SENATE BILL: Homeschooling Act of 2014 (On the President's Desk)

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

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[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

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The definition of "rational" sure has changed.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

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A motion to table the "Rational Education Act of 2013" has been filed by Senator Maxwell and seconded by Senator Spiral. A vote is thus open on the question of whether or not to table said legislation and remove it from the floor.

Senators, please vote Aye, Nay or Abstain. This will will last forty eight hours and require 2/3rds of those voting to vote in favor to be passed.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

I was an unsuccessfully home schooled student for two years before being placed in a public school by my parents. I must say that I found presence in a public school to be little more effective at socializing myself then remaining at home. I spurned any kind of involvement just to maximize my time away from the place and increase the time I was home. At the same time, I found that was more effective at teaching myself history than any school and from middle school one, I found myself having to cringe as teacher's botched historical events. I found myself constantly harrassed and tormented by administrators who needed to dictate how I dressed and what I ate when, in order to feel good about themselves. Little wonder I just wanted to be away from that place.

From my own experience, I know that homeschooling can thus succeed as much as it can fail. But, I also know that public school can succeed as much as it can fail. The public school has just as much power to isolate and to scar mentally and emotionally a child as an overproductive or even abusive parent can. Both methods can fail, but at least can can provide an alternative to other and I would rather that second chance at learning be available then to condemn them to a lifetime of ignorance just so some statist can feel better about themselves by exerting control over the destructive element themselves.


AYE

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

You set standards, you regulate and practice careful oversight. If a bad situation is happening you can act accordingly.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Vote on the Motion to Table:

Aye (4): Maxwell, NC Yankee, Spiral and Tmthforu94
Nay (4): bore, Gass3268, TNF and TyriontheImperialist
Abstain (0):

Didn't Vote (0):
Vacant Seats (2): Napoleon and Xahar

The motion has failed.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

I would prefer to let the region's handle regulation of this matter. I am going to be increasing the frequency of my interaction with the Emperor of the IDS, including hopefully some kind of weekly interaction at minimum. I shall be recommending that he review the appropriate statutes and acting accordingly. If a region were to ban this, I would disagree with it, but it is their perogative to do so.

I don't see any need or practical use for Federal legislation on this matter.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Motion to table, there are no circumstances under which I can support this bill.

A motion already failed by Senators who wanted to "compromise", but have yet to make any suggestions.

But there might be enough votes now.  You, me, Yankee, Spiral, Goldwater, and presumably Shua would surely be enough.

 
It requires two thirds of those voting to table a bill. If all Senators vote that is seven.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

The VP may open a final vote at any point that debate on the merits of the bill has been ceased for 24 hours or longer.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

I object to the amendment filed by Senator TNF.

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Status: Objection Filed by Senators NC Yankee (if someone else also did so and I missed it, please say so, I just filed one to ensure it didn't get forgotten and thus the amendment allowed to pass). The Vice President may open a vote at any time after the amendment has been officialy offered for 24 hours.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

NAY

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Vote on Amendment 59:01 by TNF:

Aye (2): TNF and TyriontheImperialist:
Nay (4): bore, Mr. X, NC Yankee, and Talleyrand
Abstain (4): Goldwater, shua, Spiral and Tmthforu94

Didn't Vote (0):

The VP may declare this amendment has having failed. Time expired yesterday at 12:03:15 pm.

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Status: Senators have 24 hours to object.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

The amendment has been adopted.

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The amendment has been adopted.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

So we are done here then?

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

A final vote is now open on the underlying legislation, Senators please vote Aye, Nay or Abstain.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

NAY but with reluctance

I do like the standards that have been added here in place of the original text, but I would have preferred to work with the Regions and have them take care of this matter.


Anyway, this has enough votes to pass. Senators have 24 hours to change their votes.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Vote on Final Passage of the Homeschooling Act of 2014:

Aye (: bore, Goldwater, Mr. X, shua, Talleyrand, Tmthforu94, TNF and TyriontheImperialist
Nay (2): NC Yankee and Spiral
Abstain (0):

Didn't Vote (0):

With eight votes in the affirmative and two in the negative as well as time having expired, the bill has passed and is presented to the President for executive action.

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