Mideast Assembly Thread

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Smaller Assembly Amendment

Clause 2 in Section 1 of Article 3 of the Mideast Constitution shall be amended to read:

2. The Assembly shall be composed of three members, each of whom shall be registered voters residing in the Mideast Region.

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I hereby nominate Inks.LWC as Speaker of the Mideast Assembly.

I second the nomination of Inks.

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Re-introduced from the last session (TJ's bill):

Mideast Welfare Drug Screening

Section 1: All adults with prior drug convictions applying for governmental income assistance in the Mideast Region must pass a drug screening free of illegal substances to receive benefits.

Section 2: The cost of the testing is paid for by the individual filing for benefits, but will be reimbursed upon producing a clean test.

Section 3: If the use of an illegal substance is detected on a test, that person is barred from receiving benefits for six months. In the event of a second failed drug test, the person in question is barred from receiving benefits for three years.

Section 4: If an adult filing on behalf of children fails a drug screening, that adult may not receive the children’s benefits, but the benefits may instead be transferred to the children through another adult.

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Taken and adapted from the IDS.

Questioning the Power Act

1. Once every month, the Governor of the Mideast shall be required to dedicate a part of his time to provide answers to questions which citizens may ask in a special thread. This thread shall be created by the Governor.
2. The special thread shall be opened, or a previous thread bumped, on a Monday.

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I have a question about recalls.

Article 3, Section 5, Clause 1 of the ME constitution says the following:

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Now do you think this applies to a Superior Court Judge as well? After all, a Superior Court Judge is an "appointed" (by the Governor) and "elected" (by the Assembly) official. As you may know, our current Superior Court Judge has disappeared in the midst of an ongoing court case. If the constitution allows a recall of the Superior Court Judge, I suggest we either recall Judge HappyWarrior asap or just don't reconfirm him next time the Assembly has the right to do that. If you think the above-mentioned clause does not apply to Superior Court Judges, we should amend the constitution. Thanks for your help. The answer might be obvious to you or I might have overlooked something, but I just want to make sure we're on clear legal ground here.

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Car Safety Act

1. Car drivers and passengers are required to wear seatbelts in a moving vehicle. Car drivers and passengers who violate this regulation shall be fined.

2. Car drivers are not permitted to use a mobile phone in a moving vehicle. Car drivers who violate this regulation shall be fined.

3. Children up to the age of 6 years must be fastened in a government-approved child safety seat in a moving vehicle. Guidelines for child safety seats shall be made by the Mideast Department of Transport. In case this clause is violated, the car driver in question shall be fined.

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I have a question about recalls.

Article 3, Section 5, Clause 1 of the ME constitution says the following:

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Now do you think this applies to a Superior Court Judge as well? After all, a Superior Court Judge is an "appointed" (by the Governor) and "elected" (by the Assembly) official. As you may know, our current Superior Court Judge has disappeared in the midst of an ongoing court case. If the constitution allows a recall of the Superior Court Judge, I suggest we either recall Judge HappyWarrior asap or just don't reconfirm him next time the Assembly has the right to do that. If you think the above-mentioned clause does not apply to Superior Court Judges, we should amend the constitution. Thanks for your help. The answer might be obvious to you or I might have overlooked something, but I just want to make sure we're on clear legal ground here.

What court case?

The abortion bill. The Assembly passed an abortion ban a few sessions ago, there was an ensuing court case about it and Judge Happy Warrior left without making a decision.

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I nominate Inks for Speaker.

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Re-introduced from last session (though slightly adapted) to spark activity.

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Fellow members of the Assembly, Governor,

our constitution says the following concerning the wiki:

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I haven't actually realized that until recently, so what are we supposed to do?

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I propose the following constitutional amendment because I consider the current wording a bit harsh and the selection of an acting Governor overly complicated:

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Mr. Speaker, the last update of the Mideast wiki dates back to October (see, for example, the sections "Statute" or "Assembly"). Even if this comes very late (and I'm sorry I haven't realized that myself earlier), the constitution apparently does not leave us any other choice than to install an acting Governor until the wiki has been updated.

Mr. Speaker, would you like to do that job for a while?

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I don't have a wiki account at the moment so I couldn't create or edit any page even if I wanted. I can ask for an account but I don't know how long it takes for me to get permission to work on the wiki. So the first thing we have to do is to make sure we find someone to update the wiki. I think the pages "statute" and "assembly" are especially important - they should be updated first.

Any volunteer who can handle the wiki well?

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Yes, I'd still like to propose this amendment because it could be helpful in the future.

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Establishment of the Mideast Food Safety and Inspection Service

1. a) The Mideast Food Safety and Inspection Service is hereby established.

1. b) The Mideast Food Safety and Inspection Service is a division of the Mideast Department of Agriculture.

2. a) The Mideast Food Safety and Inspection Service is responsible for assuring the public of a safe and wholesome food supply.

2. b) In order to enforce the purpose of subsection 2. a), the division has the following competences:
 
- the inspection of food establishments
- the inspection of food products
- the performance of specialized laboratory analyses of food products sold or produced in the Mideast.

