SE House legislation introduction Thread

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Tejas isn't plural.

You're right, it should be edited as Neuva Tejas.

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Holiday Establishment Bill

1. January 13th is hereby made a regional holiday, known as Aaron Burr Day.

I strongly encourage the other regions to follow suit.

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IDS Budget Combination Bill

1. For budgetary purposes, collection of revenue for state-level taxes and payment for expenditures due to state-level programs shall be handled by the regional government of the Imperial Dominion of the South.

2. No state in the Imperial Dominion of the South may levy an income tax on its citizenry.

Introduced on behalf of our Emperor

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Age of Consent Bill

Section 1: Definitions

a. “Sexual Conduct" is defined to include acts of intercourse (vaginal or anal), oral sex (fellatio or cunnilingus), or the insertion of any other part of the body or any foreign object into the vaginal or anal opening of another person‘s body.

b. "Sexual Contact" is defined as any touching of an erogenous zone of another, including without limitation the thigh, genitals, buttock, pubic region, or, if the person is a female, a breast, for purpose of sexually arousing or gratifying either person.

c. “Sexual Activity” is defined as constituting either sexual conduct or sexual contact.

Section 2: Age of Consent

a. Sexual conduct with any person who is less than 16 years of age is prohibited.

b. Sexual contact with any person who is less than 14 years of age is prohibited.

c. In no case may a person be prosecuted for engaging in prohibited sexual activity pursuant to this act when the difference in age between that person and the alleged victim is less than 30 months.

d. In no case may a person be prosecuted for engaging in consensual sexual activity except pursuant to Clauses a and b of this section and this act.

Section 3: Penalties

a. Any violation of Section 2, Clause a by a person under 18 years of age shall be punished by no more than six months incarceration in a juvenile detention center.

b. Any violation of Section 2, Clause a by a person 18 years of age or older shall be punished by ten to twenty years in prison, a fine of no more than $40,000, and mandatory registration as a sex offender.

c. Any violation of Section 2, Clause b by a person under 18 years of age shall be punished by no more than four months incarceration in a juvenile detention center.

d. Any violation of Section 2, Clause b by a person 18 years of age or older shall be punished by six to fifteen years in prison, a fine of no more than $25,000, and mandatory registration as a sex offender.


Introduced on behalf of our Emperor

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Imperial Registrar Protocol Bill

Section 1: Establishment
The Imperial Dominion of the South shall establish a voters roll of Imperial citizens that meet the requirements outlined in Section 2 who shall be allowed to vote in Imperial Elections. Only those who meet the requirements to be listed on this roll shall be eligible to vote.

Section 2: Inclusion
In order to be listed on the roll, a voter
(a) must be a registered voter in Atlasia.
(b) must be eligible to vote in federal elections.
(c) must be a resident of the Imperial Dominion of the South.

Section 3: Regional Parties
(a) Citizens of the Southeast may register in regional parties in addition to federal parties.
(b) On official ballots, all candidates shall be listed with their regional party first, followed by endorsements from any other regional parties, followed by the candidate's federal party, followed by endorsements from any other federal parties.
(c) All official endorsements must be transmitted by a party official to the Governor prior to the opening of voting in order to be listed on the ballot.

Section 4: Change of Registration
The following are legal methods of changing your registration in the Imperial Dominion of the South:
(a) the voter may request to move out of the Imperial Dominion of the South. In this case the voter shall be removed from the voter rolls.
(b) the voter may request to move into the Imperial Dominion of the South. In this case the voter shall be added to the voter rolls.
(c) the voter may request to change his state of registration in the Imperial Dominion of the South after living in his current state for 180 days. In this case the voter's placement on the voter rolls will be modified accordingly.
(d) the voter may request to have his registration in Atlasia removed or deleted. In this case the request will be ignored.

Section 5: Maintenance
(a) The Viceroy shall be responsible for maintaining a list of IDS citizens and their regional party affiliation.
(b) This list shall be updated at least once per calender week, should any changes occur in that time.
(c) In the event that the office of Viceroy falls vacant, the Emperor shall be responsible for maintaining the voters roll.

Section 6: Repealed Laws
The following laws are hereby repealed:
(a) 70. Independent Voter Roll Initiative
(b) 81. Supporting Atlasian Policy Initiative
(c) 231. Act Providing for the Creation of Regional Parties
(d) 276. Registar Power Transfer Act of 2010



Introduced on behalf of our Emperor

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SOIL Amendment Bill

1. All instances of the word “Senator” or “Senators” in the Southeast Legislature Standing Rules are hereby amended to read “Legislator” or “Legislators” respectively.

2. All bullet-pointed sections under each rule in the Southeast Legislature Standing Rules shall be allotted a section number equivalent to its position amongst the sections underneath that rule, except where it is the only bullet-pointed section underneath that rule.

3. In the newly numbered Rule 3, Section 4 of the Southeast Legislature Standing Rules, “it shall be ascertained that a quorum does not exist and not present” is hereby amended to read: “should it be ascertained that a quorum does not exist”, with no other changes made to the text of that section.


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The Our Opinions Matter Dag Nabbit! Act

When ever a nomination for federal office is made by the President of Atlasia, the Imperial Legislature shall hold a purely symbolic vote on whether or not the region approves of the nominee, the results of which shall be delivered to the Senate of Atlasia for their consideration.

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The IDS Uber Alles Act

1. In the name of expanding our glorius region, The Imperial Dominion of the South shall begin negotiations with the Midwest on the topic of giving control of Oklahoma to the IDS.
2a. The IDS shall offer in return 100 crates filled with bottles of Jack Daniels Whisky.
2b. Section 2a shall be subject to change pending the final terms of the agreement.
3. Should the IDS and the Midwest agre on terms, the Ids shall vote on admitting Oklahoma to the Region, pending consent of the Midwest and Senate.

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These next two are being introduced on behalf our our beloved Emperor

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I'll sign onto it to keep things moving

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SJoyce said he'd sponsor the education bill, soI'll take these two.

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Restoring Order in the Acquired States Act

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This is going too far.

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We can deal with that when it comes. What would you suggest, imprisonment?

Withdraw our presence form the region, as per the orders of the Emperor. They are the fed's problem. We can only commit the assistance of our militia to the feds, and even then, that is with the approval of the Emperor.

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We can deal with that when it comes. What would you suggest, imprisonment?

Withdraw our presence form the region, as per the orders of the Emperor. They are the fed's problem. We can only commit the assistance of our militia to the feds, and even then, that is with the approval of the Emperor.

Does the Emperor get to just ignore IDS law? The Restoration of Pacific Order act was passed in a perfectly legal way and the fact that the Emperor disagrees with it doesn't give him the right to not enforce it.

Yes and no, you passed it, that is true, so it is law, but the Emperor has final say in regards to whatever our militia does. The legislature can fin/defund the militia, and it can *authorize* it to do things, but as far as carrying those things out, that power lies in the authority of the Emperor.

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Mr. Speaker I request that this bill be taken up right away.

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I am willing to scrap Restoration of Lawful Conduct Act for now.

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I hope in debate more can be added from the ideas of other legislators on this matter.

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Resolution on Popular Sovereignty

Whereas, people deserve the right to choose for themselves their government and;

Whereas, the Russian Federation has recently shown support for popular sovereignty in other nations;

Be it resolved, that the Imperial Dominion of the South officially supports the right of the people of Chechnya to vote on whether or not they wish to remain in Russia or to become an independent nation.