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« Reply #150 on: May 10, 2005, 05:12:01 PM »


I add my co-sponsor to this bill.
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« Reply #151 on: May 10, 2005, 05:44:48 PM »

Once again, I'm going to ask with Masterjedi's bill...

What does this do to the government's revenues and all?

Same thing still goes with King's bill; I still haven't gotten an answer on that question.

I don't care where you get the figures, as long as they're GM-approved or come from the GM himself.

Unless I get figures, I will oppose vigorously any and every tax change/raise/cut, etc. because I like to know what we're getting into.
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« Reply #152 on: May 10, 2005, 06:02:04 PM »

We did this in another thread, where we were discussing alternative tax systems for the United States. If taxes are at the same levels as in the United States:

http://www.wnjpin.net/OneStopCareerCenter/LaborMarketInformation/lmi10/tpi.htm
http://www.cbo.gov/showdoc.cfm?index=1821&sequence=0

For 2004:
(total personal income)x = (income tax revenue + payroll tax revenue)
$9,672,205,074,000x = $1,542,400,000,000
x = 0.1595
x-> 0.16

Estate tax raises very little money as is, much less at a 16% rate, so exempting it is not a big change in net revenues at all. We're already abolishing it in real life without replacing it with another revenue source, and it'll do wonder for small business.
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« Reply #153 on: May 10, 2005, 07:23:38 PM »

Once again, I'm going to ask with Masterjedi's bill...

What does this do to the government's revenues and all?

Same thing still goes with King's bill; I still haven't gotten an answer on that question.

I don't care where you get the figures, as long as they're GM-approved or come from the GM himself.

Unless I get figures, I will oppose vigorously any and every tax change/raise/cut, etc. because I like to know what we're getting into.

I don't have exact figures, but our revenues would slightly increase as the tax increase goes for approx. 33% of the tax base while the decrease for appox. 31%.
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« Reply #154 on: May 10, 2005, 07:59:37 PM »

Lets start cutting the fat from our budget:


Deficit Reduction Bill of 2005

(a).  Data below is indexed as millions of dollars. 

(b).  The 7th Senate shall make the following modficiations to the following programs in the FY2005-06 budget as passed by the 6th Senate:

NASA                                            -$14,484;
Corps of Engineers                                  -$4,975;
Agency for International Development                    -$3,390;
International Assistance Programs               -$2,089;
Small Business Administration                    -$1,439;
Export-Import Bank                            -$1,044;
Cargo Preference Program                        -$673;
Assistance for Former Soviet Union                -$484;
Federal Drug Control Program                    -$457;
Corporation for National and Community Service    -$433;
Assistance for Eastern Europe                    -$402;
Corporation for Public Broadcasting                -$375;
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission       -$331;
Legal Services Corporation                        -$329;
Peace Corps                                    -$284;
National Labor Relations Board                   -$238;
Overseas Private Investment Corporation            -$207;
National Endowment for the Humanities            -$125;
National Endowment for the Arts                -$113;
Appalachian Regional Commission                -$109;
Neighborhood Reinvestment Corp.                -$105;
African Development Fund                        -$57;
Trade and Development Agency                   -$55;
Federal Labor Relations Board                    -$29;
Selective Service System                        -$25;
Commission on Civil Rights                        -$9.

Total Decreases:                           $32,261 
Total Increases:                           $0 

Change:                                   -$32,261 
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« Reply #155 on: May 10, 2005, 08:01:27 PM »

Once again, I'm going to ask with Masterjedi's bill...

What does this do to the government's revenues and all?

Same thing still goes with King's bill; I still haven't gotten an answer on that question.

I don't care where you get the figures, as long as they're GM-approved or come from the GM himself.

Unless I get figures, I will oppose vigorously any and every tax change/raise/cut, etc. because I like to know what we're getting into.

I don't have exact figures, but our revenues would slightly increase as the tax increase goes for approx. 33% of the tax base while the decrease for appox. 31%.