(Based on the "Florida Division of Food Safety" - http://www.freshfromflorida.com/fs/index.html)

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If anybody has legislation, feel free to introduce it.

Mr. Speaker, two pieces of legislation are waiting in the queue (a constitutional amendment and a bill).

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Members of the Assembly,

please take note of Franzl's appointment as Judge of the Mideast Superior Court.

Franzl's appointment still has to be confirmed by the new Assembly. So once all Assemblymembers have been sworn in and a Speaker has been chosen, the confirmation process can begin and Franzl will hopefully be able to take office.

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If Inks doesn't appear someone else should run for Speaker. We need to get the session started.

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I think that with your experience both of you are able to do the job of Speaker, although I understand this decision is entirely up the Assembly. My only wish is that the legislative process can get started soon.

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My only concern is I will be gone from Sunday through Friday to kick off the session :/

If you're okay with that then we'll get a move on, but if that's going to hinder a great amount of early progress than let's just have HW be speaker.

I have no clue how many bills you guys have in the pipeline, but the first thing we should do is confirm Franzl as Judge (after a serious questioning time, of course ). You could, as the new Speaker, just open a confirmation thread for Franzl, and the actual confirmation vote could then take place once you will be back. But it's up to you. I don't want to violate the separation of powers.

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So HW only needs to accept the nomination and will then be the new Speaker as he is supported by the majority of the Assembly.

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Since the Constitution grants the Governor (along with two citizens and members of the Assembly) the right to introduce pieces of legislation, I'll put forward the following bill:

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Amendment to the Mideast Sex Crime Statute

The Mideast Sex Crime Statute shall be amended to read:

Section 1

1. All those persons between the ages of 14 years old and 16 years old not incarcerated for crimes shall have the right to consent to engage in oral sex or mutual masturbation with persons between the ages of 14 years old and 18 years old.

2. All those Laws criminalising solitary masturbation are repealed.

Section 2

1. Any sexual conduct with a person under the age of 1416 years by a person over the age of 21 years is defined as statutory rape of the first degree.

2. Any sexual conduct with a person under the age of 12 years by a person over the age of 16 years is defined as statutory rape of the first degree.

3. Any sexual conduct with a person between the ages of 12 and 14 years by a person between the ages of 18 and 21 is defined as statutory rape of the first degree.

4. Any sexual conduct with a person between the ages of 14 and 16 years by a person between the ages of 18 and 21 is defined as statutory rape of the second degree.

5. Any sexual conduct with a person between the ages of 12 and 14 years by a person between the ages of 16 and 18 is defined as statutory rape of the second degree.

6. Any sexual conduct, except oral sex and mutual masturbation, with a person between the ages of 14 and 16 by a person between the ages of 16 and 18 is defined as carnal sexual conduct.

7. The clauses in this Section shall only apply to circumstances where all parties involved in the sexual conduct were willing, even though they are unable under the Law to give informed, legal consent.

Section 3

1. Those guilty of Carnal Sexual Conduct may be punished by up to a year in prison and a fine of up to $2000. If released, a person guilty of this crime shall not be placed on the Sex Offenders Register.

2. Those guilty of Statutory Rape of the Second Degree may be punished by up to fifteen years in prison and a fine of up to $11250. If released, a person guilty of this crime shall be placed on the Sex Offenders Register for up to thirty years.

3. Those guilty of Statutory Rape of the First Degree may be punished by up to life in prison and an unlimited fine. If released, a person guilty of this crime shall be placed on the Sex Offenders Register for life.

Section 4

1. Nothing in Sections 2 and 3 shall be construed to amend in anyway the definitions of, or punishments for, rape where consent by one of the parties involved is not given.

2. Section 3 of the Mideast Pornography and Sex Crime Statute is hereby repealed.

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Miscellaneous Act

-   The following Act shall be repealed:

Mideast Cell Phone Ban Statute

-   The following Act shall be amended to read:

Mideast Soldier Memorial Act

Because the Mideast Assembly gives thanks for all the Soldiers who have fought for our nation the following will be built in their honor:

1: A Memorial shall be built in the Mideast Capital, College Park to honor our Soldiers who lived in the Mideast.
2: The cost of the Memorial shall be paid by the Mideast Government.
3: The building of the Memorial shall start as soon as the Act is passed and signed by the Mideast Governor.
4: The Memorial shall be named "Clarence Memorial" in honor of the Atlasian citizen and war veteran Clarence.

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Mr. Speaker, fellow Members: I rise to propose a bill tentatively titled the Bath Salt Drugs Ban Act. Hopefully we can have some worthwhile debate before sending it to appropriate committees for review. Constructive amendments are more than welcome.

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Before this goes to the floor I think it may need to be heavily amended both for grammar and forth sentences as well as some of the finer points in terms of what constitutes commercial and private use, I don't know if its just me but it seems fairly vague.

However the two amendments proposed by Tmth and cosponsored by RogueBeaver I think are ready to go to the floor now and I'll have them up tonight ready to start debate.

We're working on an improved version of this bill. Above all, the title should be amended.