Northeast Assembly Thread

[Pheurton Skeurto]

Can we skip to Napoleon's small government legislation over all of my stuff? I want that to pass in my first term.

[Pheurton Skeurto]

On the Lt. Governor Position:

[1] Homelycooking
[2] Marokai
[3] Napoleon (for teh lulz )

[Pheurton Skeurto]

I recommend Homelycooking, then.

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Yes I know...

Due to my near total loss of interest in Atlasia and subsequent neglect of my duties, I'm resigning as Speaker, and asking unanimous consent for Jake Matthews to be appointed Speaker in my place.

I hope I read this right...

[Pheurton Skeurto]

It's hard to be speaker of a body that doesn't even want to participate.

I hear ya :/ Wormy, Napoleon, Sbane and myself are the only active legislators...

[Pheurton Skeurto]

Just a quick speech to my colleagues...

Friends,

I'd be honored to serve as your speaker. I thank wormyguy for his tenure as speaker and I thank him for all he's taught me about Atlasian politics. It is painful to watch an old friend of mine leave this job behind, but I would be ever so grateful to be the one to receive the baton in our relay race to make the Northeast Region the best in Atlasia.

God bless.

[Pheurton Skeurto]

Just a quick speech to my colleagues...

Friends,

I'd be honored to serve as your speaker. I thank wormyguy for his tenure as speaker and I thank him for all he's taught me about Atlasian politics. It is painful to watch an old friend of mine leave this job behind, but I would be ever so grateful to be the one to receive the baton in our relay race to make the Northeast Region the best in Atlasia.

God bless.

Hopefully you can forget all that and return to the promise you had before

[Pheurton Skeurto]

Friends, I accept the position of Speaker of this assembly with much gratitude.

Now, back to proceedings.

We must vote on my amendment to the Sex Ed Optionality to apply only to public schools.

I vote Aye.

[Pheurton Skeurto]

Nay, but I don't think we were working on this at all. I know we weren't.

Meh, we might as well vote on the amended bill and work on your bill next.

You guys are cutting down the Assembly seats for next election right?

It's been tossed around, but we haven't put it into proposed legislation yet. I plan to do so.

[Pheurton Skeurto]

The legislation isn't on the floor is it? I thought it failed. We should either stick to procedure or go back to waiting.

So we're on your legislation now?

I believe so and debate has expired. Let us please vote on Napoleon's "Small Government Act"

The Small Government Act of 2011

ARTICLE IV - EXECUTIVE BRANCH is amended to read as follows:

i) The executive authority of the Northeast Region shall be vested first and foremost in the Governor of the Northeast Region.

ii) The Governor must be elected democratically by the people of the Northeast Region.

iii)Elections are to be held every October, February and June for Governor.

iv) All citizens of the Northeast Region shall have one vote for Governor. A polling booth shall be created by the Chief Judicial Officer of the Northeast Region. He or she will open the booth on the third Friday at 12:00:00am Eastern Standard Time of every October, February and June and will close said both on the following Sunday at 11:59:59pm Eastern Standard Time. Every citizen will be given the opportunity to vote during this time. The Chief Judicial Officer of the Northeast Region must accept any absentee ballot conducted one week prior to the opening of the polls.

v) Candidates for Governor will be given until the second Friday of the month in which he or she wishes to run in an election thereof to announce his candidacy. This is to be done by officially notifying the Chief Judicial Officer of the Northeast Region.

vi) When the polls close, the Chief Judicial Officer of the Northeast Region shall be given twenty-four hours to count the votes and declare a winner. The candidate with the most votes for the office of Governor shall be made Governor. The newly elected Governor is to be officially sworn in on the Tuesday following the election and shall immediately assume office at that point. In the case of a tie, all tied candidates are to run in a run-off election the following week to determine a winner.

vii) There may only be one Governorat any point in time. Once a new Governor is sworn in, the former one forfeits his or her office.

viii) If the office of Governor is to become vacant at some point while he or she is in office, than the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly is to be immediately sworn in as Acting Governor of the Northeast Region, while maintaining his or her role as presiding officer of the Legislative Assembly.

ix) A Governor may be impeached at any time while they are in office by the will of two thirds of the Legislative Assembly of the Northeast Region.

x) The Governor has the power to make political appointments and to be the official representative of the Region to the rest of Atlas Forum with the recommendation of the General Assembly of the Northeast Region. The Primary responsibility of the Governor shall be to work with the regional Senators and the Forum President to ensure that the rights, liberties, and interests of the people of the Northeast Region are protected.

xi) The Governor has veto power over any piece of legislation that the Northeast Assembly shall successfully vote in favour. The Governor may not have the power to veto parts as opposed to the whole of any legislation. The Governor is required to sign all pieces of legislation he supports into law after it passes a successful vote in the Legislative Assembly within one week of its passing. Once he or she has signed the legislation, it immediately becomes law unless otherwise stated in the legislation itself. If the Governor does not sign the successful legislation after one week, than it becomes law immediately.

xii) The Governor is obligated to present the Legislative Assembly a budget every January, if he or she is in office at that time. The budget of all government activities is to be voted on by the Assembly in the same January. The Governor is obligated that the budget does not provide for any deficits excepting times of emergency or war, a condition the Legislative Assembly must successfully endorse.

xiii) In the temporary absence of the Governor, then the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly may be allowed to temporarily conduct the duties of the Governor.

xiv) The chain of command for the Governorship of the Northeast Region shall be as follows: Governor, , Chief Judicial Officer, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, Longest continuously serving Representative of the Northeast Region, followed by the next longest and the next and so on. The chain of command shall be used to fill sudden vacancies in the office of Governor.

