SB 2017-094: A Resolution to Ratify...Persons with Disabilities (Passed)

[Associate Justice PiT]

You must be logged in to read this quote.

Sponsor: SJoyce

     I hereby open the floor for debate.

[Associate Justice PiT]

     Doing a little research, I notice that there was also an optional protocol that we never signed. This protocol establishes a mechanism for individual complaints. I don't know what our government does in respect to that, so is this optional protocol something we could benefit from joining?

[Associate Justice PiT]

     Doing a little research, I notice that there was also an optional protocol that we never signed. This protocol establishes a mechanism for individual complaints. I don't know what our government does in respect to that, so is this optional protocol something we could benefit from joining?

I don't have a problem with joining the Optional Protocol, but I think it'd require a presidential signature before we could consider it.

     At any rate, I would imagine we have some statute that would cover this need already. Probably the Americans with Disabilities Act, or else it would be totally useless as a law.

[Associate Justice PiT]

     I want to bring this to a final vote, but again I would prefer that we have more than two Senators comment on this resolution first.

[Associate Justice PiT]

I struggle to find words for comment on legislation that already has my full support.   But I'll be voting in favor of this.

Am I correct in understanding that the President may enter Atlasia into the Optional Protocol without Senate approval?

     Like the convention itself, my understanding is that the proper procedure would be for the President to sign it and Congress to subsequently ratify it.

[Associate Justice PiT]

     If there are no more comments I will bring this up to a final vote in 24 hours.

[Associate Justice PiT]

     Comparing the map of the signatories to the convention:



     And the map of the signatories to the optional protocol:



     I notice that Chad and Cameroon have signed both the convention and optional protocol and ratified neither. I would surmise based on this that there is no difficulty in the President signing the optional protocol now and us ratifying both with a single resolution.

[Associate Justice PiT]

     To keep everyone updated, I have contacted the President to inform him that we are waiting on him to act on the optional protocol.

[Associate Justice PiT]

     Senators have 24 hours to object to the first amendment. Awaiting sponsor response on the second amendment.

[Associate Justice PiT]

     S6:13 is adopted. Senators have 24 hours to object to S6:15.

[Associate Justice PiT]

     Amendment S6:15 passes as well.

[Associate Justice PiT]

     If there are no more comments, we can proceed to a final vote in 24 hours.

[Associate Justice PiT]

     A final vote is now open on this bill. Please vote aye, nay, or abstain.

[Associate Justice PiT]

     Aye. This resolution has enough votes to pass. Senators have 24 hours to change their votes.

[Associate Justice PiT]

You must be logged in to read this quote.

Atlasian Senate
Passed 6-0 in the Atlasian Senate assembled
Be it resolved, X Senator PiT, PPT[/quote]