Southern Chamber of Delegates Thread-Introduce Legislation Here

[diptheriadan]

Quaerite Prime Regnum Dei
(Seek ye first the kingdom of God)


Chamber of Delegates
Nashville, Tennessee

This shall serve as the official legislative/administrative thread for the Southern Chamber of Delegates.

Governor: NeverAgain (Labor-Virginia)
Secretary of Elections: Peebs (Labor-North Carolina)
Attorney General: OneJ_ (Labor-Mississippi)
Speaker of the Chamber of Delegates: fhtagn (Federalist-North Carolina)
Deputy Speaker: Southern Gothic (Labor-Louisiana)
Members of the Chamber of Delegates: Ben Kenobi (Atlas Conservative Party-Texas), fhtagn (Federalist-North Carolina), JustinTimeCuber (Labor-Missouri), Southern Gothic (Labor-Louisiana), TimTurner (Labor-Texas)


Legislation on the Floor-
Free Range Prison Act(dfwlibertylover & Ben Kenobi)
Charter Schools Act (Ben Kenobi)

Legislation Passed-
Southern Heritage Act(Ben Kenobi)
Leinad Appreciation Act(Ben Kenobi)
Rules and Procedures of the South Legislature(NeverAgain)
The Southern Budget, 2017(Ben Kenobi)
Southern Ban on Euthanasia (Ben Kenobi)
Amendment to Section IV of the Chamber Rules and Procedures(diptheriadan)
The Department of Justice Act(diptheriadan)
Choose Life Act(Santander)
Body Camera Act of 2016-Reintroduced(Ben Kenobi)
South Aborting Regulation Act(diptheriadan)
Blue Law Cessation and Alcohol Standardization Act(diptheriadan)
Privacy is a Good Thing Act(Leinad)
New Holidays Act(Leinad)
Collaborative Regional Symbols Act(Leinad)
Southern Property Usage Act(1184AZ)
Elimination of the Death Tax Act(Ben Kenobi)
Constitutional Carry Act(Ben Kenobi & Leinad)
Elimination of Income Tax Act(Ben Kenobi)
Certificate of Need Repeal Act(Leinad)
Regional Election Department Act(Leinad)
Southern Elections Act(1184AZ)
Honoring Service to Atlasia Act(Siren)
Open Carry is Legal Act-Reintroduced(dfwlibertylover)
Southern Workfare Act of 2016(EdgarAllenYOLO)
The South Budget 2016(PiT)
Student Religious Liberties Act(Santander)
Universal Justice Act(Santander)
The Helping Outstanding Pupils Learn (HOPE) Act(Santander)
Legislative Naming Act(Peebs)
Regional Symbols Act(Santander)
Southern Task Force to Combat Human Trafficking Act(Siren)
The Legal Marijuana Act of 2016(dfwlibertylover)
Rules and Procedures of the Southern Legislature(Siren)

Legislation Failed-
Athiests are our Friends Act(Ben Kenobi)
Go West Young Man Act(Ben Kenobi)
Southern Sanctuaries Act(OneJ_)
Accurate Food Labeling Act of the New South(OneJ_)
Animals in Captivity Act(diptheriadan)
Southern Gender Identity Act(diptheriadan)
Campus Protections Act(Leinad)
Southern Right to Work Act(Ben Kenobi)
Fidel Castro Memorial Act(Ben Kenobi)
Southern Holiday Day Act(Santander)
Government Reducing Effect on Environment and Nature (GREEN) Act(Santander)
Open Carry is Legal Act(dfwlibertylover)

Legislation Tabled-
Restoration of the IDS(Ben Kenobi)
Southern Right to Work Act-Reintroduced(Ben Kenobi)
Paid Paternity Leave Act of 2016(OneJ_)
The Southern Anonymous Voting Act(Spenstar3D)
Barronelle Stutzmann Act(Ben Kenobi)
Body Camera Act of 2016(dfwlibertylover)
Respecting and Preserving Native Atlasian Culture Act(Siren)

Important Information
Vital Information Thread
Previous Members of the Chamber
Constitution of the South
Rules of the Chamber

[diptheriadan]

If I were to go about changing the structure of the Chamber, how would I do that? By amending the Constitution or the Rules and Procedures?

[diptheriadan]

If I were to go about changing the structure of the Chamber, how would I do that? By amending the Constitution or the Rules and Procedures?

It depends on what sort of changes you want to make. If you're looking at overhauling the way the CoD introduces and debates legislation, then you would want to propose an amendment to the Rules; if you want to actually reorganize the legislative branch (e.g. by changing the number of seats), then a Constitutional Amendment is required.