Well, please get me exact figures then.  My guess was that revenues would slightly increase, but I sort of figured that.  Smiley

Masterjedi is essentially calling for around a 400-500 billion revenue cut.  We'll have to keep that mind.
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« Reply #156 on: May 10, 2005, 08:08:55 PM »

Masterjedi is essentially calling for around a 400-500 billion revenue cut.  We'll have to keep that mind.

How? I gave you the numbers. It comes out to 16%.
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« Reply #157 on: May 10, 2005, 08:23:08 PM »

Masterjedi is essentially calling for around a 400-500 billion revenue cut.  We'll have to keep that mind.

How? I gave you the numbers. It comes out to 16%.

Average government revenue for a while has been roughly about 18% of GDP.

For example, if GDP is about 11 trillion, where it is presently, average government revenues are about 2 trillion at present.
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« Reply #158 on: May 10, 2005, 08:24:13 PM »

Lets start cutting the fat from our budget:


Deficit Reduction Bill of 2005

(a).  Data below is indexed as millions of dollars. 

(b).  The 7th Senate shall make the following modficiations to the following programs in the FY2005-06 budget as passed by the 6th Senate:

NASA                                            -$14,484;
Corps of Engineers                                  -$4,975;
Agency for International Development                    -$3,390;
International Assistance Programs               -$2,089;
Small Business Administration                    -$1,439;
Export-Import Bank                            -$1,044;
Cargo Preference Program                        -$673;
Assistance for Former Soviet Union                -$484;
Federal Drug Control Program                    -$457;
Corporation for National and Community Service    -$433;
Assistance for Eastern Europe                    -$402;
Corporation for Public Broadcasting                -$375;
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission       -$331;
Legal Services Corporation                        -$329;
Peace Corps                                    -$284;
National Labor Relations Board                   -$238;
Overseas Private Investment Corporation            -$207;
National Endowment for the Humanities            -$125;
National Endowment for the Arts                -$113;
Appalachian Regional Commission                -$109;
Neighborhood Reinvestment Corp.                -$105;
African Development Fund                        -$57;
Trade and Development Agency                   -$55;
Federal Labor Relations Board                    -$29;
Selective Service System                        -$25;
Commission on Civil Rights                        -$9.

Total Decreases:                           $32,261 
Total Increases:                           $0 

Change:                                   -$32,261 

I support all of these cuts except those for NASA.
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« Reply #159 on: May 10, 2005, 08:28:06 PM »

Masterjedi is essentially calling for around a 400-500 billion revenue cut.  We'll have to keep that mind.

How? I gave you the numbers. It comes out to 16%.

Average government revenue for a while has been roughly about 18% of GDP.

For example, if GDP is about 11 trillion, where it is presently, average government revenues are about 2 trillion at present.

His bill only replaces the current payroll and income taxes; not corporate taxes, excise taxes, or anything else.

It will raise the same amount of revenue that the United States government is generating from the income and payroll taxes each year. It hikes rates on interest and lower-to-middle income bracket capital gains, while slashing the tax on unearned income.
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« Reply #160 on: May 11, 2005, 02:39:19 PM »

Um, that's $32 billion.
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« Reply #161 on: May 11, 2005, 03:25:44 PM »

Lets start cutting the fat from our budget:


Deficit Reduction Bill of 2005

(a).  Data below is indexed as millions of dollars. 

(b).  The 7th Senate shall make the following modficiations to the following programs in the FY2005-06 budget as passed by the 6th Senate:

