NORTHEAST Pornography and Age of Consent Amendments VOTE

[Hatman 🍁]

The Governor is away, and therefore I shall present to the citizens of the Northeast:

Pornography and Age of Consent Amendments

Voting shall last one week and open at 11:59pm Saturday July 2, 2005 and close at Saturday July 9, 2005.  Only citizens of the Northeast Region (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania) may vote.  Vote aye or nay on each of the two proposed amendments.

This vote is on the amendment presented by AFCJ KEmperor

I propose amending the second sentence in Section 3 of the law to read:

Any person of 21 years of age or older who engages in a sexual act with a person of 17 years or younger is guilty of statutory rape.

Also, I propose removing the first sentence of section 2.

Here is the text of the original bill, submitted by LiberalPA


"Section 1: Right to pornography

All those persons of 16 years of age or older not incarcerated for crimes shall have the right to buy, possess and view pornography depicting only persons of 18 years of age or older.

Section 2: Right to engage in sexual relations

All those persons of 16 years of age or older not incarcerated for crimes shall have the right to give consent to engage in sexual acts with other persons of 16 years of age or older.
All those laws outlawing particular sexual conducts based on the number of persons engaged in the conduct are hereby repealed.
All those laws outlawing particular sexual conducts based on the sex, sexuality, marital status, race, religion, ancestry or nationality of those engaged in the conduct are hereby repealed.

Section 3: Additions to Rape definitions

Any person of 16 years of age or older who engages in a sexual act with a person of 12 years of age or younger is guilty of statutory rape.
Any person of 21 years of age or older who engages in a sexual act with a person of 15 years or younger is guilty of statutory rape.

Section 4: Co-operation with Federal Authorities

All Northeast law enforcement agencies shall co-operate fully with Federal authorities empowered to pursue investigations pursuant to Sections 1 through 8 of the Anti-Opebo Act."

[Hatman 🍁]

My vote:

1. Aye
2. Nay

[Hatman 🍁]

1 is the proposal to amend the second sentence in Section 3 of the law to read:

Any person of 21 years of age or older who engages in a sexual act with a person of 17 years or younger is guilty of statutory rape.

2 is the proposal to remove the first sentence of section 2.

[Hatman 🍁]

1) Aye
2) Aye

You realize that if you don't pass the second amendment, the first one is contradictory?

I see the amendment as superceding section 2. And I am the chief judicial officer, so what I say goes on law interpretation

[Hatman 🍁]

I now declare voting closed. Results will be posted in 10 minutes

[Hatman 🍁]

Results

1
Ayes   7
Nays   3
Abst   1

I declare the first amendment passed

2
Ayes   1
Nays   10
Abst   0

I declare the second amendment to have failed