

The increasing price of gasoline is putting a burden on our citizens.  And this legislature isn't chock full of "progressives" who think driving is a bad thing.

[Marokai Backbeat]

What a completely senseless bill. Repealing or suspending gas taxes doesn't give any meaningful relief and it's a completely temporary measure that only depletes funds you could've used elsewhere, while at the same time encouraging gas consumption which is not something you guys should be doing. What in heaven's name justifies this atrocity?

The increasing price of gasoline is putting a burden on our citizens.  And this legislature isn't chock full of "progressives" who think driving is a bad thing.

It doesn't take a progressive to say encouraging gasoline consumption is a silly idea. It's objectively harmful to the environment and encourages unnecessary use of fuel. Gas taxes are higher in Atlasia than the United States, but this region can't do anything to the federal gas tax, you're stuck tinkering with your own. Which is even less effective and a waste of time. What are you doing, tinkering with a few cents here or there? This is a gimmick that doesn't save anyone any serious amount of money and subtly encourages gasoline usage.

You're depleting resources that could be used for alot of other things to instead waste it on a gimmicky tax suspension that doesn't save anyone serious amounts of money and only encourages unnecessary harm to the environment.

This legislature is certainly full of something.

[cinyc]

What a completely senseless bill. Repealing or suspending gas taxes doesn't give any meaningful relief and it's a completely temporary measure that only depletes funds you could've used elsewhere, while at the same time encouraging gas consumption which is not something you guys should be doing. What in heaven's name justifies this atrocity?

The increasing price of gasoline is putting a burden on our citizens.  And this legislature isn't chock full of "progressives" who think driving is a bad thing.

It doesn't take a progressive to say encouraging gasoline consumption is a silly idea. It's objectively harmful to the environment and encourages unnecessary use of fuel. Gas taxes are higher in Atlasia than the United States, but this region can't do anything to the federal gas tax, you're stuck tinkering with your own. Which is even less effective and a waste of time. What are you doing, tinkering with a few cents here or there? This is a gimmick that doesn't save anyone any serious amount of money and subtly encourages gasoline usage.

You're depleting resources that could be used for alot of other things to instead waste it on a gimmicky tax suspension that doesn't save anyone serious amounts of money and only encourages unnecessary harm to the environment.

This legislature is certainly full of something.

Pennies add up.  And it is the Atlasian government that is distorting the free market by imposing punitive gasoline taxes, not the other way around.   There's nothing "progressive" about taxing gasoline to death - it's an extremely regressive tax.  The market price of gasoline should determine the amount of gasoline usage, not the (supposedly) all-knowing Atlasian government.

Giving the citizens of the Northeast their money back is better than wasting it on yet another wasteful, "progressive" government program.  We work for the citizens of the Northeast, not the other way around.

[Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey]

Aye (for the Freedom To Drive Act)

[cinyc]

By a vote of 4-0 with 1 express abstention and four unexcused absences, the Freedom To Drive Act passes.

Debate will continue on the Northeast Emergency Militia Act until 4:45 PM on Sunday, unless there's a motion to extend debate given recent developments **hint**.

[cinyc]

On the Northeast Emergency Militia Act:

As you may be aware, the union has ceased striking after CJO RowanBrandon's ruling rewarding damages for breach of contract to the Northeast.

Where do we want to go from here?  Do we really need the NEMA, or should we try to open negotiations from the union, perhaps asking for concessions in lieu of waiving part of the penalty?

[segwaystyle2012]

We should get as much out of them as possible.

Sorry for my absence. It was out of my jurisdiction.

[President Mitt]

On the Northeast Emergency Militia Act:

As you may be aware, the union has ceased striking after CJO RowanBrandon's ruling rewarding damages for breach of contract to the Northeast.

Where do we want to go from here?  Do we really need the NEMA, or should we try to open negotiations from the union, perhaps asking for concessions in lieu of waiving part of the penalty?

Personally, I would still consider passing it.

[The Age Wave]

I think we should table the measure. I would support an amendment that allowed for training new officers so we can just fire all these strikers.

[cinyc]

I'm unilaterally extending the debate period until 4:45PM tomorrow.

[Badger]

I think we should table the measure. I would support an amendment that allowed for training new officers so we can just fire all these strikers.

VASTLY expensive proposition, and you can't "train" years or decades of experience on the streets into rookies.

Wouldn't it be better to simply seek a tough settlement with the officer's organizations go on an anti-union ideological bent?

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

We should get as much out of them as possible.

Sorry for my absence. It was out of my jurisdiction.

Mod-review again?