The Imperial Dominion of the South's Legislature

[Dereich]

Ok, I'm going to assume there is unanimous consent to begin voting on the Safe and Inclusive Schools Act. Voting will be open either for 48 hours or until everyone has voted.

Final Vote on the Safe and Inclusive Schools Act:

[] Aye
[] Nay
[] Abstain

[Dereich]

Aye

[Dereich]

By a vote of 5-0 the Safe and Inclusive Schools Act is passed.

Next we have the Annexation of the states of Coahuila and Tamaulipas Act. It was put at the back of the queue before; do we move it back again, pass it or get rid of it?

[Dereich]

The major issue is obviously changing the nature of the region, presumably by dropping imperial titles.

[Dereich]

The problem with a name change is that we don't have a consensus as to what the name should be. What I would LIKE to do is have a referendum first on whether or not we should change the name, then if that ends up passing we would decide and vote on the new name later. I'm not sure if that could be done constitutionally though...

Also, IDS slot one now is used by The Roscoe Conkling Equity Before the Law Act. Get to it legislators.

[Dereich]

Seeing no further debate, I'm now calling a final vote on The Claude Pepper Equity Before the Law Act. Voting will end after either 48 hours or once all legislators have voted.

Please Vote:

[ ] Aye
[ ] Nay
[ ] Abstain

[Dereich]

Aye

[Dereich]

You know what, I'll do that. I'm opening debate in IDS 2 now.

[Dereich]

By a vote of 4-0 with one abstention the Claude Pepper Equity Before the Law Act has passed. It is now sent to the Emperor for signature or veto.

I'm pretty sure voting should take place in the legislation's own thread.

This is noted for future bills.

The thread for the Promotion of Education Act of 2013 is now open as IDS 1.

The queue is as follows:
1. Is Our Children Learning Act Part II
2. IDS Firearm Policy Act of 2013
3. Liberalization Act of 2013
4. Usury is Bad Act of 2013
5. Sjoyce's Fixer Amendment

Sjoyce as you proposed all of these if you want them moved around in the queue at all just let me know.

[Dereich]

Alfred's emergency legislation on dealing with the Pacific territories is now open for debate here: https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=175365.0. Also, the vote on the Promoting Education Act is still open. Go vote!

[Dereich]

The Promoting Education Act has passed and is awaiting signature from the Emperor. A thread has been opened in IDS 1 for the "Is Our Children Learning Act Part II"

[Dereich]

I've opened the IDS Firearm Policy Act of 2013 in IDS 2. Lets get to debating.

I'm pushing up some of the other bills in the queue so we can work on one Sjoyce bill and one bill proposed by a legislator going forward. We can't just work on Sjoyce's stuff

Queue:
1. Liberalization Act of 2013
2. South East Militia Dissolution Act
3. Usury is Bad Act of 2013
4. Restoration of Lawful Conduct Act
5. Sjoyce's Fixer Amendment

[Dereich]

Due to its urgent nature (we don't want any votes unnecessarily invalidated) I'm bringing the resolution of consent up now. Also, this is a last call for debate on the firearms bill in IDS 2

[Dereich]

The IDS Firearms bill has failed by a 3-2 vote and Jbrase's bill has been opened in IDS 2.

Queue:
1. Liberalization Act of 2013
2. South East Militia Dissolution Act
3. Usury is Bad Act of 2013
4. Sjoyce's Fixer Amendment

[Dereich]

Ok, with the end of another class A election comes another speakership election. Does anyone want to run for speaker?

[Dereich]

Well I'll assume then that my speakership continues uncontested.

Next we have the South East Militia Dissolution Act in IDS 2.

Queue:
1. Usury is Bad Act of 2013
2. Sjoyce's Fixer Amendment
3. The Freedom of Empire Act
4. A Firearm Policy for the South

[Dereich]

Hey, as per Superique's thread the IDS is due 15 billion in stimulus money. I know its up to the Emperor to come up with the final plan, but I think its also a good idea for us to suggest things to spend it on if we have any ideas; after all, it can't hurt. So, any ideas?

[Dereich]

Hey! I know! Let's build more nuclear power plants!!!!

It was a joke, don't kill me Zanas

[Dereich]

The liberalization bill has passed and awaits signature or veto. The Usury is Bad Act of 2013 is opened for debate in IDS 1.

[Dereich]

The one I would most object to is energy. The long, arduous battle on the bill to build 7 nuclear power plants (which passed) is still recent and I feel that any energy plan coming after it should be a comprehensive long term energy plan, not another stopgap measure. I'd be happy with some of the money being spent on a tax freeze, but I'll always keep ports and the international trade they bring as my favorite cause.

[Dereich]

Did the restoration of the old south movement die when I lost interest in it this summer?

Movement? What movement?

It's coming for you. Look out.

I don't know whether to be excited or frightened.

In other news, since Dereich's election as Emperor, we'll need a new Speaker. Any takers?

I'm not emperor yet, if nobody steps forward right now I'll continue until leaving

[Dereich]

I feel like I should step down as speaker now, with only a day until I become Emperor. Who wants the position?

[Dereich]

Hey, congratulations on electing a speaker guys! I just wanted to remind you that the Freedom of Empire act was never voted on; debate is technically still ongoing if y'all want to talk about that.

[Dereich]

Usually speakers are nominated after the class A elections, but I don't know if any law mandates that or if it's just common practice.

[Dereich]

With Speaker Hashemite stepping down, our immediate priority is now to select a new speaker. Anyone want to put their name forward?