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« Reply #3075 on: September 23, 2012, 02:58:45 PM »

Thank you - it has been a pleasure to work with you during the last session! Smiley

And it was a pleasure to work with you, Governor. I hope your service to this region doesn't end now.
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« Reply #3076 on: September 26, 2012, 07:36:34 PM »

Thank you - it has been a pleasure to work with you during the last session! Smiley

And it was a pleasure to work with you, Governor. I hope your service to this region doesn't end now.
I hope so, too.  I would like to thank all the great members of the Assembly that I worked with this session, and I hope to return soon.
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« Reply #3077 on: September 26, 2012, 08:07:50 PM »

Resolution Commending Governor ZuWo

1. WHEREAS Governor ZuWo was an active, likable and all around great Governor.
2. RECOGNIZING ZuWo as a fantastic leader of the Mideast Region.
3. COMMENDING Governor ZuWo for his work as Governor.
4. HEREBY commends Governor ZuWo for his service to the Mideast Region.
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« Reply #3078 on: September 27, 2012, 02:34:53 PM »

I would ask that no more bills or resolutions be introduced at this point, as I will refuse to bring them up for a vote.  Time is just too short now.  Thank you, and as soon as our present vote is done, this session will be gavelled to a close.

Pleas remember to swear in tomorrow AFTER 1:00 P.M. EDT.
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« Reply #3079 on: September 28, 2012, 03:22:49 PM »

Bill for the new session, want to get this out there know because I'll be gone all day tomorrow:

2012 Union Liberation Bill
Section 1  
 • Union busting will be legally defined as a practice that is undertaken by an employer or their agents to prevent employees from joining a labor union, or subvert, stop workers right to join, or destroy unions that already exist.
 • The above practice will be made illegal in the Mideast Region in order to protect the rights of citizen workers in the region.
 • Punishments for companies may include large fines totaling no more than twenty five percent of their annual income for that year that the union was affected by the aforementioned practice.
Section 2
• An additional ballot to require an employer recognize a union is herby eliminated, if a majority of workers have already signed cards expressing their wish to have a union
 • Requiring an additional ballot will be made illegal in the Mideast Region in order to protect the rights of citizen workers in the region.
 • Punishments for companies that force an additional ballot may include large fines totaling no more than twenty five percent of their annual income for that year that the union was affected by the aforementioned practice.
Section 3
• Workers in all professions are allowed to unionize; this includes the fallow professions that were once prohibited:
      o Agricultural workers including family farms
      o Domestic workers
      o First-level managers
      o Independent contractors
      o Regional and state government workers  
Section 4
• Labor Relations Act is hereby repealed
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« Reply #3080 on: September 28, 2012, 07:21:25 PM »

Welcome to the new session of the Assembly.

Mr. X and 20RP12, please swear in.

As dean of the Assembly, I will now open the floor for nominations for Speaker of the Assembly.
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« Reply #3081 on: September 28, 2012, 08:11:30 PM »

Considering all of his experience and dedication to this body, I would strongly encourage the Assembly to elect Inks as Speaker for another session. Smiley
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« Reply #3082 on: September 28, 2012, 09:32:55 PM »
« Edited: September 28, 2012, 09:49:57 PM by Tmthforu94 »

Hey guys,

"The National University..." bill is about ready to be signed by President Napoleon.

We need to select a location of economic distress in our region for our regional university to be located also. We need to come up with a location - personally, I'd like to recommend Detroit, but I'd be open to other locations.
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« Reply #3083 on: September 28, 2012, 09:38:52 PM »

Detroit or Eastern Kentucky would be a good choice.
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« Reply #3084 on: September 28, 2012, 09:38:57 PM »

I'd also suggest Peoria, IL; a city which has been hard hit as well, but which lacks some of the larger problems of Detroit.
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« Reply #3085 on: September 28, 2012, 09:44:19 PM »

Detroit or Eastern Kentucky would be a good choice.

I don't know if many parents will send their kids to Detroit. Tongue

And that's President Napoleon to you, Mr. Governor! Wink
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« Reply #3086 on: September 28, 2012, 09:53:55 PM »

Whatever, Little Corporal. Tongue

I hear y'all on the concerns with Detroit - With that, I'm going to throw Elkhart into the mix.
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« Reply #3087 on: September 28, 2012, 10:32:20 PM »

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« Reply #3088 on: September 29, 2012, 12:02:51 AM »

Considering all of his experience and dedication to this body, I would strongly encourage the Assembly to elect Inks as Speaker for another session. Smiley

Even though Inks and I are probably the farthest ideological extremes in the assembly, I do appreciate and respect his experience and dedication to the Mideast and our legislature. I wholeheartedly support him to be our Speaker for the next session!
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« Reply #3089 on: September 29, 2012, 09:31:51 AM »

I'd suggest Detroit or Chicago.
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« Reply #3090 on: September 29, 2012, 04:59:55 PM »

I'd suggest Cleveland, Detroit, or Baltimore.
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« Reply #3091 on: September 29, 2012, 05:00:58 PM »

Considering all of his experience and dedication to this body, I would strongly encourage the Assembly to elect Inks as Speaker for another session. Smiley

Even though Inks and I are probably the farthest ideological extremes in the assembly, I do appreciate and respect his experience and dedication to the Mideast and our legislature. I wholeheartedly support him to be our Speaker for the next session!

