Senate Legislation Introduction Thread (New)

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Sequoyah Statehood Amendment

1. Effective June 24, 2024 Anno Domini the new State of Sequoyah is hereby authorized to be created consisting of the territory of the following counties of the State of Oklahoma as constituted on January 1, 2023:


Adair, Atoka, Bryan, Carter, Cherokee, Choctaw, Coal, Craig, Creek, Delaware, Garvin, Grady, Haskell, Hughes, Jefferson, Johnston, Latimer, Le Flore, Love, Marshall, Mayes, McClain, McCurtain, McIntosh, Murray, Muskogee, Nowata, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Ottawa, Pittsburg, Pontotoc, Pushmataha, Rogers, Seminole, Sequoyah, Stephens, Tulsa, Wagoner, and Washington.

2. Until such time as a new State Constitution may be adopted or enacted, the Constitution of Oklahoma, all existing State and local laws, and all Tribal governing documents and laws shall remain in effect, and all office holders shall remain in office for the duration of any existing term. Until a special election may be conducted, the chief executive of the State of Sequoyah shall be the Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation.

3. The title to all property belonging to the State of Oklahoma located within the new State of Sequoyah shall escheat to the State of Sequoyah. The current debt, obligations, and funds of the State of Oklahoma shall be shared with the State of Sequoyah on a per capita basis.

4. For purposes of Art. VII, Sec. 2, Cl. 1 of the Atlasian Constitution, the ratification of the Constitutional Amendment adopted herein by the Southern Region shall be considered to fulfill the requirement that the State of Oklahoma consents to the creation of such new State.

5.

Be It Resolved in the Atlasian Senate Assembled, that upon ratification by 2/3rds of the Regions, the Fifth Constitution of Atlasia shall be amended as follows:

Article II, Section 1, Clause 3 of the Atlasian Constitution shall be amended as follows:

Section 1. The Regions.

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3. The southern Region shall consist of the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, Sequoyah, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia.

The Upper Southern Subregion shall consist of the states of Arkansas, Delaware, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Sequoyah, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia.

Amendment Explanation

This amendment creates the new State of Sequoyah.

[Mr. Reactionary]

INTERNAL ROBOT SERVICE ACT

1. As used in this act:

A. Robot spy means any artificial intelligence or algorithim that is programmed, designed, or intended to identify, catelogue, monitor, gain access to, obtain information from, or make any changes to any banking, credit, debit, investment, payment processing, or other financial services account.

2. No federal department, agency, employee, agent, or contractor shall use, purchase, or obtain the benefits of any robot spy or any information obtained by a robot spy.

3. No federal funds appropriated to the Regions shall be used for the purchase, repair, maintenance, or operation of any robot spy or to acquire any information obtained by a robot spy.

4. Any information possessed by a federal department, agency, employee, agent, or contractor that was obtained by a robot spy shall be immediately destroyed or otherwise disposed of.

5. No court in Atlasia shall admit as evidence any information possessed by a federal department, agency, employee, agent, or contractor that was obtained by a robot spy.

6. This act shall take effect immediately.

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Officeholders Need to Show up Amendment

To the end of Article VIII Section 3 of the Constitution, add the following:

3. If any officeholder, elected or appointed, federal, regional, or subregional, fails to vote in a regularly scheduled election, they shall immediately and automatically forfeit any office held or won. Additionally, for one's election to office to be valid, they must cast a vote in said election. This clause shall be retroactive to April 2024.

Amendment Explanation:

This amendment will help remedy the situation of chronically absent officeholders leaving themselves and the nation in limbo for months, by having any officeholder who misses a regularly scheduled election automatically forfeit any office held or won, and by requiring one to vote in an election in order to win any election. This does NOT require one to vote for any particular candidate or affect anyone's citizenship.

