Northeast Assembly Thread

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

I would like to motion to have the Northeast Senate Amendment considered simultaneously.

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

By a vote of 4-4, we have a tie that must be broken by the Lt. Governor.

Given that time is running out on this session and there is still legislation in the queue, I propose to move on to the next bill while waiting for the Lt. Governor's vote - unless there is an objection:

The People's Court Amendment

Article VI, Section ii of the Northeast Constitution shall be amended to read:

ii) The Chief Judicial Officer is to be elected by the voters of the Northeast region. He or she shall have a term of four months, with the option of re-election. Whenever the office of Chief Judicial Officer becomes vacant, then he or she must be replaced by special election within one month.

Sponsor: Rep. Libertas

The question is whether the bill should be considered?

The ayes have it.

Debate on this bill will continue until at least 2:15PM Eastern on Saturday, February 13, 2010, unless the debate period is extended or shortened in accordance with the SOAP.

The Sponsor, Representative Libertas, has the floor.

This amendment will make our region's judicial system more democratic, and more accountable to the people.

Our current system keeps the Chief Judicial Officer in power an entire year without any input from the people of the Northeast. The People's Court Amendment will require our Chief Judicial Officer to be active, and to be responsible with the duties assigned to him/her.

I urge my fellow Assemblymen and women to support this bill, to give the people more power over the justice system of this great region.

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

The amendments proposed are deemed friendly.

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

I think its rather out of decorum for the executive to come in here and attempt to dictate how members of this Assembly vote on an issue related to his own power.

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

Anyway, I vote aye on considering the Northeast Senate Amendment at this time.

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

Are you done using the floor of the Assembly for your campaigning?

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

Are you done using the floor of the Assembly for your campaigning?

Are you done being an obnoxious jerk?

I assume you meant to address that to the governor.

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

Speaker, may I motion again to consider them simultaneously?



The wonderful appointments our governor made apparently don't take the responsibility of even showing up to vote in the Assembly seriously.

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

Aye on the motion

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

Are you done using the floor of the Assembly for your campaigning?

I assume this was directed at Segway?

You assumed wrong.

 If you showed up to do your job more often, perhaps you would have been able to follow what was going on.

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

On the People's Court Amendment: Aye

Already voted aye on expediting debate of the Northeast Senate Amendment.

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

Nay

Care to explain why you vote nay?

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

Nay

Care to explain why you vote nay?

Yes, it uselessly makes the Northeast institutions more complicated by adding a second house, which is totally ridiculous for a region.

It makes it more realistic for a simulation based upon U.S. states. You would probably be elected to it yourself.

It doesn't change much other than that three assembly seats would become senate seats.

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

Nay

Care to explain why you vote nay?

Yes, it uselessly makes the Northeast institutions more complicated by adding a second house, which is totally ridiculous for a region.

It makes it more realistic for a simulation based upon U.S. states. You would probably be elected to it yourself.

It doesn't change much other than that three assembly seats would become senate seats.

The smallest US. State is 8500 times more populated than Northeast. Having two houses in an Atlasian region is totally disproportionate. Plus, it would make the legislative process longer and more difficult.

And? The Senate would only be three members, while the Assembly would be 6. It is proportionate to real-world numbers.

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

There is no need to have regional Senate. Adding useless beurecracy.

Ad wouldn't it be weird if federal government have unicameral legislature while region bicameral?

No, it wouldn't be weird. Regions should have their own identities.

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

Just a GM-related point on the Senate amendment when it comes up: While I neither support nor oppose the amendment, please take into consideration the increased expenses of running another chamber. That should be reflected in some sort of budget adjustment.

If the cost of running a legislature is not already taken into consideration, it should be as well. Your offices don't furnish themselves ya know.

The cost of a three-man legislature would be negligible. We could use the space freed up from limiting the size of the assembly if the budget is that tight.


But LOL at you pretending to be some impartial outsider commenting as a GM rather than a passive-aggressive partisan hack abusing your position in an attempt to undermine your political opposition.

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

Aye.

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

Well as the region grows, there need to be more offices for people to get involved. At one time the governor had trouble finding people to fill any positions. Now the region is quite active.

As new offices are created, more people are attracted to our region by the opportunity to move up the ladder.

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

Speaker, if I may, the previous legislation did state:

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As Assemblyman Dallasfan65 has yet to vote, it should remain open until then, no?

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

Aye

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

Aye

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

Kalwejt, when did you become such a coward abstaining from all these votes like that?

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

I would like to propose an amended version:

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[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

I would like to propose an amended version:

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Thanks for reminding us that you hate fat people. Unfriendly.

I don't hate fat people.

Fat people hate me unnecessarily.

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

The Third Assembly of the Northeast is now in session.

With the assembly called into session, we may proceed with the election of a speaker.

Nominations for this position may now be made.