The Constitutional Convention (Completed)

[Fritz]

Shouldn't we use the child board from the last ConCon for this?  I assumed that's what we would do.

[Fritz]

Mr. President, if I may be heard regarding Article V.  Specifically, regarding Section 2, clause 5:

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It has long been my opinion that the rule of 8 months, 4 elections missed retains registrants who have left Atlasia, and are not coming back, for too long a period of time.  This artificially inflates the numbers of the voting rolls.  In cases where number of seats is actually determined by numbers of registered voters- I believe the Northeast does this- actual harm is caused.  This lengthy time requirement also is an irritant to people who have made a conscious decision to no longer participate in Atlasia, but still must endure our parties' GOTV efforts.
The 8-month, 4 election rule was an amendment replacing the original rule in the Second Constitution of 4 months.  I propose that we settle on a happy medium- six months, three elections.  I ask the delegates to consider amending the article accordingly.

[Fritz]

Yo, delegates!!!

In reviewing Article VIII, I see that it is essentially a copy-paste job from the Second Constitution.  It discusses a Department of Forum Affairs, as well as a Secretary of Forum Affairs- a position which no longer exists.  No mention is made of the Census Bureau, or of the Registar General.  These were established by the Forum Affairs Reform Act.  I would be grateful if an amendment could be offered incorporating these into the Constitution.

[Fritz]

Atlasians,

I STRONGLY OPPOSE the Third Constitution in its current form, with the inclusion of a legislative re-boot:

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I am a little bit miffed at Purple State for trying to sneak this in without any fanfare.  I actually missed this on my first reading.  We are about to throw six years of legislative history right out the window.  Everything our government has ever done, gone, done, erased.  Every bill that anyone at all has ever fought to get passed, we now have to do it again.  This is just fundamentally wrong, plain and simple.

I urge the Convention to remove this clause.  If it does not, I urge the public to vote the new Constitution down.