Commonwealth of Fremont • 12th Parliament

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Parliament

of the Commonwealth of Fremont

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Oyez! Oyez! Oyez! This House will now come to order!

Members of Parliament, as your First Minister it is both my privilege and honor to officially convene this twelth session of Parliament.  Regardless of whether you are a citizen or an MP, please use this thread to introduce legislation onto the queue of the Parliament.  General motions regarding the Parliament as an institution or the government itself shall also be presented here.

To our MPs, please take the oath of office so that we can get to work!

Lex populusque patriae reget!

Scott
First Minister

Twelth Parliament Noticeboard
Constitution of the Commonwealth
Standing Orders for the Parliament

Membership
Scott (Meadowlark - Peace - New Mexico), First Minister
Harry S Truman (Fianna Frémont - Labor - North Dakota)
YE (Meadowlark - Peace - Nevada)
AustralianSwingVoter (Meadowlark - Federalist - Washington)
Virginia (Meadowlark - Peace - Nevada)

Please pay close attention to all the headers to know the status of the bills.

^{House of Commons Chamber: Speaker's table | by UK Parliament}

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Our first order of business is electing a Speaker.  I nominate the Honorable YE for the Speakership.

[YE]

Running for speaker.

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

I second the nomination.

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YE is elected Speaker by acclamation.

Here is the current queue:

1. Pink Tax Repeal Act of 2019
2. Fremont Asset Forfeiture Act
3. Good Hair Act
4. New Fremont Anthem Act
5. Fremont Farm Bill of 2019

[YE]

I’ll get everything set up tonight.

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

AN ACT
to establish equal justice in pre-trial detention

Section 1 (Title)
i. The title of this Act shall be, the "Pretrial Detention Reform Act." It may be alternatively cited as the "Bail Reform Act."

Section 2 (Pretrial release decision)
i. Whenever a person should be accused of a crime under the laws of the Commonwealth of Frémont, or those of any constituent jurisdiction thereof, the court shall issue a pretrial release decision for the defendant without unnecessary delay, and in no case more than twenty-four hours after the defendant's arrest.
ii. In such issuance, the court may order either the release of the defendant on personal recognizance, or their detention pending a conditional release hearing upon the motion of the prosecutor.
iii. There shall be a rebuttable presumption that the defendant’s release on recognizance will reasonably assure the defendant’s appearance in court, the safety of any other person or the community, and that the defendant will not obstruct or attempt to obstruct the criminal justice process.
iv. When ordering the release of the defendant on recognizance, the court may additionally stipulate that the defendant commit no criminal act or acts during the period of release; that they avoid all contact with the victim of the alleged crime, or any witnesses who may be called to testify concerning the offense and who are named in the document authorizing the defendant's release; that the defendant receive reminders for all upcoming court appearances by phone, text, or email; or that the defendant be referred to non-mandatory job training or medical, psychological, or psychiatric treatment, including treatment for drug or alcohol dependency.
v. A defendant released on recognizance shall not be assessed any fee or other monetary assessment related to processing the defendant's release.
vi. When ordering a detention and conditional release hearing, the court may impose conditions of release or detain the defendant in jail until the hearing, unless the defendant has already been released from custody, in which case the court shall issue a notice to appear to compel the appearance of the defendant at the hearing.

Section 3 (Detention and conditional release hearing)
i. Before trial, the court may order the detention of the defendant, or their release on conditions, on when granting the motion of a prosecutor for a detention and conditional release hearing, or if after a hearing the court finds clear and convincing evidence that no less restrictive conditions would reasonably assure the defendant's appearance in court, the safety of any other person or the community, and that the defen- dant will not obstruct or attempt to obstruct the criminal justice process.
ii. The prosecutor may file a motion for a detention and conditional release hearing at any time, including before or after the pretrial release of the defendant.
iii. If the defendant is in custody, the hearing shall be held no later than the day of the defendant's first appearance in court, unless the defendant or prosecutor should seek a continuance. If the prosecutor should seek a continuance, the hearing will be held in an expedited manner and no later than three days after the defendant’s first appearance; but if the defendant should seek a continuance, the hearing will be held no later than seven days after the defendant's first appearance.
iv. In course of the hearing, the defendant shall have right to be represented by counsel, or to be provided counsel if financially unable to obtain adequate representation; and to testify, call witnesses, and cross-examine witnesses who appear at the hearing. Testimony of the defendant given in course of the hearing shall not be admissible as evidence of the defendant's guilt in any future legal proceeding, but may be admissible as evidence in any future hearing to determine whether the defendant subsequently violated a condition of release or committed a crime while on release.
v. In determining conditions of release or detention, the court may take into account information, if applicable, concerning the nature and circumstances of the offense charged; the weight of the evidence that could be presented against the defendant at trial; the character and criminal history of the defendant; the specific danger to any other person or the community that would be posed by the defendant's release; and the nature and seriousness of the risk of obstructing or attempting to obstruct the criminal justice process that would be posed by the defendant's release.

