Mideast Assembly Thread

[Marokai Backbeat]

Seeing my stuff responded to is awesome! Thanks MOPolitico!

[Mopsus]

Seeing my stuff responded to is awesome! Thanks MOPolitico!

Thanks for giving me something to respond to !

[California8429]

Heads up if you want something signed into law get it passed ASAP because Friday I'm gone and won't be back in time for the next session.

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

Heads up if you want something signed into law get it passed ASAP because Friday I'm gone and won't be back in time for the next session.

Anything unsigned automatically becomes law.

[Mopsus]

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Shamelessly stolen from homelycooking .

[California8429]

Heads up if you want something signed into law get it passed ASAP because Friday I'm gone and won't be back in time for the next session.

Anything unsigned automatically becomes law.

We don't have the pocket veto option at the end of a session though?

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

Heads up if you want something signed into law get it passed ASAP because Friday I'm gone and won't be back in time for the next session.

Anything unsigned automatically becomes law.

We don't have the pocket veto option at the end of a session though?

No.  After 7 days, it simply becomes law.

[ZuWo]

Mideast Anti Marijuana Bill

The Mideast Marijuana Legalization Statute and the Mideast Marijuana Taxation Act are hereby repealed.

1. The possession, sale, and consumption of marijuana shall generally be unlawful for all individuals in the Mideast.

2. a) Medical marijuana use is legal for individuals of at least 18 years of age under clearly defined conditions, i.e. only in cases of HIV/AIDS, cancer, glaucoma, multiple sclerosis and epileptic seizures.

b) Individuals who suffer from any of these health problems are entitled to receive a specific amount of marijuana which a certified physician in the Mideast region deems necessary for the medical treatment directly from the physician in question.

c) Any physician who intends to treat a patient with marijuana must request written permission from the Mideast Department of Health in every single medical case and is, upon receiving such permission, entitled to possess a small amount of marijuana to treat his/her patient.

d) The Mideast Department of Health is required to respond to a request for a written permission by a physician within 2 weeks.

[Mopsus]

Notification of Leave of Absence: I won't have access to the internet again until Monday.

[afleitch]

Gentlemen; it's been a pleasure

[ZuWo]

Gentlemen; it's been a pleasure

Thanks for the hard work you put in the Assembly!
... and don't veto too many bills as Governor, please.

[California8429]

Gentlemen; it's been a pleasure

bye bye for a very short time

[California8429]

Can we get the Speaker elections underway?

[TJ in Oregon]

I will assume the governor's post means we are now in session.

Despite being the new guy around here, I'd like to get the ball rolling and nominate Assembleyman Inks.LWC for re-election as our speaker.

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

If seconding is needed, then seconded.

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

Not quite sure how to do this, but this seems the thread for proposing legislation. If it is so, then here is my first piece of legislation:

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[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

Any other nominations for speaker?  If not, I ask unanimous consent to close nominations and elect Inks.LWC as Speaker.

[ZuWo]

Any other nominations for speaker? 

Nope, let's elect Inks for Speaker.

[TJ in Oregon]

Here’s my first attempt at a bill. I read in this thread that there was some discussion of defining a “charity” so I figured I’d give it a try. This is largely based on the US federal government, but allows religious charities to receive funding without losing their ability to control standards and hiring practices.  I included an exception to the Mideast Adoption Statute and would recommend completely retooling that since the only issue it even mentions is same-sex adoption.

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[ZuWo]

Vote Sanctity Act

A voter who edits his ballot any length of time after it has been posted in the voting booth thread for any Mideast Election nullifies it. Election authorities shall not count a ballot altered in the above manner.


This bill comes from the Northeast, I've just adapted it to fit our region. It is an idea that I think we should really discuss.

[California8429]

I finished updating the wiki for this session and noticed 3 bills introduced in the 18th Assembly were never open to debate.

A.R. 11: Amendment to the Mideast Abortion Statute II (Not Debated) -MOPolitico
A.R. 12: The Mideast Vital Civic Information Act (Not Debated) -MOPolitico
A.R. 13: Mideast Anti Marijuana Bill (Not Debated) -ZuWo

I highly recommend the Assemblymember reintroduce their legislation.

To view all legislation for the 16th, 17th, and 18th sessions click here https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Mideast_Statute#Legislation_Considered_in_the_18th_Assembly:

I have included failed bills, bills not voted on, and tabled bills which most Governors before me have not. So there's all your information.

[ZuWo]

I thought we would start debating the bills which we haven't had time to debate during the last session in this session, but if it's necessary to introduce these bills once again I will do so. (Maybe we can discuss the two bills by Assemblyman MOPolitico first because he introduced them earlier.)

Mideast Anti Marijuana Bill

The Mideast Marijuana Legalization Statute and the Mideast Marijuana Taxation Act are hereby repealed.

1. The possession, sale, and consumption of marijuana shall generally be unlawful for all individuals in the Mideast.

2. a) Medical marijuana use is legal for individuals of at least 18 years of age under clearly defined conditions, i.e. only in cases of HIV/AIDS, cancer, glaucoma, multiple sclerosis and epileptic seizures.

b) Individuals who suffer from any of these health problems are entitled to receive a specific amount of marijuana which a certified physician in the Mideast region deems necessary for the medical treatment directly from the physician in question.

c) Any physician who intends to treat a patient with marijuana must request written permission from the Mideast Department of Health in every single medical case and is, upon receiving such permission, entitled to possess a small amount of marijuana to treat his/her patient.

d) The Mideast Department of Health is required to respond to a request for a written permission by a physician within 2 weeks.

[California8429]

The benefit of our regional government system is that we can debate all these bills at the same time, so even though we'll have 5 right now, we can take them all on at once.

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

Without objection, so ordered.

[Mopsus]

What about my bills, Speaker?