Race Should not Matter, and the Fact... Act (At Final Vote)

[minionofmidas]

Mixed Parentage Act

1) On all official governmental forms, "Mixed" shall be given as an option for one's ethnicity.


Sponsor: Happy

[minionofmidas]

I was not aware that all official governmental forms included options for one's ethnicity. Frankly I was *this* close to using my PPT powers of rejecting a frivolous bill outright, but decided not to.

Motion to table.

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The vote is on the motion to table.

Aye.

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Come on Lewis, chill out.

I already have - I did give it debate time.

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Perhaps so. Most of the time we've tabled it.

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I disagree, actually.

[minionofmidas]

Lewis do I now become a senate disgrace for proposing it if its dumb legislation?

No. That place is taken. j/k

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The attempt to table has failed.

Vote count:

Aye 3 (Lewis, Sensei, Bacon)
Bay 4 (Torie, Dwtl, PiT, Happy)
did not vote 3 (Andrew, Jas, Al)

Amendment to replace the entire bill with a new text that reads:

"The federal government shall not be permitted to ask any citizen for their race, ethnicity, religion, or sexual orientation on any official government form."

I would support such an amendment as friendly and if that were to come about then it would also need a new title.

Senators have 24 hours to object.

[minionofmidas]

Senators have time to object.

[minionofmidas]

Senators haven't been using such time.

I have another friendly amendment to change the title:

"Race Should Not Matter, and the Fact that it Does Shouldn't Matter Either Act".

You are, like, you know, aware that you're not ruling out sillee things like checking down race on police reports or birth certificates (issued by regions anyhow) but rather on the Census? Also trying to outlaw AA again through the backdoor?

Thank you for listening.

[minionofmidas]

I have another friendly amendment to change the title:

"Race Should Not Matter, and the Fact that it Does Shouldn't Matter Either Act".

As the amendment wasn't accepted as friendly, the vote is now on the amendment. Please vote aye, nay or abstain.

Aye.

[minionofmidas]

The amendment has passed.

Aye 7 (Lewis, Jas, Bacon, Happy, Andrew, Sensei, PiT)
Nay 1 (Dwtl)
did not vote 2 (Torie, Al)

[minionofmidas]

I once again move to table this.


The vote is on the motion to table.


Aye.

[minionofmidas]

Nay

Why didn't you just move for cloture?

Slow voting the last three days. I don't want this thing on my floor for any longer than is absolutely necessary. It looks like something the cat drug in.

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The attempt to table this bill has failed. Resoundingly.

Vote count
Aye 2 (Lewis, Al)
Nay 5 (PiT, Dwtl, Torie, Happy, Andrew)
did not vote 3 (Jas, Sensei, Bacon)

[minionofmidas]

The vote is on the motion for cloture.

[minionofmidas]

Should probably include a vote count here...

Aye 5 (PiT, Happy, Dwtl, Andrew, Bacon)
Nay 1 (Al)
yet to vote 4 (Lewis, Jas, Sensei, Torie)

[minionofmidas]

Cloture has failed. As there has been no debate whatsoever, though, we're moving to a final vote anyways.

Nay.

[minionofmidas]

Vote count

Aye 3 (Happy, PiT, Down)
Nay 2 (Lewis, Al)
abstain 1 (Bacon)
yet to vote 5 (everybody)

[minionofmidas]

Vote count: 5-3, 1 abstention. Senators have about 5 hours to change their votes - bill times out then.

[minionofmidas]

I urge the President to veto this insane piece of sh!t.

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I urge the President to veto this insane piece of sh!t.

That strikes me as a rather intemperate comment on the Senate floor. Perhaps the esteemed Senator would wish to take back his words?

Perhaps. If some esteemed Senators would take back their votes first.

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Bill is dead.

Somebody bury him.