I would like to create a new position within the chamber.

[diptheriadan]

When you say a "New Position in the Chamber", what would that be?

A Deputy Speaker. Basically someone do to the Speaker's duties when the Speaker can't do them themselves. So say I place Ben in as Deputy Speaker and decide to go on holiday for a few days, Ben temporarily becomes Acting Speaker. If I decide not to come back, he becomes the actual Speaker.

It just seems like a better way to keep the legislature going instead of holding an election every time a Speaker vacates their office or goes inactive for a few days.

[diptheriadan]

That would be a rules change.

Thank you for the help.

[diptheriadan]

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Actually if you wanted to do that I'd just be Deputy/Acting Speaker. If you chose to step down, we'd have to have another election, in which I'd be the Acting Speaker for the duration. I wouldn't actually become the Speaker until I won an election with the house.

There's a few reasons for that... Confidence of the delegates and all. If you want a break, I have no issue, but this weekend is not good for me, as I have three midterms, two Monday and one Tuesday.

I was also actually planning on eliminating the part of the Rules and Procedures that made it to where an election was going to have to be held every time a Speaker vacates the office. I think the legislature can do that that, right?

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You're welcome to introduce legislation to that effect. I can't say I support that though. Speakers should be elected with the confidence of the delegates.

If the Deputy Speaker was elected along with the Speaker, do you think you could get on board with that?

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I think I did this correct.

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I really, really want this one to have a fair amount of debate.               

[diptheriadan]

After I become Governor, would it be legal for me to continue to operate this thread? Or is that the job of the current Speaker?

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Not trying to clog up the queue. Just want another hour of sleep.

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@JTC Yeah, you can introduce legislation here regardless of your position in Government or lack thereof.

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Not so. Citizens of the south require a seconder in order to introduce legislation.

I thought that you only needed a seconder for it to be brought up to the floor.

[diptheriadan]

Can I make a bill that would create some sort of 'commission' appointed by the Governor, but not filled by actual Atlasians?

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[diptheriadan]

The Department of Justice Act The Southern Justice Act

1. This act hereby creates the position of Attorney General.
2. The Attorney General will be appointed by the Governor.
3. All valid citizens of the South can become Attorney General, except the Governor and members of the Chamber of Delegates themselves.
4. If a Delegate requests a confirmation hearing for the nominee within ten days of the appointment, the Speaker will be required to open one immediately. Otherwise, a Gubernatorial appointment is all that is necessary to become Attorney General.
5. The Attorney General shall give their advice and opinion on questions of law when required by the Governor.
6. The Attorney General shall give their advice and opinion on questions of law when required by Chamber of Delegates.
6.7. The head of an executive department may require the opinion of the Attorney General on questions of law arising in the administration of their department.[/quote]

[diptheriadan]

I presume that I will still be able to operate this thread, right?

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Are we going to go back to putting multiple bills on the floor at the same time?

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Amendment to Article IV, Section 1 of the Southern Constitution-

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I will be willing to go down, but I think this would help increase interest in running and would give the Chamber time to do things.

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Amendment to Article IV, Section 1 of the Southern Constitution-

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I will be willing to go down, but I think this would help increase interest in running and would give the Chamber time to do things.

Are you assuming you're elected, or are you looking for a sponsor? I'd be willing to sponsor this if you make it an odd number, preferably 7 or just leave it at 5.

Alright, it's down to seven. Thanks for sponsoring it.

[diptheriadan]

Amendment to Article IV, Section 1 of the Southern Constitution-

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I will be willing to go down, but I think this would help increase interest in running and would give the Chamber time to do things.

We barely got 6 candidates to run this time... This would only decrease activity. Elections should be competitive. We also shouldn't have a legislature that is about 10% of the population...

I would think that by crowding the entire field with known names and incumbents would scare off potential candidates. It certainly did to me when I first came to Atlasia. I've also never been swayed by the "Huge Legislature" argument. The largest part of the game is legislating. If people want to legislate, I believe they should do so, no matter how much it takes of the population.

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Yep, that's good.

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I would be open to making it a public referendum.

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I forgot to mention it here, but Gov. Wells said that he was interested in doing a duel North-South border ceremony thing.

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I presume that fhtagn will take over from here. I ask that whoever does take over to keep maintaining the archive. One of the biggest problems I had when I was first a delegate was trying to figure out what was and was not already a law. Having the information on hand really saves time.