Senate Protest and Analysis Thread

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Amendment to Abolish the Southeast

1. The citizens of the Southeast region have consistently proven they are not capable of governing themselves
2. For the citizens' own protection, the Southeast regional government shall be abolished and the duties of governing the region shall be ceded to the various other regional governments
3. The cessions will go as follows:

• The states of Texas and Louisiana will be hereafter governed by the Pacific regional government
• The states of Arkansas, Mississippi and Alabama will be hereafter governed by the Midwest regional government
• The states of Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carolina will be hereafter governed by the Mideast regional government
• The states of Georgia and Florida will be hereafter governed by the Northeast regional government

I'm about 5% serious

You forgot Puerto Rico. Bad.

[Associate Justice PiT]

Amendment to Abolish the Southeast

1. The citizens of the Southeast region have consistently proven they are not capable of governing themselves
2. For the citizens' own protection, the Southeast regional government shall be abolished and the duties of governing the region shall be ceded to the various other regional governments
3. The cessions will go as follows:

• The states of Texas and Louisiana will be hereafter governed by the Pacific regional government
• The states of Arkansas, Mississippi and Alabama will be hereafter governed by the Midwest regional government
• The states of Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carolina will be hereafter governed by the Mideast regional government
• The states of Georgia and Florida will be hereafter governed by the Northeast regional government

I'm about 5% serious

You forgot Puerto Rico. Bad.

     Another concern is a non-contiguous Northeast. I would say give Georgia, Florida, & Puerto Rico to the Mideast, who in turn would give D.C. & Maryland to the Northeast, along with Missouri to the Midwest. Or a plan along those lines.

[Meeker]

Amendment to Abolish the Southeast

1. The citizens of the Southeast region have consistently proven they are not capable of governing themselves
2. For the citizens' own protection, the Southeast regional government shall be abolished and the duties of governing the region shall be ceded to the various other regional governments
3. The cessions will go as follows:

• The states of Texas and Louisiana will be hereafter governed by the Pacific regional government
• The states of Arkansas, Mississippi and Alabama will be hereafter governed by the Midwest regional government
• The states of Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carolina will be hereafter governed by the Mideast regional government
• The states of Georgia and Florida will be hereafter governed by the Northeast regional government

I'm about 5% serious

You forgot Puerto Rico. Bad.

My mistake. Puerto Rico shall be governed by the Northeast.

[MaxQue]

Amendment to Abolish the Southeast

1. The citizens of the Southeast region have consistently proven they are not capable of governing themselves
2. For the citizens' own protection, the Southeast regional government shall be abolished and the duties of governing the region shall be ceded to the various other regional governments
3. The cessions will go as follows:

• The states of Texas and Louisiana will be hereafter governed by the Pacific regional government
• The states of Arkansas, Mississippi and Alabama will be hereafter governed by the Midwest regional government
• The states of Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carolina will be hereafter governed by the Mideast regional government
• The states of Georgia and Florida will be hereafter governed by the Northeast regional government

I'm about 5% serious

You forgot Puerto Rico. Bad.

     Another concern is a non-contiguous Northeast. I would say give Georgia, Florida, & Puerto Rico to the Mideast, who in turn would give D.C. & Maryland to the Northeast, along with Missouri to the Midwest. Or a plan along those lines.

For the congruity, you could give a coastal territory of 1/12 foot from the South Carolina to Maryland and the Outer Banks.

[Associate Justice PiT]

Amendment to Abolish the Southeast

1. The citizens of the Southeast region have consistently proven they are not capable of governing themselves
2. For the citizens' own protection, the Southeast regional government shall be abolished and the duties of governing the region shall be ceded to the various other regional governments
3. The cessions will go as follows:

• The states of Texas and Louisiana will be hereafter governed by the Pacific regional government
• The states of Arkansas, Mississippi and Alabama will be hereafter governed by the Midwest regional government
• The states of Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carolina will be hereafter governed by the Mideast regional government
• The states of Georgia and Florida will be hereafter governed by the Northeast regional government

I'm about 5% serious

You forgot Puerto Rico. Bad.

     Another concern is a non-contiguous Northeast. I would say give Georgia, Florida, & Puerto Rico to the Mideast, who in turn would give D.C. & Maryland to the Northeast, along with Missouri to the Midwest. Or a plan along those lines.

For the congruity, you could give a coastal territory of 1/12 foot from the South Carolina to Maryland and the Outer Banks.

     That could work too.

[minionofmidas]

Amendment to Abolish the Southeast

1. The citizens of the Southeast region have consistently proven they are not capable of governing themselves
2. For the citizens' own protection, the Southeast regional government shall be abolished and the duties of governing the region shall be ceded to the various other regional governments
3. The cessions will go as follows:

• The states of Texas and Louisiana will be hereafter governed by the Pacific regional government
• The states of Arkansas, Mississippi and Alabama will be hereafter governed by the Midwest regional government
• The states of Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carolina will be hereafter governed by the Mideast regional government
• The states of Georgia and Florida will be hereafter governed by the Northeast regional government

I'm about 5% serious

You forgot Puerto Rico. Bad.

