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« Reply #575 on: June 09, 2009, 08:55:23 PM »

I'm glad someone got it. I was a little overwhelmed by the ridiculous amount of Senate rules Tongue
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« Reply #576 on: June 10, 2009, 04:04:42 AM »

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« Reply #577 on: June 10, 2009, 09:48:24 PM »

SOEA Role Codification Act

1) Every 2 months a renewed foreign policy roll must be put out.
2) Communiques should be sent out whenever there is a foreign or diplomatic crisis in the world regarding official Atlasian policy.
3)The SOEA will give his opinion on all foreign policy related decisions to the President.
4) The SOEA will serve as Atlasia's foremost representative to other countries.
5) The SOEA will be second in command of the Atlasian armed forces only to the President.
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« Reply #578 on: June 16, 2009, 02:00:40 PM »

Repeal of the Magnetic Levitation Research Act

Due to the passage of FL 30-8: The High Speed Rail Act, F.L. 5-4: The Magnetic Levitation Research Act is hereby repealed.
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« Reply #579 on: June 18, 2009, 03:13:05 PM »

Intelligent Voting Amendment to the Constitution

The Sixth Amendment is hereby repealed.
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« Reply #580 on: June 20, 2009, 05:31:21 AM »

Resolution on Iranian protesters:

Atlasia hereby expresses total support for all Iranian citizens who embrace the values of freedom, human rights, civil liberties, and rule of law.
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« Reply #581 on: June 21, 2009, 12:47:13 AM »

A starting point:

Constitutional Revampification Amendment

Article I, Section 1 shall hereby read as follows:
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The following shall be included in Article I as Section 2: The House, with subsequent sections renumbered accordingly:
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Article I, Section 5 shall hereby be renumbered Section 4 and read as follows:
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Article I, Section 4 shall hereby be renumbered Section 5 and read as follows:
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All instances of the words "Senate" or "Senator(s)" in Article I, Sections 5 and 6 shall hereby read "Congress" or "Congressmen," respectively.

Article I, Section 8 is hereby removed.

Article IV shall hereby read as follows:
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« Reply #582 on: June 23, 2009, 05:22:46 AM »

Third Amendment to the Consolidated Electoral System Reform Act

Section 2, Clause 2 is amended to read:

2. If no candidate has a majority of highest preference votes, the candidate with the fewest highest preferences shall be eliminated, and his or her votes redistributed according to the next-highest preferences of the voters.
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« Reply #583 on: June 24, 2009, 02:07:30 PM »

Atlasia-South Korea Free Trade Bill

1. No tariffs, customs, or restrictions on movement of goods, except those that have been outlawed by the destination or interim nation, shall exist between the Republic of Atlasia and South Korea.

2. The President and other officers of the Atlasian Government shall take such actions as may be necessary to implement the provisions of this bill.


Atlasia-Japan Free Trade Bill

1. No tariffs, customs, or restrictions on movement of goods, except those that have been outlawed by the destination or interim nation, shall exist between the Republic of Atlasia and Japan.

2. The President and other officers of the Atlasian Government shall take such actions as may be necessary to implement the provisions of this bill.

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« Reply #584 on: June 24, 2009, 08:20:51 PM »

Amendment Regarding the GM

1. Article I, Section 8, Clause 2 of the Constitution is hereby removed, with subsequent clauses renumbered accordingly.




Adding the GM Bill

Article VIII, Section 2 of the Atlasian Constitution shall hereby include the following as Clause 6:

6. The position of Game Moderator is established to provide frequent and timely updates to the President, Senate and people of Atlasia on the foreign and domestic events as they occur.
  • The GM shall be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate.
  • The GM shall serve at the pleasure of the President and the Senate and may be dismissed by the President or removed by a two-thirds vote of the Senate.
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« Reply #585 on: June 28, 2009, 05:19:23 AM »
« Edited: June 28, 2009, 05:21:04 AM by afleitch »

LGBT Trade Act

The Republic of Atlasia shall not enter into any free or fair trade agreement with any nation that imposes the death penalty for homosexual acts.

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I am more than open to extending this to other nations that impose liftime imprisonment and physical punishment such as flogging
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« Reply #586 on: June 30, 2009, 06:23:08 PM »

Free Iranian Communications Bill

In light of the use of communication jamming equipment by the Islamic Republic of Iran to quell peaceful demonstrations against fraudulent elections, the Senate hereby authorizes the Secretary of External Affairs to discontinue all trade, subsidies, purchases and other economic relations with any company that continues to provide such equipment to the current Iranian regime immediately, at the discretion of the SoEA.
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« Reply #587 on: June 30, 2009, 08:50:49 PM »

Party Name Change Bill

1. If the membership of a major political party, by vote of a quorum of all members of that party, decides that it wishes to change the name of that party, an officer of that party shall, within 14 days, notify the Secretary of Forum Affairs of this fact.