Article V is amended to read as follows:

xiv) The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the Northeast acts as the President of the Northeast Legislative Assembly. He officially opens and closes the sessions, organizes votes on legislation and notifies the Reps of the results of any official vote. If a vote results in a perfect tie. In this case, the Governor shall be allowed to vote to break said tie.

xv) The Assembly shall have the power to override the Governor’s veto. If the Assembly passes legislation previously vetoed by the Governor by more than a two-thirds majority vote, it becomes law without the Governor’s signature. An override vote resulting in an exactly two-thirds majority shall be considered failed.

Article VI is amended to read as follows:

iv) No persons shall hold the positions of Governor and Chief Judicial Officer at the same time.

[Pheurton Skeurto]

Aye.

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That particular legislation is a constitutional amendment (it would have to be), although it's improperly labeled.

Exactly, so it would have to go to the voting booth when and if passed in the Assembly.

[Pheurton Skeurto]

We never finished the LT. Governor recommendation but aye on this.

We won't need a Lt. Governor if this passes and is approved by the citizens of the NE

[Pheurton Skeurto]

The bill passes. Because this is a constitutional amendment, it will go to the Governor and if approved, the voting booth. Now for the next order of business...

Northeast Election Reform Act of 2011

1) Any person who casts a vote in a local election, whether for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Assemblyperson or any elected official of the Northeast Region, may not delete their post after voting has closed, nor while election results are being tallied, nor after election results are certified.

2) If one deletes their vote up to 30 (thirty) minutes after certification of votes, their vote shall be rendered null and void.

3) If there is no proof that one did not vote in any election, it shall be considered that they did not vote.

4) If a screen shot of a person's vote is produced up to 1 (one) hour after the supposed deletion of said vote, the vote shall still count.

Sponser: Jake Matthews

The question is whether the bill should be considered?

The ayes have it.

Debate shall continue until April 15th, 7:15 PM EST unless debate is extended or extended or shortened in accordance with the SOAP.

The sponser, Jake Matthews, has the floor.

[Pheurton Skeurto]

Colleagues,

After the giant fiasco that occured after the March Special Elections, this legislation is all but desperately needed.

Thank you.

[Pheurton Skeurto]

Alright. Theoretically, since it is our duty to recommend a new Lt. Governor, let's settle this.

I recommend Homelycooking.

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I second Jake. Though we should ask him whether he actually wants to be Lt. Governor.

He's expressed interest, though he's running for Assembly and will most likely be elected tomorrow.

[Pheurton Skeurto]

Okay, since there's no debate going on, I'll end it here. The Amendment passes.

Also, it's time to vote on who our Lt. Governor should be so we can open elections today.

Lt. Governor:

[ ] Homelycooking
[ ] Write-in

[Pheurton Skeurto]

Lt. Governor:

[X] Homelycooking
[ ] Write-in

[Pheurton Skeurto]

Okay, since there's no debate going on, I'll end it here. The Amendment passes.

No it doesn't, amendments require an outright majority of assembly members to vote on them in order to pass, and only 3/6 voted.

By my counts, Napoleon, Sbane, You and myself all voted (4/6) which makes for a majority.

[Pheurton Skeurto]

I don't think a Constitutional Convention is necessary.

I think it is.

[Pheurton Skeurto]

I don't think a Constitutional Convention is necessary.

I think it is.

It wouldn't make voters elect capable people. That's the real problem.

Meh, I don't see how that's true. The Convention needs to happen so we can modernize our Constitution - it is in desperate need of some reform.

[Pheurton Skeurto]

You don't see how that's true? Um, what? And we have a pprocess for amendments in place so you can try to change what you want.

Yeah, but the Convention will help the amending process to be much smoother. Instead of having to write the amendment, vote on it, send it to the Governor, have the people vote on it, we just create the new Constitution and have the people vote on it.

[Pheurton Skeurto]

I amend the Northeast Election Reform Act to include the following language:

"Only documented citizens of the Northeast Region may run for regional office (Governor, Senate, Assembly."

[Pheurton Skeurto]

So let's vote on the amended bill:

Northeast Election Reform Act of 2011

1) Any person who casts a vote in a local election, whether for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Assemblyperson or any elected official of the Northeast Region, may not delete their post after voting has closed, nor while election results are being tallied, nor after election results are certified.

2) If one deletes their vote up to 30 (thirty) minutes after certification of votes, their vote shall be rendered null and void.

3) If there is no proof that one did not vote in any election, it shall be considered that they did not vote.

4) If a screen shot of a person's vote is produced up to 1 (one) hour after the supposed deletion of said vote, the vote shall still count.

5) Only documented citizens of the Northeast Region may run for regional office (Governor, Senate, Assembly.)

I vote Aye on the Amendment and the bill. This probably won't be passed until tomorrow when the new Assembly is supposed to swear in.