     Another concern is a non-contiguous Northeast. I would say give Georgia, Florida, & Puerto Rico to the Mideast, who in turn would give D.C. & Maryland to the Northeast, along with Missouri to the Midwest. Or a plan along those lines.

For the congruity, you could give a coastal territory of 1/12 foot from the South Carolina to Maryland and the Outer Banks.

For the purposes of redistricting, back when we bothered with that tiresome good-for-nothing process, Puerto Rico was considered adjacent to Florida and Maine, so by that standard the NE is contiguous.

[Meeker]

Amendment to Abolish the Southeast

1. The citizens of the Southeast region have consistently proven they are not capable of governing themselves
2. For the citizens' own protection, the Southeast regional government shall be abolished and the duties of governing the region shall be ceded to the various other regional governments
3. The cessions will go as follows:

• The states of Texas and Louisiana will be hereafter governed by the Pacific regional government
• The states of Arkansas, Mississippi and Alabama will be hereafter governed by the Midwest regional government
• The states of Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carolina will be hereafter governed by the Mideast regional government
• The states of Georgia and Florida will be hereafter governed by the Northeast regional government

I'm about 5% serious

You forgot Puerto Rico. Bad.

     Another concern is a non-contiguous Northeast. I would say give Georgia, Florida, & Puerto Rico to the Mideast, who in turn would give D.C. & Maryland to the Northeast, along with Missouri to the Midwest. Or a plan along those lines.

For the congruity, you could give a coastal territory of 1/12 foot from the South Carolina to Maryland and the Outer Banks.

For the purposes of redistricting, back when we bothered with that tiresome good-for-nothing process, Puerto Rico was considered adjacent to Florida and Maine, so by that standard the NE is contiguous.

Of course! My intention all along

[Хahar 🤔]

Somebody propose this:

Actual Amendment to the National Energy Act

Clauses 2, 3, 4, 8, and 9 of the National Energy Act (F.L. 3-3) are hereby repealed.
That legislation is a nightmare. TexasGurl was very right.

[Associate Justice PiT]

Somebody propose this:

Actual Amendment to the National Energy Act

Clauses 2, 3, 4, 8, and 9 of the National Energy Act (F.L. 3-3) are hereby repealed.
That legislation is a nightmare. TexasGurl was very right.

     Hey, if you're elected Senator, then you can propose it.

[Хahar 🤔]

Somebody propose this:

Actual Amendment to the National Energy Act

Clauses 2, 3, 4, 8, and 9 of the National Energy Act (F.L. 3-3) are hereby repealed.
That legislation is a nightmare. TexasGurl was very right.

     Hey, if you're elected Senator, then you can propose it.

It'd be nice if it was done quicker than that.

[Јas]

Senate Resolution to Amend Article IX of the OSPR

Very happy to see this - it didn't occur to me that this problem arose until just the other day.

[Хahar 🤔]

Somebody propose this:

Actual Amendment to the National Energy Act

Clauses 2, 3, 4, 8, and 9 of the National Energy Act (F.L. 3-3) are hereby repealed.
That legislation is a nightmare. TexasGurl was very right.

     Hey, if you're elected Senator, then you can propose it.

It'd be nice if it was done quicker than that.

Somebody? That legislation was horrible.

[minionofmidas]

Somebody propose this:

Actual Amendment to the National Energy Act

Clauses 2, 3, 4, 8, and 9 of the National Energy Act (F.L. 3-3) are hereby repealed.
That legislation is a nightmare. TexasGurl was very right.

I see the problems with Clause 2, and have no idea about the point of Clause 3, but what`s wrong with the others?

[Хahar 🤔]

Somebody propose this:

Actual Amendment to the National Energy Act

Clauses 2, 3, 4, 8, and 9 of the National Energy Act (F.L. 3-3) are hereby repealed.
That legislation is a nightmare. TexasGurl was very right.

I see the problems with Clause 2, and have no idea about the point of Clause 3, but what`s wrong with the others?

4 is counterproductive (SUVs are nothing like sedans in terms of fuel consumption), and 8 and 9 are very vague.

[minionofmidas]

SUVs are nothing like sedans in terms of fuel consumption.

Well, that's the point.

[Хahar 🤔]

SUVs are nothing like sedans in terms of fuel consumption.

Well, that's the point.

Huh? I'm confused.

[minionofmidas]

SUVs are nothing like sedans in terms of fuel consumption.

Well, that's the point.

Huh? I'm confused.

