SENATE BILL: Snip Snip Snip Act (Withdrawn)

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

SENATE BILL

Be it enacted by the House of Representatives and the Senate of the Republic of Atlasia in Congress assembled,

SECTION I: NAME

1. This bill may be cited as the Snip Snip Snip Act.

SECTION II: GENITAL MUTILATION ISN'T COOL

a. Definition
1. For the purposes of this bill, "involuntary circumcision" shall be defined as the removal of the foreskin for unnecessary and non-medical purposes.

b. Banning Involuntary Circumcision in Atlasia
1. Involuntary circumcision of any child under age 13 is forbidden in the Republic of Atlasia.
2. Should a person between the ages of 13 and 17 wish to get circumcised, they must sign a written consent form along with their parent or legal guardian.
3. Should a person aged 18 or over wish to get circumcised, they must sign a written consent form.

c. Penalties
1. Any licensed medical professional who performs involuntary circumcision on a child under age 13 may be fined up to $1000 and lose their license to practice for up to 6 months on the first offense.
2. Fines shall double for each subsequent offense until it reaches $50,000.
3. On the 3rd offense, they shall have their license revoked permanently.
4. Anyone who is not a licensed medical professional who performs involuntary circumcision on a child under age 13 may be fined up to $1000 on the first offense, with the fine doubling for each subsequent offense until it reaches $50,000.

Sponsor: MB298
Senate Designation: SB21:13

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

The sponsor has 24 hours to speak on this and the other members have 48 hours to respond.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

For some reason, I have a hunch this thread could lead to issues relevant to my most recently acquired position.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

So we need an amendment then? Anyone have a text in mind?

Which portions would be exempt, all of it, or just certain clauses?

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

So we need an amendment then? Anyone have a text in mind?

Which portions would be exempt, all of it, or just certain clauses?

I am willing to offer an amendment here, but I need some help to formulate it. I am not an expert on "such matters".

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

So is anyone gonna introduce an amendment for religious exemptions?

I would gladly do so but I am not an expert on what would be "not to strict" to use Peanut's phrasing.

It seems interest in the bill is declining and thus going to make it more difficult for either someone else to offer it or for someone to assist me in composing such.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

I find myself struggling to resist the urge to make a number of crude jokes about my lack of knowledge necessary to form an amendment here.

I would be resisting even less if I weren't a moderator, just saying.

I will reiterate the questions from before, and hope I am not just talking to the pecan pies and cranberry sauce.

Would an exemption be best applied to all provisions here, or just some? What would be an appropriate criteria for someone to be eligible for such an exemption? Those are the two big matters that would be necessary to figure out to craft an amendment, at least from my perspective, but again as I have stressed repeatedly, I am surprisingly not an expert on matters of the...

Edit: I think I just succumbed to the urge in spite of resistance.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Come on people, why are my posts sitting for days with no responses?

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Senators have 72 hours to assume sponsorship. If no one takes it will be withdrawn.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

This is withdrawn.