Mideast Assembly Thread

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Let the bloodbath new session begin!

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Honouring Veterans of Foreign Conflict Act

Section 1

1) WHEREAS the Mideast is home to many veterans of foreign conflict.
2) NOTING these veterans deserve endless praise for risking their lives to defend Atlasia.
3) SALUTING all Atlasian veterans of foreign conflict, regardless of regional residence.
4) HEREBY denotes August as Veteran's Month.
5) PROCLAIMING that because veterans have risked their lives, which is more valuable than anything material, are entitled to 50% discounts at all restaurants, movie theaters and similar places of business throughout the month of August if they arrive in their military attire.

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I nominate Inks for speaker.

Seconded.

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Seeing no other nominations, I ask unanimous consent that Inks.LWC be elected Speaker of the Assembly.

Seconded.

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Welfare Responsibility Act

Section 1

1. In order to receive welfare or food stamps in the Mideast Region, an applicant must submit to a drug test.

2. If it is determined that the applicant has no history of narcotic or alcohol addiction, the applicant shall be cleared to receive welfare and/or food stamps within the Mideast Region.

3. If it is determined that the applicant has any narcotic and/or alcohol in their system at the time of their application, they shall be barred from receiving welfare or food stamps in the Mideast Region, and instead shall be offered counselling in order to kick their habit and begin to receive welfare.

4. "Narcotic" shall be defined as any inhalant, hallucinogens and any non-prescription depressants, anti-depressants, stimulants and opiates.

Section 2

1) One may receive welfare for a maximum of one calendar year before they are put on review by the state in which they reside.

2) If it is determined that the welfare recipient is actively searching for work and, however, is unable to find work, they shall be cleared to continue receiving welfare for another calendar year.

3) If it is determined that the welfare recipient is not actively searching for work, they shall be denied welfare for the next calendar year and instead will be placed in a state Government-sponsored workforce training class.

4) Upon completion of the class, the individual shall be required to submit job applications to a minimum of five (5) companies. If all five companies deny the application, the individual shall be granted continuation of welfare.

Section 3

1) Any individual caught abusing or cheating the welfare system shall be sentenced to six (6) months in prison in the state where they reside. They shall also have to pay a fine of $1000.

2) "Abuse" shall be defined as submitting false DNA samples for a drug test, lying about job applications or skipping workforce training classes.

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Mideast Internet Freedom Act

Section 1

1. Neither the Government of the Mideast Region nor any individual state Government shall have any right to infringe an individual citizen's right to freely use the internet.

2. Usage of the internet shall be defined as browsing the internet using a local connection, wi-fi or any other form of internet connection.

3. The regional or state Government shall not censor the internet for any means without putting the resolution to a vote before the public.

4. If a censorship vote is passed, the regional or state Government may only censor what had been made explicitly clear in the referendum.

5. The Government, be it state or regional, may reserve the right to moderate some websites reserved specifically for adults.

6. Moderation refers to placing warnings on pornographic websites, deleting gruesome content on pornographic websites and actively protecting citizens from computer viruses.

Section 2

1. The Government, be it state or regional, may not infringe upon individual websites' terms of service and may not overtake websites and moderate content without prior notification.

2. The Government, be it state or regional, may not access any social networking or email account of any private citizen without a warrant previously signed by a judge.

3. Unapproved access to social networking or email accounts by the Government are hereby unlawful and the victimized citizen may reserve the right to sue the Government for information theft and larceny.

4. Any lawsuit brought before the Government, be it state or regional, will be heard by the regional court.

5. The regional Government is forbidden to levy taxes on individual purchases through the internet.

6. Taxes may be levied by the individual states in which the purchase is made, however these taxes shall not exceed 5% of the total purchase.

Section 3

1. If it is found that the Government, be it state or regional, has infringed upon the internet rights of a private citizen, the Government shall pay a cash sum to the victimized citizen.

2. No Government commission may be created for the sole intent to moderate the internet.

3. Any Government commission created that intends to take any power over the internet must first be approved by a vote put before the citizens of the Mideast.

4. Any commission created without a vote shall be rendered null and void and any operations undergone by the commission shall be reversed and those involved shall be arrested in violation of this law.

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Let's let the people decide.