Seconded Smiley
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« Reply #3092 on: September 29, 2012, 05:21:55 PM »

Immigration Reform Act of 2012

Section 1
•   The Mideast Assembly recognizes that although English is the primary language of the region, there is no official language in the Mideast. 
•   The Mideast government will build English language education and career-services centers in the cities of Baltimore, Chicago (2x), Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Green Bay, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Louisville, Madison, Milwaukee, Nyman DC (2x), Richmond, and St. Louis. These centers will focus on helping first generation immigrants learn English and find jobs so that they can be productive members of Atlasian society.
•   Any first-generation immigrant who passes a region-issued English language exam at one of these centers will receive a $1,000 earned income tax-credit for the first two years after they pass the exam.

Section 2
•   The Mideast will establish a ten-year guest-worker program through which immigrant workers will be issued special visas that will allow them (along with their nuclear family) to reside in the U.S. as guest workers for a period not to exceed ten years. 
•   During this time, all guest workers and their family are encouraged to work to gain citizenship during this ten-year window
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« Reply #3093 on: September 29, 2012, 07:58:29 PM »

Mr. Assemblyman, what would "encouraged to work to gain citizenship" specifically entail in the context of this bill? Periodic government reminders to the families in question?

Some clarification here would be helpful.
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« Reply #3094 on: September 29, 2012, 08:13:41 PM »

Mr. Assemblyman, what would "encouraged to work to gain citizenship" specifically entail in the context of this bill? Periodic government reminders to the families in question?

Some clarification here would be helpful.

In the context of this bill, it is more symbolic.  The intent of that part of section two was essentially to reflect a welcoming attitude towards immigrants by the regional government (as opposed to one of hostility).  It is not unlike the first part of section one, in this way.  Although the Assembly could simply not pass any "official language declarations," explicitly stating that the region does not have an official language has symbolic significance.  From a policy perspective, the real meat of the bill is in the parts of section one dealing with the tax credit and the language education and career services centers, and in the part of section two dealing with the establishment of a regional guest-worker program.  That being said, I still believe that the symbolic parts of the bill are important.
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« Reply #3095 on: September 29, 2012, 11:09:44 PM »
« Edited: September 30, 2012, 12:55:40 AM by Tmthforu94 »

Here is a list. All Mideasterners can vote - there's no real procedure on this. Vote will last for 24 hours.

Ballot:
[] Cleveland, OH
[] Detroit, MI
[] Baltimore, MD
[] Peoria, IL
[] Chicago, IL
[] Elkhart, IN



I'm going to make a little speech on behalf of Elkhart:

- As someone stated earlier, I'm not sure we should choose a large city - a medium-sized city would be more ideal, IMO.
- It'd be good to have a regional university that is centrally located, and I think Elkhart is just about as centrally located as you can get.
- Elkhart is known for a state Obama frequently visited, as it was severely hit by the economy. Unemployment there was over 15% at one point, and I know it is still very depressing.

I think the two most logical choices here would be Peoria and Elkhart. Both are medium-sized cities that are economically depressed. However, Elkhart is more centrally located, and Peoria already has multiple universities, most notably Bradley. Elkhart doesn't really have anything, other than Bethel College, which only has a couple thousand students.

I also know space would be no issue at Elkhart. Would that be a problem in places like Detroit and Chicago? (I don't know, as I've never been to either city) The population of Elkhart is 60,000.
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« Reply #3096 on: September 29, 2012, 11:10:32 PM »

Ballot:
[3] Cleveland, OH
[4] Detroit, MI
[5] Baltimore, MD
[2] Peoria, IL
[6] Chicago, IN
[1] Elkhart, IN
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« Reply #3097 on: September 29, 2012, 11:15:40 PM »

[6] Cleveland, OH
[3] Detroit, MI
[4] Baltimore, MD
[2] Peoria, IL
[5] Chicago, IN
[1] Elkhart, IN
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« Reply #3098 on: September 29, 2012, 11:20:46 PM »
« Edited: September 30, 2012, 12:54:18 AM by President Napoleon »

1. Peoria, IL
2. Elkhart, IN
3. Baltimore, MD
4. Chicago, IL
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« Reply #3099 on: September 30, 2012, 12:51:57 AM »

Ballot:
[3] Cleveland, OH
[1] Detroit, MI
[4] Baltimore, MD
[6] Peoria, IL
[5] Chicago, IN (I assume this is supposed to be Illinois?)
[2] Elkhart, IN
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