Acceptance of Science Bill [Failed]

[SPC]

If this upcoming cloture vote doesn't pass, I would like to present another amendment as follows.  If not, please ignore:

Section 1, Clause 1 shall be amended to read:

the trait of homosexuality is an entirely conscious choice and/or is strange or unnatural.

Har de har har.

[Sam Spade]

If this upcoming cloture vote doesn't pass, I would like to present another amendment as follows.  If not, please ignore:

Section 1, Clause 1 shall be amended to read:

the trait of homosexuality is an entirely conscious choice and/or is strange or unnatural.

Har de har har.

The original version includes bisexuality.  Confusion is never a conscious choice, certainly...

[SPC]

If this upcoming cloture vote doesn't pass, I would like to present another amendment as follows.  If not, please ignore:

Section 1, Clause 1 shall be amended to read:

the trait of homosexuality is an entirely conscious choice and/or is strange or unnatural.

Har de har har.

The original version includes bisexuality.  Confusion is never a conscious choice, certainly...

Well, I think that gays choose to be homosexual as much as retards choose to be autistic.

[Sam Spade]

If this upcoming cloture vote doesn't pass, I would like to present another amendment as follows.  If not, please ignore:

Section 1, Clause 1 shall be amended to read:

the trait of homosexuality is an entirely conscious choice and/or is strange or unnatural.

Har de har har.

The original version includes bisexuality.  Confusion is never a conscious choice, certainly...

Well, I think that gays choose to be homosexual as much as retards choose to be autistic.

Then maybe that amendment should just strike the whole clause.  Still, this is my new general philosophy - "minimalism at all costs", so I'm sticking with the original.

[SPC]

If this upcoming cloture vote doesn't pass, I would like to present another amendment as follows.  If not, please ignore:

Section 1, Clause 1 shall be amended to read:

the trait of homosexuality is an entirely conscious choice and/or is strange or unnatural.

Har de har har.

The original version includes bisexuality.  Confusion is never a conscious choice, certainly...

Well, I think that gays choose to be homosexual as much as retards choose to be autistic.

Then maybe that amendment should just strike the whole clause.  Still, this is my new general philosophy - "minimalism at all costs", so I'm sticking with the original.

Fine with me; I really don't think the school should be teaching about homsezuality in the first place. BTW, what I meant by that comment with that homosexuality is a mental disorder.

[Ebowed]

We are voting on an amendment to add the following section

This law is only applicable to schools in Washington D.C. and other federal territories

Nay

[Bono]

If this upcoming cloture vote doesn't pass, I would like to present another amendment as follows.  If not, please ignore:

Section 1, Clause 1 shall be amended to read:

the trait of homosexuality is an entirely conscious choice and/or is strange or unnatural.

Har de har har.

The original version includes bisexuality.  Confusion is never a conscious choice, certainly...

Well, I think that gays choose to be homosexual as much as retards choose to be autistic.

Autism isn't mental retardation.

[DownWithTheLeft]

Aye on the amendment

[Brandon H]

Aye

[Sam Spade]

Aye.

[Јas]

Nay

[PBrunsel]

Aye

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Abstain

[SPC]

If this upcoming cloture vote doesn't pass, I would like to present another amendment as follows.  If not, please ignore:

Section 1, Clause 1 shall be amended to read:

the trait of homosexuality is an entirely conscious choice and/or is strange or unnatural.

Har de har har.

The original version includes bisexuality.  Confusion is never a conscious choice, certainly...

Well, I think that gays choose to be homosexual as much as retards choose to be autistic.

Autism isn't mental retardation.

sorry, I had writers block. I meant to say "down's syndrome"

[Rob]

Nay.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Nay

[DownWithTheLeft]

The vote appears to be 4-4-1, that is a tie that goes the VP correct?

[Ebowed]

The vote appears to be 4-4-1, that is a tie that goes the VP correct?

Not yet.

[DownWithTheLeft]

The vote appears to be 4-4-1, that is a tie that goes the VP correct?

Not yet.

Another reason you should no longer be PPT no offense, we are working with a quorum of nine senators, therefore this is it.  You are purposely stalling so that Jas is the VP tomorrow and not Phil.

[Ebowed]

The vote appears to be 4-4-1, that is a tie that goes the VP correct?

Not yet.

Another reason you should no longer be PPT no offense, we are working with a quorum of nine senators, therefore this is it.  You are purposely stalling so that Jas is the VP tomorrow and not Phil.

You're right, sorry.  I forgot that Colin was absent.

[DownWithTheLeft]

Someone help me with the legality of this matter, the voting was finished when Phil was still the VP, however, now Jas is the acting president and there is no VP.  So do we wait until Jas returns to being VP to do anything or is it still Phil's vote?

Also, if the amendment fails I propose to strike all my previous amendments and replace it:

A new appropriatley numbered section reading as follows:
This law shall only be applicable in federal territories

[Ebowed]

There is no prohibition from being acting president & VP at the same time.

Keystone Phil is not entitled to cast a tiebreaking vote after his term ends, although if he does so in the next two hours, it would be valid.

[Sam Spade]

There is no prohibition from being acting president & VP at the same time.

Keystone Phil is not entitled to cast a tiebreaking vote after his term ends, although if he does so in the next two hours, it would be valid.

True, but there is a restriction on his powers as President of the Senate.  Article 2, Section 2, Clause 3 says...

In the event that the President of the Senate should be exercising responsibility as Acting President of the Republic of Atlasia under the Constitution, then the powers given by this Resolution to the President of the Senate shall instead be exercised by the Dean of the Senate.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

There is no prohibition from being acting president & VP at the same time.

Keystone Phil is not entitled to cast a tiebreaking vote after his term ends, although if he does so in the next two hours, it would be valid.

True, but there is a restriction on his powers as President of the Senate.  Article 2, Section 2, Clause 3 says...

In the event that the President of the Senate should be exercising responsibility as Acting President of the Republic of Atlasia under the Constitution, then the powers given by this Resolution to the President of the Senate shall instead be exercised by the Dean of the Senate.

His power to break ties wasn't given the President of the Senate by the OPSR though.  Another half hour and it will be the new Vice President who breaks the tie.

[Sam Spade]

There is no prohibition from being acting president & VP at the same time.

Keystone Phil is not entitled to cast a tiebreaking vote after his term ends, although if he does so in the next two hours, it would be valid.

True, but there is a restriction on his powers as President of the Senate.  Article 2, Section 2, Clause 3 says...

In the event that the President of the Senate should be exercising responsibility as Acting President of the Republic of Atlasia under the Constitution, then the powers given by this Resolution to the President of the Senate shall instead be exercised by the Dean of the Senate.

His power to break ties wasn't given the President of the Senate by the OPSR though.  Another half hour and it will be the new Vice President who breaks the tie.

True.