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cinyc
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« on: April 01, 2014, 08:34:23 PM »
« edited: April 07, 2014, 03:42:08 PM by cinyc »
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Sponsor: Rep. Deus naturae

Debate on this bill shall remain open for 72 hours, or until around 9:35PM on Friday, April 4, unless modified or extended. The sponsor, Rep. Deus, is encouraged to speak on behalf of the bill within the next 36 hours.  If he does not, the bill will be tabled, as there is other proposed legislation pending in the queue.

The floor is open for debate.
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« Reply #1 on: April 02, 2014, 06:02:14 PM »
I don't support this.  The sponsor should ultimately control his or her legislation.  If an amendment is so bad as that someone objects, they can always vote against the bill.  Plus, it adds more complexity to my job as Speaker.

If this does pass, I think the drafting is incomplete.  As written, all it says is that someone can object TBD hours after the amendment was proposed.  I don't know why it should be linked to when the amendment is proposed instead of agreed to.  A sponsor can take his time in agreeing to amendments some time.  Moreover, as drafted, it doesn't spell out what happens if someone objects.
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« Reply #2 on: April 03, 2014, 09:56:29 PM »
Three hours after an amendment is proposed is pretty short.  Nobody is on this website 24-7, so if someone proposes an amendment at 3AM, for example, nobody might be around to object by 6AM.

I might be able to support this for the budget.  I can't support it for ordinary legislation, which, under the Constitution, "shall relate to but one subject that is to be expressed in its title", anyway.  There should be no other omnibus legislation other than the budget.
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« Reply #3 on: April 04, 2014, 07:43:05 PM »
Given that the bill is still being debated, I'm going to make and agree to a motion to extend debate by one day, or until around 9:30PM on Saturday, April 5.
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« Reply #4 on: April 05, 2014, 11:39:23 PM »
The debate period is over.  It is time to vote on the bill, as amended:

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This vote will remain open for the earlier of 48 hours or when all Representatives have voted.
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« Reply #5 on: April 05, 2014, 11:40:05 PM »
Nay
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« Reply #6 on: April 07, 2014, 03:42:48 PM »
By a 2-2 vote with one abstention, the bill fails to get majority support, and therefore, fails.
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