Northeast Assembly Thread

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

Guys - we either need to shut down the Assembly now... or get some final business done.

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

write in: Jesus Christ

Well... at least we won't run out of wine...




Official Ballot of the Northeast

Speaker of the Assembly:
[ x ] Polnut
[ ] wormyguy
[ ] Write-in: __________

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

Once this is done - I'm going to move to suspend all Assembly activity until January 3, 2011.

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

Vote is closed. Mr. Polnut is now Speaker Polnut. Congratulations sir!

Thank you Governor.

As I just said, while I will not reduce my desire for positive change, I believe I must serve all as fair an arbiter as I possibly can.

Unless anyone wishes this to be a formal vote, I move that the Assembly now rises until Monday 3 January 2011.

All in favour say I 'aye'... I think the 'ayes' have it

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

Yeah

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

OK - we have 5 AYES, so it passes.

The Assembly has now risen until Monday 3 January.

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

I shall officially open the session shortly

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

I hereby open this session of the Assembly of the Northeast Region of Atlasia.

Rep Sbane has put forward the Wind Farm Bill


Wind Farm Bill

1) Immediately allow establishment of wind farms on the entire continental shelf of the Northeast region.
2) Only big, slow rotating windmills that don't kill birds will be allowed.
3) Any project can only be challenged on the basis of adverse impact to species covered under the endangered species act, and not for any other reason, including the opposition of coastal residents.
4) The state can take part ownership of projects up to 49% in order to help startups and companies wanting to share the risk. Profits realized from the endeavor will be shared with the state, with profit sharing being proportional to ownership.
5) The state will assist utilities in building transmission lines to transport this energy from the coast. Improvements to the existing grid shall be made to accomodate this increase in electricity production and to deliver it efficiently to population centers.
6) Funding for provisions 4 and 5 shall come from the repeal of the Freedom to Drive Act. The Regional Gas Tax rate goes back to the level before the imposition of the moratorium.


I move this be considered by the Assembly, all in favour say 'Aye'... I think the 'Ayes' have it.

Rep. Sbane can you please speak to your Bill?

 -- Debate will conclude at 9:29pm, 5 January 2011

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

I generally support this Bill and it's aims - however, I do have some serious concerns about section 3 - which places some quite unparalleled restrictions on the grounds for challenging the construction of a turbine to be based only on environmental grounds, and even more specifically, if the project affects endangered species.

I would highly doubt this section would not be easily challenged, and likely, in my view, successfully. 

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

Just sayin', you need to include that there's 48 hours of debate.

Crap... I thought I had...

Rookie mistake

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

I support wormyguy's motion to amend.

I don't - I either fundamentally don't agree with it - or there's bureaucratic nightmares a-plenty within it.

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

Ah, lol

I certainly read it.

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

I can certainly support this Bill with a few changes.

I think while the aim to restrict the challenges is ok, it's far far too restrictive. I would completely remove section 3 - and replace it with....

3) There must be a community consultation process prior to the construction of any wind power turbine, as well as a environmental impact study of the site and surrounding area.

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

Debate period has ended.

Please vote Aye or Nay

Voting period will conclude in 24 hours.

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

Slap head - sorry doing three things at once.

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

We will now vote on Rep Wormguy's unfriendly amendments to the proposed Bill

- please vote 'aye' or 'nay' ... vote will last 24 hours.

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

Nay

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

Alright voting on the Rep Wormguy's has ended

Ayes: 2
Nays: 3

The amendment does not pass.

We will now move to vote on the Bill in its entirety.

Voting will conclude in 24 hours

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

Aye

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

Voting has now closed on the Bill...

With 3 Ayes and 2 Nays the Bill has passed.

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

Due to the expansion of government and tax raises, I, as Governor of the Northeast, hereby veto the Wind Farm Bill

Governor Han

Once again, ideology prevails over common sense in the Northeast. Sorry Polnut, you lost the bet.

Oh ye of little faith

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

We will now be considering Rep Morgan's

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I move that the Bill be considered... all in favour say 'aye', I think the 'ayes' have it.

Representatives will have 48 hours to debate this Bill, Representative Morgan, can you please speak to your Bill.

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

I don't see a huge issue with it, although a little side note that you seem to object to any public funds going to virtually anything, yet you advocate the public purse being used to subsidise the fees... that's more amusing for me than anything else.

I'll have a couple of more thoughtful questions a bit later.

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

I would think anyone under the age of 18 should have parental consent... that's the age of legal emancipation.

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

I think 'one' parent could be a recipe for disaster, with so many divorced families I can see some serious potential issues from this one.

Do we even have a legal definition of 'parental consent'?