Legislation Introduction Thread

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

Intra Regional Mobility Amendment

1. Article V, Section 2, Clause 7 is hereby amended to read: "Persons may only change their State of registration to that of a State in a different Region, as defined by statute, once every 180 days. Persons may only change their State of registration to that of a State within the same Region, as defined by statute, once every 24 hours."

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

Fusion Ballot Reform Act

1. Any declared candidate for any office in the Republic of Atlasia may opt to appear on the ballot line for all recognized parties offering the candidate an official endorsement.
2. Official endorsements by parties must be certified by the party giving the endorsement.
3. The SoFA must be notified of the endorsement at least 48 hours in advance of the election by the declared candidate receiving a cross-endorsement.
4. A party shall at its discretion have the right to prohibit any candidate from running on its official ballot line. This is to be accomplished by informing the SoFA of this intention at least 48 hours in advance of the election.

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

Break the Chains Act

1. Companies or individuals which possess 2 to 3 retail outlets or stores, inclusive, shall be assessed a differential tax of 1% on their annual profits.

2. Companies or individuals which possess 4 to 9 retail outlets or stores, inclusive, shall be assessed a differential tax of 4% on their annual profits.

3. Companies or individuals which possess 10 or more retail outlets or stores shall be assessed a differential tax of 7% on their annual profits.

4. Funds collected from these taxes shall be deposited in what will be established as a Small Business Protection Fund.

5. Companies or individuals which possess only 1 retail outlet shall be eligible to apply for a credit to be paid from this Fund.

6. Based on the total number of businesses which apply each year, credits issued to each business should be an equal share of the total fund, except that no business may receive a credit equivalent to more than 100% of its total annual tax burden.

7. The Fund may not be used for any other purpose, unless specifically allocated by future laws.

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

Ludlow Amendment

Except in the event of an invasion of the Republic of Atlasia or attack upon its citizens residing therein, the authority of the Senate to declare war shall not become effective until confirmed by a majority of all votes cast thereon in a nationwide referendum. The Senate, when it deems a national crisis to exist, may by concurrent resolution refer the question of war or peace to the citizens of the Regions, the question to be voted on being, 'Shall Atlasia declare war on ________?' The Senate may otherwise by law provide for the enforcement of this section.

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

I officially challenge the PPT's removal of the Immigration Reform Bill of 2010.

X Senator Bgwah

As a matter of principle, I believe all proposed legislation should have the right to be openly and fairly debated.

X Senator Libertas

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

Break the Chains Act (Take 2)

1. Companies or individuals which possess 15-39 retail outlets or stores, inclusive, shall be assessed a differential tax of 0.25% on their annual profits.

2. Companies or individuals which possess 40-85 retail outlets or stores, inclusive, shall be assessed a differential tax of 0.5% on their annual profits.

3. Companies or individuals which possess 86-175 retail outlets or stores, inclusive, shall be assessed a differential tax of 1.0% on their annual profits.

4. Companies or individuals which possess 176-300 retail outlets or stores, inclusive, shall be assessed a differential tax of 1.5% on their annual profits.

5. Companies or individuals which possess 301-450 retail outlets or stores, inclusive, shall be assessed a differential tax of 2.0% on their annual profits.

6. Companies or individuals which possess 451-999 retail outlets or stores, inclusive, shall be assessed a differential tax of 2.5% on their annual profits.

7. Companies or individuals which possess 1000 or more retail outlets or stores shall be assessed a differential tax of 3.0% on their annual profits.

7. Funds collected from these taxes shall be appropriated to the Atlasian Small Business Administration for expansion of current SBA programs for offering and/or guaranteeing small business loans to existing and new small businesses, unless and only if otherwise allocated by subsequent legislation.

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

End the Fed Act

1. The Federal Reserve, and any and all forms of central banking systems in Atlasia, are henceforth abolished and prohibited.

2. The assets of the central bank, and of all of its chairmen, shall be frozen pending a full audit. The chairmen shall be prohibited from departing the country until a full investigation is complete clearing them of potential impropriety.

3. Following the investigation, the bank's assets shall be liquidated. The powers of coining money and setting monetary policy shall be returned to the Treasury and to the Senate.

4. Any and all legal tender laws are henceforth repealed.

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

Freedom of Consumption Act

1. The National Sin Tax Act is hereby repealed.

2. The Decriminalization of LSD Act is hereby repealed.

3. The possession, consumption, and sale of LSD shall be fully legalized.

4. Regions shall reserve the right to establish their own policies on LSD as well as on alcohol and tobacco products.

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

Wiki Anti-Vandalism Act

1. Clause 8 is added to Section 1 of the Consolidated Criminal Justice Act: "Vandalism of the AtlasWiki, defined as repeatedly altering an article to include inaccurate or irrelevant information of any sort, after it has been corrected at least once."

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

Restoration of Intra-regional Mobility Amendment

Article V, Section 2, Clause 6 of the Third Constitution shall be amended to read "Persons may only change their State of registration from one region to another region once every 180 days. Changes in State of registration within a single region may occur once every 24 hours."

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

Wiki Anti-Vandalism Act

1. Clause 8 is added to Section 1 of the Consolidated Criminal Justice Act: "Vandalism of the AtlasWiki, defined as repeatedly altering an article to include inaccurate or irrelevant information of any sort, after it has been corrected at least once."

Just asking, did we had any examples of such vandalism recently?

Yes, it's been going on for months. The official color of the Populares, as adopted at our convention, is emerald. Antonio V has been relentlessly vandalizing our party's page and changing the color to this ugly powder blue color that is not emerald. I'm tired of having to go on there every single day to fix it and change it back.

This childish vandalism has got to stop. I'm not going to the JCP wiki page and changing your party's color to whatever I want it to be; I would expect the same respect in return.

The CCJA says that "Maliciously editing the AtlasWiki to remove legitimate content or create off-topic pages" is illegal, but for some reason nothing has been done about this situation by any AG, so perhaps the law has to be made clearer.

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

Freedom to Fly Act a.k.a. The TSA Sucks Act

1. The Transportation Security Administration is immediately abolished; airlines shall henceforth resume control over their own security operations.

2. No employee of the TSA at any level shall be considered immune to local, regional, and federal laws against child pornography, molestation, and sexual assault.

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

Transportation Efficiency and Fairness Act

1. No more than 40% of the nation's annual investment in transportation infrastructure shall be allotted to road construction. Total spending on road construction shall be capped at its current level.

2. Atlasians who have not owned or leased an automobile for a period of at least one year shall receive an annual tax credit scaled to the cost of road construction for that year. The tax credit shall be equal to 0.000025% of the total road construction budget. Atlasians who own or lease no more than one car but can be verified by a certified automotive inspector as having driven less than 1500 miles on it over a yearlong period shall also be eligible for this tax credit.

3. Atlasians who own or lease no more than one automobile, driven more than 1500 miles annually but less than 5000, as verified by a certified automotive inspector, shall receive a tax credit equivalent to 0.0000125% of the total road construction budget.

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

Alternate Transportation Act

1. The Committee on Alternative Transportation (CAT) shall be formed within the Senate, consisting of three Senators nominated and appointed by vote of that body. The Committee shall study and consider alternative methods of transportation and their implementation. The CAT shall prepare and present recommendations on how best to overhaul the nation's transportation infrastructure and re-allocate the nation's annual investment in transportation infrastructure, with an emphasis on producing safer, cleaner, and more efficient results.

2. The CAT should recommend specific projects as well as general allocations of funds.

3. The Senate may dissolve or re-form the CAT at any time by a majority vote of all Senators.