[ReallySuper]

Respect for Diplomacy Act

SENATE BILL

to cease foreign and military aid to states that expel Atlasian ambassadors or violate Atlasian diplomatic missions

Be it enacted,

Section I: Actions

1. Foreign and military aid shall be automatically suspended to any foreign state that declares the Atlasian ambassador to that state as persona non grata or that violates international law through the unauthorized entry of state authorities into an Atlasian diplomatic mission within the borders of that state.

2. The suspension of foreign and military aid caused by the expulsion of an Atlasian ambassador shall be immediately lifted upon the restoration of the diplomatic recognition of that ambassador.

3. The President of Atlasia is also authorized to negotiate an agreement with a foreign state that has had its aid suspended under subsection 1 of this section in order to restore aid, with the advice and consent of the Senate in accordance with Article IV Section 2 of the Constitution.

4. This act shall not affect the provision of humanitarian aid.

Section II: Implementation

1. This act shall take effect immediately.

[Mr. Reactionary]

Repeal Stupid FDA Rules That Almost Killed Me Act

1. Dietary Supplements consisting only of a potassium-containing compound that are not marketed as a multi-vitamin or a dietary supplement of any vitamin or mineral other than potassium, may be sold in serving sizes up to 100% of the daily recommended amount as established by the FDA. Any contradictory regulation or guidance previously issued by the FDA is hereby rescinded. This section shall take effect immediately.

2. Any bottled water intended for human consumption that contains a PH greater than 8.0, also known as "alkaline water", that is sold, imported, or exported in interstate or international commerce shall include in the Nutrition Facts a maximum recommended daily amount, to be determined by the FDA. Such determination shall be made assuming a person only consumes alkaline water and that human blood PH shall not exceed 7.3 for safety purposes. Any contradictory regulation or guidance previously issued by the FDA is hereby rescinded. This section shall take effect 120 days from the date of passage.

[Blair]

Repeal wasteful Food Spending (RWSF)

1.) The National Culinary Heritage Promotion Act 2024 is hereby repealed.

[Blair]

Get Government out of the restaurant

1.) The No High Tech for Food Act is hereby repealed

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

National Pizza Act

1. In recognition of the 50th state's iconic tradition, The Hawaiian Pizza, which shall have at least the toppings of Canadian Bacon and Pineapple, shall be the national pizza of Atlasia.

2. The ordering of such a pizza in any restaurant shall not be subject to sales tax by any jurisdiction.

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Save the Senate Amendment

Modify Article III, Section 1 of the Constitution as follows:

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3. The Senate shall consist of eighteen Senators; nine elected at large and one elected for each region and each subregion. Effective July 6th, 2024, The Senate shall be permantely reduced to a size of twelve senators, six elected at-large and one for each subregion. However, this section shall not be construed to prevent any duly elected senator from completing any term to which they have been elected, with the full rights, powers, and privileges of said office.
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Modify Article III, Section 2 of the Constitution as follows:

1. The manner of election for at-large Senators shall be as follows:
i. The nine six at-large Senators shall be elected for a term of two months by the eligible voters of the Republic according to a method of proportional representation prescribed by the Senate. Elections for the seats shall be held in the months of February, April, June, August, October, and December.
ii. If no other method of proportional representation is prescribed by law, at-large Senate elections shall operate on single transferable vote.
iii. At-large Senate vacancies shall be filled through appointment by the executive of the former Senator’s Party; but should a vacancy occur as the result of the death, expulsion, or resignation of an at-large Senator not being a member of a major Party, then a special election shall be held within twenty days of the vacancy to choose a replacement to serve the remainder of the existing term. Effective July 6th, 2024, the seats of the members elected 7th, 8th, and 9th according to the June 2024 Election Results shall not be filled if they become vacant. Ties shall be broken according to most first preferences, then most second preferences, and so on. In the case of such a vacancy, such a seat will not be relevant to the question of passage or quorum on any matter before the Senate.