NASA                                            -$14,484;
Corps of Engineers                                  -$4,975;
Agency for International Development                    -$3,390;
International Assistance Programs               -$2,089;
Small Business Administration                    -$1,439;
Export-Import Bank                            -$1,044;
Cargo Preference Program                        -$673;
Assistance for Former Soviet Union                -$484;
Federal Drug Control Program                    -$457;
Corporation for National and Community Service    -$433;
Assistance for Eastern Europe                    -$402;
Corporation for Public Broadcasting                -$375;
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission       -$331;
Legal Services Corporation                        -$329;
Peace Corps                                    -$284;
National Labor Relations Board                   -$238;
Overseas Private Investment Corporation            -$207;
National Endowment for the Humanities            -$125;
National Endowment for the Arts                -$113;
Appalachian Regional Commission                -$109;
Neighborhood Reinvestment Corp.                -$105;
African Development Fund                        -$57;
Trade and Development Agency                   -$55;
Federal Labor Relations Board                    -$29;
Selective Service System                        -$25;
Commission on Civil Rights                        -$9.

Total Decreases:                           $32,261 
Total Increases:                           $0 

Change:                                   -$32,261 


King, do you have any information on how much each of these programs are alotted each year?
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« Reply #162 on: May 12, 2005, 01:21:46 PM »

This was written by Joe Republic, I'm sponsering it for him.

Secret Ballot Procedure Bill

Section 1

1. During any federal election, a registered voter may choose to submit their ballot or absentee ballot in secret.  This is considered an optional alternative form of voting to a public ballot.  The method of vote submission is outlined in Section 2, Clause 4 below.

2. All secret ballots must satisfy all clauses outlined in Section 1 of the Omnibus Election System, Procedure and Certification Act.

3. No registered voter may vote both publicly and secretly in the same election.  If this occurs, the Secretary of Forum Affairs will discount both votes.

Section 2

1. For the purposes of counting and validating secret ballots, an Electoral Committee will be assembled by no later than a week before the election is scheduled to begin.

2. The Committee will be comprised of three members, consisting of the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Forum Affairs, and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

3. In the event that any of the office holders listed either are themselves candidates in the election or are not present to fulfill their duty, those in the aforementioned situation shall be replaced by the highest office holder in the following list who is not a candidate present in the election and who is present to fulfill the duty:

Senior Associate Justice
Junior Associate Justice
Vice President
President Pro Tempore
Secretary of State
Attorney General
Secretary of Defense
Secretary of the Treasury
1A Senator
1B Senator
2A Senator
2B Senator
3A Senator
3B Senator
4A Senator
4B Senator
5A Senator
5B Senator

4. Identical copies of all secret ballots will be submitted for counting by the voter to each of the three members of the Committee in the form of a personal message.

5. Once voting has officially ended, the Committee will convene in a private and suitable manner.  Each member will ensure that their own collected ballots are identical to the corresponding ballots collected by the other two members.

6. In the event that any one of the three copies of a ballot does not match the corresponding copies, the ballot will be discounted.

7. All legitimate ballots will then be incorporated into the vote count and subsequent certification for the relevant election.

8. Once the election has been certified, the Committee will disband.
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« Reply #163 on: May 12, 2005, 02:11:46 PM »

1A Senator
1B Senator
2A Senator
2B Senator
3A Senator
3B Senator
4A Senator
4B Senator
5A Senator
5B Senator
I would like to note that starting with the next election, we won't have a 1A Senator, a 1B Senator, etc. Instead, we will have 5 District Senators and 5 Regional Senators.

Might I suggest that we instead order Senators by seniority? The President pro Tempore would be the most senior Senator. The others would be ranked by length of service. If length of service is tied, then the tie would be broken by the order in which the oath of office was taken.
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« Reply #164 on: May 12, 2005, 02:30:17 PM »

That's fine by me.  I more or less copied that list almost exactly from the Election Procedures, Certification and Challenges Act.
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« Reply #165 on: May 22, 2005, 01:51:25 PM »

Lets start cutting the fat from our budget:


Deficit Reduction Bill of 2005

(a).  Data below is indexed as millions of dollars. 