2. Once notified, the Secretary of Forum Affairs shall change the official party membership of all members registered within that party to the new name approved by the party membership.
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« Reply #588 on: July 03, 2009, 01:50:40 PM »

Clearing Up The Line Of Succession Bill

1. The Line of Succession (Amendment) Act (F.L. 15-6), Section B is hereby repealed.

2. In the event of the absence or incapacitation of the President of Atlasia, the following shall serve as the line of succession:

    * 1. Vice President of Atlasia
    * 2. President Pro Tempore of the Senate
    * 3. Attorney General
    * 4. Game Moderator
    * 5. Dean of the Senate
    * 6. Secretary of Forum Affairs
    * 7. Secretary of External Affairs
    * 8. Each Senator in order of longest continuous service
    * 9. Chief Justice of the Atlasian Supreme Court
    * 10. Senior Associate Justice of the Atlasian Supreme Court
    * 11. Junior Associate Justice of the Atlasian Supreme Court
    * 12. Each of the Governors in order of longest continuous service
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« Reply #589 on: July 03, 2009, 02:01:22 PM »

Party Name Change Bill

1. If the membership of a major political party, by vote of a quorum of all members of that party, decides that it wishes to change the name of that party, an officer of that party shall, within 14 days, notify the Secretary of Forum Affairs of this fact.

2. Once notified, the Secretary of Forum Affairs shall change the official party membership of all members registered within that party to the new name approved by the party membership.

I introduce this since PiT is no longer with us.
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« Reply #590 on: July 03, 2009, 05:53:34 PM »

I will reintroduce my Amendment Regarding the GM, as that is a small change that just needs to happen, but am working on revising the Adding the GM Amendment Bill and will reintroduce it at a later time.
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« Reply #591 on: July 03, 2009, 06:00:22 PM »

Game Moderator Reform Bill

Whereas, the Senate understands that the Game Moderator is a position essential to the operation and performance of Atlasia and the Senate, the following is added to Article VIII, Section 2 of the Constitution as Clause 6:

6. The President shall appoint a Game Moderator with the advice and consent of the Senate.
a. The Game Moderator is responsible for providing the Senate and Atlasia with the necessary information to conduct debate and create legislation. The GM, at his discretion, shall provide information on wars, natural disasters, foreign events, and basic economic information including unemployment and inflation.
b. The Game Moderator may at any time be dismissed by the President.
c.  The Game Moderator may at any time be removed by the Senate by a two thirds vote, without presidential approval.

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« Reply #592 on: July 05, 2009, 08:59:18 PM »

No reason not to start out with one of my more controversial proposals yet.

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« Reply #593 on: July 05, 2009, 09:40:07 PM »
« Edited: July 05, 2009, 09:54:19 PM by Senator Marokai Blue »

Amendment to the LGBT Trade Act

The LGBT Trade Act is amended to read the following:
1. The Republic of Atlasia shall not enter into or maintain any free or fair trade agreement with any nation that criminalizes homosexual acts.

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« Reply #594 on: July 07, 2009, 12:17:32 PM »

Atlasia-EU Free Trade Bill
1. No tariffs, customs, or restrictions on movement of goods, except those that have been outlawed by the destination or interim nation, shall exist between the Republic of Atlasia and the Eurpean Union

2. The President and other officers of the Atlasian Government shall take such actions as may be necessary to implement the provisions of this bill.


Atlasia-Turkey Free Trade Bill
1. No tariffs, customs, or restrictions on movement of goods, except those that have been outlawed by the destination or interim nation, shall exist between the Republic of Atlasia and Turkey.

2. The President and other officers of the Atlasian Government shall take such actions as may be necessary to implement the provisions of this bill.
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« Reply #595 on: July 07, 2009, 06:08:19 PM »

On second thought, I withdraw the bills above until such a time as Afleitch gets back. Unless DWTL gets elected we don't have enough votes to pass them without him.
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« Reply #596 on: July 07, 2009, 06:49:18 PM »

Yet Another OSPR Amendment

The following shall be added to the OSPR as Section V Article I Clause III:

3. In the event that a final vote has started the PPT shall have the power to stop said vote if a proposed amendment to a piece of legislation, resolution or amendment has been missed.
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« Reply #597 on: July 09, 2009, 07:29:33 PM »

And Again! Another OSPR Amendment!

Article VIII Section I Clause II is amended to read:

2. Following the swearing in of the new Senate at the beginning of each Session, the President of the Senate shall open a thread in the Fantasy Government board for Senators to announce their candidacy for the position of PPT. This thread shall be further known in this document as the PPT Candidacy Declaration Thread and shall be open for forty-eight (48) hours for Senators to declare their candidacy for the position.


Article VIII Section I Clause III is amended to read:

3. After forty-eight (48) hours, the PPT Candidacy Declaration Thread shall be closed and a vote on the election of the new PPT shall be opened in a new thread by the President of the Senate. This vote shall last for a maximum of five (5) days during which time the Senators must vote. Any and all Senators who do not vote will be considered to have abstained.
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« Reply #598 on: July 09, 2009, 08:10:29 PM »

Not Another OSPR Amendment

Article IV, Section 4 shall hereby include the following as Clause 2, with subsequent clauses renumbered accordingly:

2. Any Senator may designate, during times of announced absence, a fellow member of the Senate to cast votes by proxy on amendments to legislation during said leave. Proxy designation shall only be accepted by public post and shall specify whether it be applicable to all relevant or only specifically identified pieces of legislation. Proxy designation shall last for the period determined by public post, or until the absent Senator has removed such designation by public post, or upon the beginning of a new Senate session, whichever comes first.
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« Reply #599 on: July 10, 2009, 10:29:58 PM »

On behalf of the President:

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