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Common Courtesy While Driving Act

1. It is hereby prohibited to create excessive noise or havoc whilst driving in the Mideast Region.

2. "Excessive noise or havoc" shall be defined as excessively honking one's car horn, intimidating drivers, using profane language that is audible to other motorists and/or turning on high beams when it is not necessary to do so.

3. The punishment for committing any of these acts shall be a fine of $500 (five hundred dollars) and one week of anger management classes.

4. While each case will be handled individually, multiple violations of this law may result in suspension of driving privileges and/or revocation of one's license. 

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Underage Labour Guidelines Act of 2012

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1. If a company, business or corporation based in Mideast Region hires an employee under the age of 18 (eighteen) they must adhere to the following guidelines:

• The employee may not work more than 25 hours a week and no more than 5 hours a day.
• The employee may not work after 9 PM local time.
• The employee must be paid no less than the statewide minimum wage.
• The employee is entitled to the same benefits, be it health or otherwise, that any normal tenured employee is entitled to.
• The employee must work in appropriate working conditions, meaning they may not operate heavy machinery or any other type of dangerous machinery.
• Only those ages 17 and up may handle food products in the workplace.

2. If a company, business or corporation is found to be not adhering to these guidelines, they may be subject to a $1,500 (one thousand, five hundred) fine.

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Underage Labour Guidelines Act of 2012

Section 1

1. If a company, business or corporation based in Mideast Region hires an employee under the age of 18 (eighteen) they must adhere to the following guidelines:

• The employee may not work more than 25 hours a week and no more than 5 hours a day.
• The employee may not work after 9 PM local time.
• The employee must be paid no less than the statewide minimum wage.
• The employee is entitled to the same benefits, be it health or otherwise, that any normal tenured employee is entitled to.
• The employee must work in appropriate working conditions, meaning they may not operate heavy machinery or any other type of dangerous machinery.
• Only those ages 17 and up may handle food products in the workplace.

2. If a company, business or corporation is found to be not adhering to these guidelines, they may be subject to a $1,500 (one thousand, five hundred) fine.

As someone who was just in this position, I have some amendments I'll be proposing once this is brought up to debate.

Sweet!

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Mideast Contest Winnings Taxation Act

Section 1

1. Any citizen of the Mideast Region who wins a lottery, radio contest or any similar contest within the region is hereby subjected to taxation on their winnings.

2. The taxation shall be:

• On any prize that totals less than $100,000 in value: 15%
• On any prize that totals more than $100,001 in value: 25%

3. Any prize that totals less than $500 shall be exempt from taxation.

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FYI, I'm out of town until Sunday so I only have mobile access which
Makes it hard to paste votes to the governor, so we won't have any more  ores until I return on Sunday.

Or I could be named temporary speaker

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

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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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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I'd suggest Detroit or Chicago.

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[1] Detroit, MI
[2] Romney, WV

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Drop The Death Toll Act of 2012

Section 1

1. It shall hereby be legal for recognized officers of the law to carry loaded firearms inside of a school within the Mideast Region.

2. An officer may only use violent force if absolutely necessary.

3. Officers may also use tasers in school, but only if absolutely necessary.

4. "Absolutely necessary" shall be defined in terms of subsection 4 as to break up a violent altercation that cannot be stopped by interjection of authority.

5. Misuse and abuse of the powers granted in subsections 3 and 4 shall result in the termination of the officer accused of doing so and may also result in jail time if a court sees fit.

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Noooooooooo only the Midwest gets to do states with different names.

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No Mo Playin Hookey Act

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1. In order to reduce truancy within the Mideast Region, each school shall be required to call the parents of each student that is absent from homeroom on a regular school day.

2. If a parent cannot be reached, the child in question shall be suspected of truancy unless an adult can provide proof that the student's absence was excused.

3. All students found to be partaking in truancy shall be punished in accordance with each individual school's truancy punishment policy.

4. If a student's absence is excused, they shall be required to present a note to a school executive from their guardian explaining and excusing their absence.

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I am going to put a 48-hour hold on any legislative action (other than any votes currently in progress) to allow the Governor to catch up on updating the wiki.  If the wiki is caught up before that 48-hour hold, I'll lift the hold.

Fair enough.