The Imperial Dominion of the South's Legislature

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I like both bills, the two will have my support

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I definitely agree with Dixie as the official song

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Why the Omnibus Symbol Bill?  Most of it just a recodification of the existing laws on Southeastern Symbols.  The concrete changes are the repeal of a seal which we have no picture of and very incomplete description, and the addition of Dixie, deer, and milk as region symbols which was proposed in the failed Southeastern Symbols II Initiative, save that the Southeastern Symbols II Initiative included Coca-Cola as a symbol as well.

Clearly we need a new seal to replace the one that is gone, so repealing the Southeast Symbols III Initiative makes sense, tho I would prefer if a replacement were at least proposed, but trying to incorporate provisions of a initiative that was rejected six years ago under the guise of an "omnibus" bill strikes me as trying to circumvent the expressed will of the people in secrecy.

Which people?

The Southeast citizens who six years ago rejected the Southeastern Symbols II Initiative when it was brought to a vote.  While the will of the peons who inhabit what is now the Imperial Dominion of the South may be different, I would prefer that such action be submitted to them for their approval rather than having it creep through the Legislature as if it were something to hide.

Just because you are not in the legislature, doesn't give you the right to tell us what to do

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The people elected the legislature, did they not?

But did anyone in the legislature campaign on this issue?  I wouldn't mind seeing the South return to the days when we had monthly elections with several referenda on each ballot.

Just because you are not in the legislature, doesn't give you the right to tell us what to do

Au contraire.

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I have every right to tell you what to do.  I just have have no power to make you do it.

Quit being a doucebag

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Before True Federalist made a fool of himself, we were talking about the southern symbol bill, what do you guys think

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Aye

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For the record, I see no need to change the Private School Administration Rights Bill and would vote aye as it stands.  Do either of our legislators have anything else to say?

Yes, it looks good the way it is

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Self-Ownership Bill

1. All persons are defined as the sole owners of their bodily organs.

2. Any non-minor person who has not been deemed mentally incompetent by a judge shall be allowed to sell their non-essential organs (such as the kidneys, skin, and spleen) to others.

3. Any organ removal surgery must be performed under standard levels of anesthesia and cleanliness by a licensed surgeon.

4. The surgeon must inform the donor of the potential risks of organ removal surgery.

5. All donors must be blood-tested for diseases transmittable through organ donation surgery.

6. A surgeon may, at his or her own discretion, declare a person mentally incompetent for the purposes of selling his or her bodily organs.

7. Unlawfully coercing a person to sell his or her bodily organs shall be a felony punishable by not less than 60 months in prison and/or a fine of not less than $50,000.  Attempting to unlawfully coerce a person to sell his or her bodily organs shall be a felony punishable by not less than 30 months in prison and/or a fine of not less than $25,000.

8. Persons with valid organ donor cards shall be eligible for a $500 yearly tax credit.

Id like to introduce the Self Ownership Bill to the legislature.

You should have waited until we voted on the bill we are on now

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Aye

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Do I need to introduce it or is up to you Yelnoc?

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The reason why I created this bill was because of my real life struggles. I am a news fan, and like to watch old news, but it is nearly impossible to do that because the Vanderbilt Archive charges ridiculous prices and not an average user can afford to buy the items. Plus Vanderbilt is in the southeast, so it is in our jurisdiction.

This bill does not use any government money, and is just for News Stations and Colleges.  That's my few cents on the bill, thanks

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     A couple thoughts:

1. They should be able to charge a minimal fee for inside viewing (say $2-3/hour) on their equipment. If they're paying for the electricity to run these tapes, they shouldn't have to do it at a net loss, no matter how small that net loss might be.

2. We should define "exorbitant" fees more exactly. What exactly are the fees that they are charging?

1. Well,  I can amend that

2. The Archive charges 100 Dollars for an hour worth of footage, 50 for half hour. Average Political fans can afford to pay 600 dollars for election footage.

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I assume we are talking about online viewing?

No this is for either on site or home viewing

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Will the broadcasters right to charge any fee they desire be protected?

The Archives are protected by the copyright laws. All of the networks actually pay for videos by the archives.  So no, they can't charge

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Here is the updated Bill:

The Freedom to View Classic Network News Act

1.   All local Broadcast Network affiliate stations must let anyone who is interested view anything the person wants from the stations archives. The inside viewing of a broadcast will  will cost 2-3 Dollars an hour, but the person must pay a Ten Dollar per hour fee if the broadcast is to be taken out of the archives.

2.   The Vanderbilt News Archives, as well as any other news archives located in the south will no longer charge exorbant fees to buy a copy of a news broadcast. The person buying the broadcast will have to pay for shipping however.

3.   Each of the major state universities in the south will have the option to  create new archives to keep their own recordings of network newscasts. The same rules for the other archives will apply to the new ones. The funding for the archives will be through private donations

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I'm leaning towards an Aye.  I formatted and cleaned up the bill below.

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Thanks

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Aye

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Yeah, unless anything else comes up I'll lay out a bill amending that one in the next few days.

As to the Self-Ownership bill, no one is going to convince me to vote for it.  Sorry.  I assume everyone hear knows what human trafficking is?  Atlanta is one of the largest hubs of human trafficking on the continent.  Adding a new trade, that of the organ trade, will only increase this problem; that piddly little fine won't make a difference.

I agree with Speaker Yelnoc, Organs should be not be used for money and nothing can ever change that. Your organs should be yours to keep unless someone in your family or friends needs one, but that is a different story

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Nay

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     The School Choice Initiative might be worth revisiting later, but it has some critical problems as is. It'd be best to scotch it & start anew at a later date.

I was hoping to repeal it now so that we wouldn't have to completely guesstimate a much reduced base figure.  Besides, we have nothing else in the legislature to work on.

I got a couple more bills I can write. But, I will let you guys do what you all want first

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It looks good to me

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Aye

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I'm going to have a new bill up by the end of the day

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I'm going to have a new bill up by the end of the day

Cool beans.  Sanchez, if you want to introduce something from your platform go ahead.  Just (both of you) remember to post it in the legislative introduction thread.

I'll have to wait a day unfortunately because I had to do things that I needed to do for college. So it will be a day

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I guess this looks good, even though I don't know what it is about