Manufacturers pay a fine for selling cars that do not comply to CAFE standards. Holding SUVs up to the same standard as other cars (which, more or less as a rule, they're used as) increases their price. It should be pointed out that something similar though less sweeping was enacted by the US Congress in 2007 - reclassifying some smaller SUVs as ordinary passenger cars.

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

I would like to request someone introduce my mass transit bill into the Senate as newly edited.


Amended Mass Transit Infrastructure Investment Act of 2008

Whereas the revenue expected from the FY 2009 component ($5 per metric tonne of a total $10 per metric tonne tax) of the domestic Carbon Tax is expected to be an estimated $30 billion, and;

Whereas the Atlasian Senate finds that this environmental-based impact fee is best spent through investment in new mass transit options and research into alternative energy,

Therefore be it resolved that:

1. Funding Allocation. Atlasia shall dedicate 50% of the FY2009 carbon tax component ($2.5 per metric tonne or $15 billion in total), as a one time grant towards the new construction, upgrade, and maintenance of mass transit options.

2. Funding Distribution. Said funds shall be apportioned across the regions according to logistics, population, need, cost effectiveness, and potential to reduce carbon emissions.  Funds shall be distributed in accordance with recommendations from the Department of Transportation.

[Хahar 🤔]

SUVs are nothing like sedans in terms of fuel consumption.

Well, that's the point.

Huh? I'm confused.

Manufacturers pay a fine for selling cars that do not comply to CAFE standards. Holding SUVs up to the same standard as other cars (which, more or less as a rule, they're used as) increases their price. It should be pointed out that something similar though less sweeping was enacted by the US Congress in 2007 - reclassifying some smaller SUVs as ordinary passenger cars.

OK. Strike 4, then.

[Bacon King]

I'll introduce these.

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Amended Mass Transit Infrastructure Investment Act of 2008

Whereas the revenue expected from the FY 2009 component ($5 per metric tonne of a total $10 per metric tonne tax) of the domestic Carbon Tax is expected to be an estimated $30 billion, and;

Whereas the Atlasian Senate finds that this environmental-based impact fee is best spent through investment in new mass transit options and research into alternative energy,

Therefore be it resolved that:

1. Funding Allocation. Atlasia shall dedicate 50% of the FY2009 carbon tax component ($2.5 per metric tonne or $15 billion in total), as a one time grant towards the new construction, upgrade, and maintenance of mass transit options.

2. Funding Distribution. Said funds shall be apportioned across the regions according to logistics, population, need, cost effectiveness, and potential to reduce carbon emissions.  Funds shall be distributed in accordance with recommendations from the Department of Transportation.

[minionofmidas]

I'll introduce these.

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Amended Mass Transit Infrastructure Investment Act of 2008

Whereas the revenue expected from the FY 2009 component ($5 per metric tonne of a total $10 per metric tonne tax) of the domestic Carbon Tax is expected to be an estimated $30 billion, and;

Whereas the Atlasian Senate finds that this environmental-based impact fee is best spent through investment in new mass transit options and research into alternative energy,

Therefore be it resolved that:

1. Funding Allocation. Atlasia shall dedicate 50% of the FY2009 carbon tax component ($2.5 per metric tonne or $15 billion in total), as a one time grant towards the new construction, upgrade, and maintenance of mass transit options.

2. Funding Distribution. Said funds shall be apportioned across the regions according to logistics, population, need, cost effectiveness, and potential to reduce carbon emissions.  Funds shall be distributed in accordance with recommendations from the Department of Transportation.

The latter Act was already introduced by Dwtl. (Wrong thread, too, but I'll be nice and count it.)

[Bacon King]

I'll introduce these.

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Amended Mass Transit Infrastructure Investment Act of 2008

Whereas the revenue expected from the FY 2009 component ($5 per metric tonne of a total $10 per metric tonne tax) of the domestic Carbon Tax is expected to be an estimated $30 billion, and;

Whereas the Atlasian Senate finds that this environmental-based impact fee is best spent through investment in new mass transit options and research into alternative energy,

Therefore be it resolved that:

1. Funding Allocation. Atlasia shall dedicate 50% of the FY2009 carbon tax component ($2.5 per metric tonne or $15 billion in total), as a one time grant towards the new construction, upgrade, and maintenance of mass transit options.

2. Funding Distribution. Said funds shall be apportioned across the regions according to logistics, population, need, cost effectiveness, and potential to reduce carbon emissions.  Funds shall be distributed in accordance with recommendations from the Department of Transportation.

The latter Act was already introduced by Dwtl. (Wrong thread, too, but I'll be nice and count it.)

doh! I haven't had meh coffee yet.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

My intention is that the Financial Services Regulation Bill is to be fairly open-ended. This is a debate that we ought to have.

[Хahar 🤔]

Context?

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Context?

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