The manner of selection for regional Senators shall be as follows:
i. Each region shall elect a Senator for a term of four months by popular election of the region’s residents administered by the regional government in a manner prescribed by the legislature thereof. Regional Senate elections shall be held in the months of February, June, and October.
ii. Regional Senate vacancies occurring more than thirty days prior to the end of the term shall be filled by special election of the region’s residents administered by the regional government within twenty days of the vacancy.
iii. Regional Senate vacancies occurring within thirty days of the end of the term, as well as the interim between a vacancy and a prescribed special election, may be filled in accordance with the laws of the region in question; should no such law exist then the region’s executive shall have the power to make such an appointment. Effective July 6th, 2024, no remaining or future regional senate vacancy shall be filled. In the case of such a vacancy, such a seat will not be relevant to the question of passage or quorum on any matter before the Senate.
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In accordance with declining activity in the game, this will reduce the size of the Senate to 12 seats, six at large and one from each subregion. It is implemented gradually to avoid holding elections to non-existent seats and provide time for affected senators to find their next role in the game.

[ReallySuper]

A BILL FOR AN ACT
officially recognizing indigenous nations and establishing an Office of Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE SENATE OF ATLASIA

SECTION 1. Title

i. This act shall be known as the "Indigenous Nations Recognition Act".

SECTION 2. Official Recognition

i. In accordance with Article III Section 3 of the Constitution of Atlasia, the Republic of Atlasia officially recognizes the indigenous nation of Hawaiʻi, hereinafter "ka lāhui Hawaiʻi," as an Indigenous Nation of Atlasia, with all the rights, privileges, benefits and obligations that such designation may bestow.

ii. In accordance with Article III Section 3 of the Constitution of Atlasia, the Republic of Atlasia officially recognizes as Indigenous Nations of Atlasia all indigenous nations which were historically recognized by the United States at any point through treaties and government-to-government relations, notwithstanding their nonrecognition by the Office of Federal Acknowledgement, with all the rights, privileges, benefits and obligations that such designation may bestow.

SECTION 3. Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations

i. The Republic of Atlasia hereby establishes within the Executive branch an Office of Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations. The Office shall be tasked with gathering public testimony from the indigenous peoples who are the traditional and rightful stewards of the lands in what is now the legal jurisdiction of Atlasia in order to:

• document indigenous historical memory;
• infuse the official record of settler-indigenous encounters as previously and presently declared by the government with the truth as experienced by indigenous peoples;
• develop curriculum recommendations for Atlasian public schools which critically addresses the history and legacy of settler colonialism in Atlasia, including the role of the U.S. and Atlasian governments and their officers in the genocide, dispossession, displacement, disenfranchisement and forced assimilation of indigenous peoples;
• foster a genuine movement towards reconciliation between settlers and indigenous people that acknowledges rather than sidesteps the violence and trauma of settler colonialism;
• issue policy recommendations to improve the material and socioeconomic conditions of indigenous peoples, protect the sacred lands, waters and resources of indigenous peoples from desecration and pollution, defend and expand indigenous political sovereignty and develop genuine government-to-government relationships between the Republic of Atlasia and indigenous nations; and,
• under the leadership of indigenous elders and with the robust public input of indigenous communities, chart a path towards reparations for the genocide, dispossession, displacement and other crimes against humanity committed by the U.S., Atlasia and their respective regional, state and local governments against indigenous peoples.

ii. The Office of Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations established in the above section shall be allocated $100 million dollars annually.

SECTION 4. Implementation and Cost

i. This legislation shall take effect immediately.

ii. This legislation allocates a total of $100 million annually.

[ReallySuper]

A BILL FOR AN ACT
ending the Rim of the Pacific Exercise.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE SENATE OF ATLASIA

SECTION 1. Title

i. This act shall be known as the "Make the Pacific Pacific Again Act".

SECTION 2. Ending RIMPAC

i. The Rim of the Pacific Exercise to be held in summer 2024 is hereby cancelled, and all future international maritime military exercises within the exclusive economic zone surrounding the Hawaiian Islands are hereby prohibited.

ii. This act takes effect immediately.