Section 4 (Conditional release)
i. In a release order imposing conditions of release, the court must include a written statement that sets forth all the conditions to which the release is subject; advise the defendant of the penalties for violating a condition of release and the consequences of violating a condition of release; include written findings of fact and a written statement of the reasons for the conditions imposed, including the reason no less restrictive conditions would reasonably assure the defendant’s appearance in court or the safety of any other person or the community, or that the eligible defendant will not obstruct or attempt to obstruct the criminal justice process.
ii. The court may not order the defendant to pay any portion of the costs of any conditions of pretrial release. A defendant shall not be assessed any fee or other monetary assessment related to processing the defendant's release.
iii. The court may, by subsequent order and without a hearing, permit the release of a detained defendant or remove conditions of release.
ix. If, twenty-four hours after the imposition of conditions of release, the defendant continues to be detained, that defendant is entitled to a re-hearing.
iv. The defendant shall have right to appeal an order of conditional release.

Section 5 (Pretrial detention)
i. In a detention order, the court must include a written statement of the reasons for detaining the defendant before trial, including the reason no less restrictive conditions would reasonably assure the defendant’s appearance in court or the safety of any other person or the community, or that the eligible defendant will not obstruct or attempt to obstruct the criminal justice process.
ii. The defendant shall have right to appeal an order of pretrial detention.
iii. The detention and conditions of release hearing may be reopened at any time before trial if the court finds changed circumstances or information that was not known to the court, the prosecutor, or the defendant at the time of the hearing and that these changed circumstances or new information have a material bearing on the issue of whether there are conditions of release that will reasonably assure the defendant's appearance in court, the safety of any other person or the community, or that the defendant will not obstruct or attempt to obstruct the criminal justice process.
iv. Upon a motion of the prosecutor alleging that the defendant has committed a new crime or has violated a condition of release while on release from custody before trial, the court may reopen the hearing.

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AN ACT
To prohibit candidates from running in more than one election on a given weekend

Section 1: Title

This legislation may be cited as the Amendment to the Electoral Procedures Act.

Section 2: Ban on running in multiple elections

Section 2 of the Election Procedures Codification Act of 2017 is hereby amended:

vii. All such candidates as shall have met the requirements imposed by Article V of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Fremont, and being eligible to hold the office for which they are a candidate, shall be included on the sample ballot, provided that they are not candidates for more than one (1) election, Regional or Federal, that occurs on the same weekend.

[YE]

Proposed standing orders change:

iii. The number of threads open to all legislation introduced by Members of Parliament or the First Minister shall be limited to six (6). The first four slots shall be reserved for ordinary legislation introduced by Members of Parliament or the First Minister. The final two slots shall be reserved for emergencies. The Speaker shall move legislation to these threads in the order in which it was introduced in the thread specified in (1).

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

This change has my support.

[YE]

Opening a vote on this.

[YE]

Aye.

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

you have the fourth slot listed twice.

Who determines if there's an emergency?

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

Aye!

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

Aye.

[YE]

Passes 3-0. Let me clarify what is considered an emergency, in my next change, hold on.

[YE]

The number of threads open to all legislation introduced by Members of Parliament or the First Minister shall be limited to six (6). The first four slots shall be reserved for ordinary legislation introduced by Members of Parliament or the First Minister. The final two slots shall be reserved for emergencies at the speaker's discretion. The Speaker shall move legislation to these threads in the order in which it was introduced in the thread specified in (1).

Is this adequate or should we be more specific?

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

Any more specificity would weaken the proviso, in my opinion. This change is sufficient.

[YE]

Oh yeah opening a vote.

[YE]

Aye.

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Aye.

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

Aye.

[YE]

Passes 3-0.

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

AN AMENDMENT
to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Frémont

Section 1 (Title)
i. The title of this Amendment shall be, the "Fixed Membership Parliament Amendment." It may be alternatively cited as the "Seventh Amendment" or as "Amendment VII."

Section 2 (Amendment)
i. Article I§3 of the Second Constitution of the Commonwealth of Frémont shall be amended to read as follows,

Every Parliament shall continue for three months from the first meeting of the House, and no longer, but may be sooner dissolved by the First Minister, pursuant to certain provisions as established in this Constitution. The number of seats for election shall be five exclusive of the First Minister; but Parliament shall by law provide for the election of No Member to one or more of the seats, in cases where the number of candidates is fewer than six.

Section 3 (Implementation)
i. This Amendment shall take effect immediately; but its provisions shall not effect the composition of the parliament sitting at the time of its ratification.

[YE]

AN ACT
to fund an expansion of parks and recreational services at the local level

Section 1: Title
1. This act is titled "The Fremont Parks and Recreation Act of 2019" and may also be cited as the "Park Act 2.0".
Section 2: Parks and Recreation
1. An addition $100,000,000 will be allocated to the Corporation for Fremont Parks and Recreation (CFPR), of which no less than 90% must be allocated towards town and city governments.
2. Cities and towns may be eligible for a regional grant not exceeding $3,000,000 for the purposes of building new parks and maintaining existing recreational sites.  All maintenance and construction plans must receive approval from the CFPR prior to obtaining the grant.
3. The CFPR shall be entrusted to prioritize eligible grants for park projects from communities with high rates of poverty and crime, as well as communities with a large population of residents under the age of 35.
4. No more than 20% of the allocated funds may be used in any given year.
5. The CFPR will disband once the funds have been exhausted, unless replenished at a later time.