(b).  The 7th Senate shall make the following modficiations to the following programs in the FY2005-06 budget as passed by the 6th Senate:

NASA                                            -$14,484;
Corps of Engineers                                  -$4,975;
Agency for International Development                    -$3,390;
International Assistance Programs               -$2,089;
Small Business Administration                    -$1,439;
Export-Import Bank                            -$1,044;
Cargo Preference Program                        -$673;
Assistance for Former Soviet Union                -$484;
Federal Drug Control Program                    -$457;
Corporation for National and Community Service    -$433;
Assistance for Eastern Europe                    -$402;
Corporation for Public Broadcasting                -$375;
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission       -$331;
Legal Services Corporation                        -$329;
Peace Corps                                    -$284;
National Labor Relations Board                   -$238;
Overseas Private Investment Corporation            -$207;
National Endowment for the Humanities            -$125;
National Endowment for the Arts                -$113;
Appalachian Regional Commission                -$109;
Neighborhood Reinvestment Corp.                -$105;
African Development Fund                        -$57;
Trade and Development Agency                   -$55;
Federal Labor Relations Board                    -$29;
Selective Service System                        -$25;
Commission on Civil Rights                        -$9.

Total Decreases:                           $32,261 
Total Increases:                           $0 

Change:                                   -$32,261 


King, do you have any information on how much each of these programs are alotted each year?

Senator, you can pick up a copy of the Atlasian Federal Budget that you voted on yourself. Wink
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« Reply #166 on: May 22, 2005, 04:11:21 PM »

I hereby withdraw the Candidacy Declaration Bill.
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« Reply #167 on: May 24, 2005, 05:58:05 PM »

Entered by StatesRights Before

Atlasian National Parks Act

Section One
•  Atlasia shall set up a senatorial commission to investigate the creation of several national parks within Atlasia.
•  National Parks shall be created with the consent of the several Regions.
•  A National Park shall be considered a natural wonder or site of historical significance (i.e. battlefield, historical home/birthplace).

Section Two - Protections
•  Any area deemed a Natural Wonder or Historical Site shall be protected from all construction, development or any other act which would destroy the integrity of the site.
•  Any construction to sites to improve them (i.e. Parking lots, visitor centers, etc) shall be done upon the approval of the senate.
•  Any homes, businesses or private properties currently on areas deemed to be national parks shall be purchased by the Atlasian government at fair market value.

Section Three - Declaring a Park
•  Intentions for a park may be declared by the President simply by requesting the senate to investigate and vote on the matter.
•  Senators may petition for the creation of a park to the senate.
•  Citizens may start a petition for a national park to be voted on by the senate.

Section Four - Voting for a Park
•  Creation of a park will require a simple majority of the senate to pass.
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« Reply #168 on: May 24, 2005, 05:58:53 PM »

Entered by StatesRights Before

Atlasian Wetlands Act

Section One - What is a Wetland?
•  Wetlands shall be considered any area of undeveloped land greater then five acres which is either partially submerged or submerged under water for greater then six months of the year.
•  Wetlands shall be considered any area in which development has not already occurred and/or development has not already begun.

Section Two - Protections
•  All undeveloped wetlands shall henceforth be protected under federal law and be enforced by the regional governors under their discretion.
•  Wetlands shall not be drained, rechanneled or otherwise damaged once declared as a declared protection zone.
•  ATVs and Airboats shall not be restricted from recreational usage of these waterways but their usage (ie speeds) shall be determined by the regional governors.
•  Wetlands will be protected from use as sewage dumps, drain off points or other such non-natural usages.

Section Three - Penalties
•  Violators shall face a ladder penalty of 500$ for the first offence, 1000$ for the second offence and 10,000$ for the third offence.
•  Habitual violators shall face the above mentioned fines plus up to 3 years imprisonment to be determined by the court.
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« Reply #169 on: May 24, 2005, 06:12:05 PM »
« Edited: May 24, 2005, 06:15:34 PM by Senator MasterJedi »

Wow three bills in one day. Thanks to John D. Ford for writing this one for me!

Prescription Drug Reimportation Act

1. Atlasian trade law shall be amended to allow private citizens to purchase prescription drugs from Canadian retailers and transport them into the United States for private use.

