The Imperial Dominion of the South's Legislature

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Anyone have a bill?

[Yelnoc]

Anyone have a bill?

I'm afraid to propose something for fear it will be another redudant bill.  Maybe SvennsonRS or MilesC51 will show some activity.

[Associate Justice PiT]

Anyone have a bill?

I'm afraid to propose something for fear it will be another redudant bill.  Maybe SvennsonRS or MilesC51 will show some activity.

     Give it a stab anyway. It's not as if your computer will crash or something if you propose another redundant bill.

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Miles has a bill on election regulations (The one that invalidated my vote) that he said he was going to post into the leg intro thread. I'll see where he is on that...

But, don't get too excited yet, Miles is driving 12 hours to Charlotte from Baton Rouge today, so if you have a bill, Yelnoc, go ahead and propose it.

[Yelnoc]

I got nothin'.

How about SvennsonRS?

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Don't know.

So I guess we wait 'til Miles gets to Charlotte?

[Associate Justice PiT]

     Passing a bill on the issue would do nothing. It would require a Constitutional Amendment.

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     Passing a bill on the issue would do nothing. It would require a Constitutional Amendment.

S**t.

How could we get a constitutional amendment, then?

[Yelnoc]

     Passing a bill on the issue would do nothing. It would require a Constitutional Amendment.

S**t.

How could we get a constitutional amendment, then?

According to the wiki the process is the following.

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I have never seen an itiative on the ballot.  In case you are wondering what Article II, Clause I of the Southeast Constitution is see below.

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So my interpretation is that members of the legislature have the power to draft voter iniatives or constitutional amendments that are placed on the ballot at the next election.  But, then again, the Wiki isn't exactly known for being up-to-date.

[Associate Justice PiT]

     Article II, Clause 1 changed as a result of the amendment that created the Legislature. The old Article II, Clause 1 that it referred to was this:

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     As a side note, it might be a good idea to change it so that the Legislature has to pass an amendment before it goes to a vote before the general public. That would require a substantial change in wording, though.

[Yelnoc]

Well than, we have a very pressing problem.  Our current constitution provides no process by which it can be lawfully amended because of an earlier amendment.  The old clause which you cite cannot be directly placed into the constitution amendmending it.  Even then, it would need to be heavily edited to fit with the current constitution.  It is a circular problem which I see no answer to without breaking the law of the Southeast.  Does anyone have any suggestions?

[Associate Justice PiT]

     This came up a long time ago, & Judicial Overlord Dibble ordered that we just change edit it to reference the new clause, because the amendment implied the necessary change. Therefore it has been taken care of.

[Yelnoc]

So then what is the process for passing an amendment?

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So then what is the process for passing an amendment?

[Associate Justice PiT]

     Propose it as an initiative. Just give me the text of it & I can open the booth tonight.

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I'll forward it over to you, Emperor.

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With that resolved, anyone have anything, even if it is redundant?

[Yelnoc]

With that resolved, anyone have anything, even if it is redundant?

Well, the booth hasn't even opened for the amendment so we should probably let that pass before we begin any new business.

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

Hi Dirty Southerners!

I'm your famed former governor and senator from the great Dirty Southern city of charleston and I come with a question. In 2012, Kiawah island is hosting the PHA Championship and the island is pushing for an express way to elieviate traffic on Bohicket Road. I'm first inquiring whether the regional legislature will act. Otherwise I'm going to stuff a federal bill with pork to get the job done. This is my top priority right now. Deal with it.

Much love and thankfulness,

Former Dirty Southern Governor and Senator Duke

[Associate Justice PiT]

With that resolved, anyone have anything, even if it is redundant?

Well, the booth hasn't even opened for the amendment so we should probably let that pass before we begin any new business.

     I'm planning to open the booth at midnight CST tonight. Since that booth is extraneous to the operations of the Legislature, there is no need to drop everything, & indeed Senator Duke has offered a suggestion.

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Hi Dirty Southerners!

I'm your famed former governor and senator from the great Dirty Southern city of charleston and I come with a question. In 2012, Kiawah island is hosting the PHA Championship and the island is pushing for an express way to elieviate traffic on Bohicket Road. I'm first inquiring whether the regional legislature will act. Otherwise I'm going to stuff a federal bill with pork to get the job done. This is my top priority right now. Deal with it.

Much love and thankfulness,

Former Dirty Southern Governor and Senator Duke

Mr. Senator, just find someone that would sponsor this bill and I'd be happy to get to work on it.

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With that resolved, anyone have anything, even if it is redundant?

Well, the booth hasn't even opened for the amendment so we should probably let that pass before we begin any new business.

     I'm planning to open the booth at midnight CST tonight. Since that booth is extraneous to the operations of the Legislature, there is no need to drop everything, & indeed Senator Duke has offered a suggestion.

^^^

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

Who wants to sponsor it? I can't write it now since I'm on my iPhone, but I can do it later. Anyone will do, and whoever does I promise to help get reelected.

[Yelnoc]

Tell me what the "PHA Championship" is and where "Kiawa Island" is and I might sponsor it. 

And how would building an expressway on the continent help alleviate traffic on an island?

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiawah_Island,_South_Carolina

It's PGA, Professional Golf Association

http://www.pga.com/tickets

Scroll down and you'll see the 2012 Championship will be held there.