Office of the Vice President

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Bienvenidos a la Oficina del Vicepresidente de la Republica de Atlasia.

Thanks for stopping by!  Please feel free to speak with me here at my office or contact me by personal message.

It is an honor to be able to serve this great nation of ours.

I look forward to hearing from you.

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Eleventh Vice President of the Republic of Atlasia

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The Vice President

Memo

To: Members of the Atlasian Senate


As a reminder, per Senate Regulations:

- The confirmation hearings for President Ebowed',s Cabinet nominees should be wrapping up in less than 18 hours from now.

- A Senator may ask for the voting to begin immediately if debate on a particular nominee has ceased for 24 hours.

- Debate will cease 72 hours after the nomination was brought to the floor unless a Senator requests an extension on the debate.

Thank you.

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I see the Governors' right to carry out redistricting as an important one, because it is the only instance in which the Governors must work together, but also the Governors have historically tried to keep their respective regions together in a particular district as much as possible.  It makes very little sense to me, then, that we should even have different regions and districts if only a handful of states get switched up between the two.  It really seems like a pointless exercise as the process is currently acted out.  I'd like to see the Senate pass a resolution recommending to the Governors that a goal of their process should be to create districts as different from the regions as possible.

Thoughts from the Senate on this matter?

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It's not beyond the power of the Senate to voice its opinion on what is the best action by the governors on this issue.  This does not obligate the governors to follow the Senate's recommendation, however, so a resolution to this end is not unconstitutional by any means.

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I see. Yes, I would agree with you here, but I would ask is there any point in passing a resolution which will, more likely than not, fall on deaf ears?

It would acknowledge that the way the process is currently carried is not an effective one.  The governors, historically, have felt some unreasonable desire to keep their regions as much in one district as possible.  In the last round of redistricting, I was the first to label you a "freedom fighter" for standing up to the other governors in their desire to continue this trend.  Ideally, we could change the "culture" of the redistricting process from protectionism to pragmatism.

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I believe that it would be prudent to consider anti-troll legislation as soon as possible so that troublemakers who contribute nothing but profanity and insults are not allowed to take root in this great nation of ours.

If any Senators or other citizens have any thoughts on this matter and how specific legislation might work, please let me know.

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We have two punishments that will in any way be punishments:
1. Denial of vote
2. Denial of office (which is also a part of denial of vote)

Are these current punishments for some offense, or would these be the possible punishments?

The only actual way to combat people who you regard as "trolls" is to pass a constitutional amendment banning them (I considered this as a possible solution to the Assad problem), and I have seen this done in several micronations to deal with problem posters.

This was exactly what I had in mind.

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Can someone please tell me what the rules for the nationwide vote on the change in election laws are?  Can inactives and new voters participate?  Can people repost and edit ballots?

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If you do construe it as an election then all of Article V applies, as does the Activity Requirements section of the ESRA.

Brilliant, Senator.  This is what I'm going with for now.

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I really haven't taken full advantage of this office, so I hope to do some dusting and be ready to better utilize it during my next term.

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The Vice President

My fellow Atlasians:

I address the nation tonight with a heavy heart.

I can scarcely recognize the man who has so nobly served as president of our republic, who has been a friend and mentor to me, and who I have had the supreme honor of serving alongside in the Senate, the Cabinet, and the executive branch for nearly a year now.

The recent events that have engulfed our nation are unnecessary and unfortunate.  It is my belief that the President is not the leader we recently re-elected.  Rather, I feel that he is temporarily - I hope - under duress, and that he will return to his normal self soon.

Therefore, it is my intention to ask the Cabinet to declare President Ebowed "unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office" in advance of his pending impeachment trial in the Senate.  It is my hope that this declaration will be necessary only on a temporary basis and that we will be able to enjoy Ebowed',s continued leadership again at some point in the future.

I urge the nation to remain calm.  This matter is but momentary, and I believe that it will soon be in our past.

Thank you.