  A. Section one shall not apply in cases where the Atlasian citizen does not have a properly
      issued prescription for the drug in question.

2. Drugs reimported from Canada may not be resold in the United States.  Only private non-commercial use is permitted.

   A. Violation of Section 2 will result in a penalty of maximum ten years imprisonment and
      a maximum fine of $5,000.

3. No commercial enterprise may purchase drugs in Canada and reimport them.  The privileges are restricted to private citizens who have been prescribed the medication in question.

   A. Any commercial enterprise that attempts to reimport drugs into the US will be fined a
     maximum of $50,000 per dosage of drugs they attempt to reimport.

4. No drug may be purchased directly from a drug producer or wholesaler, only from retailers.
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« Reply #170 on: May 24, 2005, 06:28:53 PM »

Wow three bills in one day. Thanks to John D. Ford for writing this one for me!

Prescription Drug Reimportation Act

1. Atlasian trade law shall be amended to allow private citizens to purchase prescription drugs from Canadian retailers and transport them into the United States for private use.

  A. Section one shall not apply in cases where the Atlasian citizen does not have a properly
      issued prescription for the drug in question.

2. Drugs reimported from Canada may not be resold in the United States.  Only private non-commercial use is permitted.

   A. Violation of Section 2 will result in a penalty of maximum ten years imprisonment and
      a maximum fine of $5,000.

3. No commercial enterprise may purchase drugs in Canada and reimport them.  The privileges are restricted to private citizens who have been prescribed the medication in question.

   A. Any commercial enterprise that attempts to reimport drugs into the US will be fined a
     maximum of $50,000 per dosage of drugs they attempt to reimport.

4. No drug may be purchased directly from a drug producer or wholesaler, only from retailers.


I wish to add my sponsorship of this act.
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« Reply #171 on: May 25, 2005, 03:18:35 PM »

By the request of the SoFA:


Amendment to the (F.L. 6-12) Government Thread Act

Clause 2 of the (F.L. 6-12) Government Thread Act shall be amended to read:

    It is the responsibility of each member of the Cabinet to create and/or maintain a thread in the either the Atlas Forum Government Board or the Atlas Forum Elections Board relating to their office. There shall also be a similar thread for the President of the nation. If the Vice-President determines it useful, a Vice-Presidential thread shall be created using the same guidelines outlined for the previously listed thread.
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    « Reply #172 on: May 25, 2005, 03:19:58 PM »

    Entered by StatesRights Before

    Atlasian Wetlands Act

    Section One - What is a Wetland?
    •  Wetlands shall be considered any area of undeveloped land greater then five acres which is either partially submerged or submerged under water for greater then six months of the year.
    •  Wetlands shall be considered any area in which development has not already occurred and/or development has not already begun.

    Section Two - Protections
    •  All undeveloped wetlands shall henceforth be protected under federal law and be enforced by the regional governors under their discretion.
    •  Wetlands shall not be drained, rechanneled or otherwise damaged once declared as a declared protection zone.
    •  ATVs and Airboats shall not be restricted from recreational usage of these waterways but their usage (ie speeds) shall be determined by the regional governors.
    •  Wetlands will be protected from use as sewage dumps, drain off points or other such non-natural usages.

    Section Three - Penalties
    •  Violators shall face a ladder penalty of 500$ for the first offence, 1000$ for the second offence and 10,000$ for the third offence.
    •  Habitual violators shall face the above mentioned fines plus up to 3 years imprisonment to be determined by the court.


    Now we can finally protect the Stow, Ohio wetlands.
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    « Reply #173 on: May 25, 2005, 03:27:35 PM »

    Can we finally get a new legislation introduction thread?  This one is getting wayyy too big! Wink
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    « Reply #174 on: May 25, 2005, 03:36:55 PM »

    Can we finally get a new legislation introduction thread?  This one is getting wayyy too big! Wink

    How is it getting too big?  I can still follow what's going on and senators don't need to; you just append your legislation onto the end.
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