Office of IDS Emperor PiT

[Associate Justice PiT]

     In light of the current flooding of the Mississippi River, which has caused damage to river-side towns & cities in the states of Louisiana & Mississippi, I hereby declare a state of emergency in all affected areas. I also deploy the IDS Militia to these areas to help maintain the rule of law, as well as deploy the Region Guard to put into action all appropriate portions of the Region Emergency Plan so as to effect a speedy return to normalcy in the affected areas. Furthermore, I advise the chief executives of the states of Louisiana & Mississippi to deploy their respective state guards to assist in the effort.

     Again, disasters are no excuse for unlawful behavior on any person's part. All citizens are encouraged to report any misconduct by members of the IDS Militia, the Region Guard, or their state guard to the desk at the nearest Federal Building or Regional Building.

Be it resolved, X Emperor PiT

[Associate Justice PiT]

     I've updated the IDS Citizens page. As such, to my knowledge, all pages linked to by the IDS template are now up-to-date.

[Associate Justice PiT]

     This is the budget. All items new since the last official budget are in red.

2011 Budget

Notes

• Base shall be understood to refer to the combined totals of the state governments minus Puerto Rico.
• Total shall be understood to refer to the combined totals of the state and regional governments minus Puerto Rico.

Regional Spending

Pensions
-Base: $3.81 billion
-Total: $3.81 billion

Health care:
-Base: $121.9 billion
-Total: $121.9 billion

Education:
-Base: $48.9 billion (post-Educational Hotfix Act - original figure was $0, real-life gross state figure is $73.4 billion)
-Tertiary Education/Other Capital Outlay-Higher Education/Southeastern Educational Incentive Act: $3.5 billion
-Pre-Primary through Secondary Education/Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education/School Choice Initiative: $56.4 billion
-Total: $108.8 billion

Defense:
-Base: $0.6 billion
-Total: $0.6 billion

Welfare:
-Base: $40.4 billion
-Total: $40.4 billion

Protection:
-Base: $21.5 billion
-Total: $21.5 billion

Transportation:
-Base: $28.2 billion
-Total: $28.2 billion

General government:
-Base: $7.4 billion
-Total: $7.4 billion

Other spending:
-Base: $18.7 billion
-Cultural Services/Pentagram Creation Act: $200 million (1 time expense)
-Infrastructure and Development/2011 Emergency Tornado Relocation Act: $15 billion (1 time expense)
-Infrastructure and Development/2011 Flooding Damage Repair Bill: $10 billion (1 time expense)
-Puerto Rico: $17.27 billion (total spending of PR- PR is not included in any other category in Spending but the Total Regional Spending)
-Total: $61.17 billion

Interest: $7.4 billion (assumes that Regional Government does not have to pay its own interest)

Total Regional Spending: $401.18 billion (includes Interest)

Regional Revenue

Income Taxes:
-Base: $0 (state cannot collect their own income taxes)
-Corporate Income Tax/Tax-Corporate Net Income/Put the "free" back in Free Enterprise Bill: (see personal income tax rate)
-Corporate Income Tax/Tax-Corporate Net Income/Southeast Nuclear Energy Initiative, Chapter 4: -66.1 million (-0.0661 billion)
-Corporate Tax Rate: 8.6% (part of Free Enterprise Bill above - remember other provisions).
-Personal Income Tax Rate: 5.8% ($$61,650,000,000/year)
-Total: $61,583,900,000 or $61.5839 billion

Social Security Taxes: 
-Base: $15.1 billion
-Total: $15.1 billion

Ad-valorem Taxes:
-Base: $252.3 billion
-Excise Taxes/Tax-Alcoholic Beverage Sales/Southeast Alcohol Initiative, Section 8: $1.3127 billion ($1.00/proof liter or $0.385/gallon for beer, $0.909/gallon for wine, $3.31/gallon for spirits)
-Excise Taxes/Tax-Tobacco Products Sales/Southeast Tobacco Initiative, Section 6:  $0.04/cigarette ($6,034,000,000/year), $0.08/cigar ($80,000,000/year), $2.00/kg tobacco ($24,000,000/year)
-Excise Taxes/Tax-Marijuana Products Sales: $3.00/ounce ($48,000,000/year)
-Sales Taxes/Tax-Public Utilities Sale/Southeast Nuclear Energy Initiative, Chapter 4: 80% of standard electricity excise tax: $0
-Sales Taxes/Tax-Public Utilities Sale/Southeast Biomass Initiative, Section 3: 80% of standard electricity excise tax: $0
-Property Taxes/Tax-Property/Southeast Nuclear Energy Initiative, Chapter 4: n/a ($0)
-Transportation/Tax-Motor Fuel Sales/Transportation Commission Initiative, Chapter 3, Section 22: $0.08/liter ($17,284,230,161/year)
-Transportation/Tax-Motor Vehicle License/Fair Consequences Initiative, Section 3: $10,700,000/year
-License/Tax-Other License/Off-Shore Religious Organizations Initiative, Section 2: n/a ($0)
-Total: $277,093,630,161 or $277.093630161 billion

Fees and Charges:
-Base: $107 billion
-Other/Charges-All Other/Pentagram Creation Act: $5,700,000/year
-Other/Charges-All Other/Safe Roads Initiative, Section 6: $44,400,000/year
-Total: $107,050,100,00 or $107.0501 billion

Business and Other Revenue:
-Base: $132.5 billion
-Puerto Rico: 24.96 billion
-Total: $157.46 billion

Gross Public Debt: $598.7 billion (assumes that Regional Government has not accumulated its own public debt)

Rainy Day Fund: $25 billion

Total Regional Revenue: $618,287,630,161 (does not include Gross Public Debt or Rainy Day Fund)

$Balance: 217,107,630,161

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Your Imperial Majesty,

It is my belief that a booth is lacking and I don't mean John Wilkes Booth. I mean the booth for the ratification of the Reduction in Registration Requirements Amendment for the IDS region. If this observation is in error please have mercy on your tired subject. If it is not, we humbly request of your highness to rectify the situation as soon as possible.


You humble subject,
NC Yankee
IDS Regional Senator

[Associate Justice PiT]

     Thank you, this issue will be rectified shortly.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Now rectify this.

[Associate Justice PiT]

     By the power vested in me by the Omnibus Maintenance Bill, I hereby accord omnibus status to Law #250, the Southeast Legislature Standing Rules, and confer recognition on Law #258, the Bill of Additions to the Standing Rules, & Law #306, SOIL Amendment Bill, as amendments thereof.

     Be it resolved, X Emperor PiT

[Associate Justice PiT]

     The deal over Oklahoma didn't pan out.

[Associate Justice PiT]

     I hereby appoint Yelnoc to fill the vacant seat in the Imperial Legislature.

Be it resolved, X Emperor PiT

[Yelnoc]

Thank you, your Imperial Majesty

[Associate Justice PiT]

     In light of the recently announced end of the states of emergency in the areas affect by the recent tornadoes and flood, I hereby recall all deployed IDS Militiamen, National Guardsmen, and Region Guardsmen in the region and formally thank them for their service. All militiamen & guardsmen are to return to their families no later than 11:59 PM CDT on Friday, July 29.

Be it resolved, X Emperor PiT

[Associate Justice PiT]

     I hereby appoint TexasGurl to fill the vacant seat in the Imperial Legislature.

Be it resolved, X Emperor PiT

[Associate Justice PiT]

     The voting booth is open now. Speaker Sanchez has communicated to me that he intends to run for another term, but I was slack in my typical responsibility of making sure everyone declares, so he is not on the ballot. I am here asking that all citizens of the Imperial Dominion of the South write him in for a high preference.

[Associate Justice PiT]

     I hereby appoint Kalwejt to fill the vacant seat in the Imperial Legislature.

Be it resolved, X Emperor PiT

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

     I hereby appoint Kalwejt to fill the vacant seat in the Imperial Legislature.

Be it resolved, X Emperor PiT

Thank you, Emperor. I'm honored.

[Associate Justice PiT]

     Regional voting booth open. It's quite unfortunate that it has to be contemporaneous with the federal election, but please go vote.

[Yelnoc]

Best Ballot Ever

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[Associate Justice PiT]

Best Ballot Ever

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     I have always tended to write-in strange things. Those were some of my favorites from the pantheon of strange things.

[Associate Justice PiT]

     Some 14 months ago, the region elected its first Attorney General. Since then, the office has proven to be a cesspool of inactivity that has wasted the time of many eager newbies while demanding that candidates be recruited to run for it while it has wallowed in vacancy. Esteemed former Senator & Governor Brandon H has been of great assistance by donating his time to hold this position for the past six months, despite being quite busy in real life.

     How did he manage it? Largely because the position is in fact quite useless. Its only duty is to represent the region in legal proceedings. Had we had such an office back in 2009, its value would have been great. However, only one case has arisen since instituting the office of IDS Attorney General that involved the Imperial Dominion of the South, that one case being a challenge to an order of mine that did not require the Attorney General's presence at all. Given that the office performs no routine duties of importance & routinely strains the region's limited resources to be filled, why bother? I, for one, say no more.

     As such, I am taking this opportunity to unveil a new bill of mine that will eliminate the office of IDS Attorney General. Recognizing the possibility of a future lawsuit involving the region, I intend to reserve the duty for the Emperor to appoint a special prosecutor to represent the region. However, the days of struggling to find an altruistic individual willing to hold a useless office are at their end.

     Witness the bill:

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[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

Just when I was about to propose my first bill (abolishing regional AG)

[Associate Justice PiT]

Just when I was about to propose my first bill (abolishing regional AG)

     Introduce this one & nobody has to know it was my idea.

[Associate Justice PiT]

     By the power vested in me by the Omnibus Maintenance Bill, I hereby confer recognition on Law #311, the Act Establishing Imperial Seals and Houses, & Law #312, Act Establishing the House of Jbrase, as amendments of Law #289, the Southern Symbols Omnibus Bill.

     Be it resolved, X Emperor PiT

[Associate Justice PiT]

     I just realized the monthly election is scheduled to begin tonight. Kalwejt declared his candidacy back on August 5th. If Sanchez wants another term, he'll have to run as a write-in. Pingvin declared some months ago, so I'll have to see if he still wants it. If he does, we can have three Darths again.

[Associate Justice PiT]

     It seems that neither of them want it. I still have to include Pingvin anyway since the candidacy declaration period has obviously elapsed, but be aware that he has withdrawn his candidacy.

[Associate Justice PiT]

     I hereby appoint Hashemite to fill the first vacant seat in the Imperial Legislature.

Be it resolved, X Emperor PiT