Southeastern Initiatives for February

[Jake]

Ernest's initiatives established them AFAIK. I don't think they were meant to ever be filled by actual office holders.

[Jake]

Safe Abortion Initiative

1. All legal abortions preformed under Southeastern law must occur in a licensed facility under the supervision of a licensed medical doctor.

2. A medical facility may apply for status as a licensed abortion provider by submitting to a safety inspection based on the health code in the state in which they are located and by purchasing a license for $10,000.

3. Any sections of state, local, or regional statute that is inconsistent with Sections 1 and 2 are hereby repealed.

4. Any abortion preformed outside a licensed facility and without the supervision of a licensed medical doctor are hereby declared illegal and are subject to the penalties laid out in The Abortion Initiative.

Local Government Initiative

1. States of the Southeast Region which consist of two or more registered voters may form a State Assembly.

2. The Assembly will consist of all registered voters of the state and will have authority to vote upon those issues which the Southeast Region specifically grants to them by the initiative process.

3. Each Assembly will be organized around the initiative process laid out in Article II, Section I of the Southeast Constitution with the following modifications:

1. The Citizens of the [insert state name here] shall have the right to petition their government to gain access to the ballot for any issue. Such a petition shall have at least one signature of registered voter of the aforementioned state in order to be added to the ballot at the next Initiative election. Initiative elections should be held on the third weekend of each month beginning within 12 hours after midnight Central time on Friday morning and ending at 11:59pm Central time on the following Sunday night. Initiatives that receive a tie vote shall be voted upon again in the next Initiative election without the need to be reproposed. Every initiative shall relate to but one subject, and that shall be expressed in the title.-

4. Any amendments made to the Southeast Constitution regarding the time the Regional Initiative Election is held shall be adopted to amend this initiative automatically.


-Jake

[Jake]

I saw nothing in the constitution contradictory to the initiative. Perhaps you found something?

[Jake]

I fail to see how those bolded sections are mutually exclusive. The Initiative clearly states that the process of voting on initiatives follow the SE Constitution, as modified for the initiatives purpose below.

[Jake]

Alright, I've bolded a third part, above.

Good. That is what acts as the rules that bind a state's lawmaking.

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Indeed

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Whomever conducts the electoral process in the SE. Traditionally the Governor, but I wouldn't be surprised if a private citizen conducts the election again.

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I'll amend it to address your concerns over this, refrencing Sections 1, 2, and 6 off the Voting Regs should address this concern (which is divorced from your original claim BTW).

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A state assembly is bound by the later part of Section II. There is no need for the establishment of a Constitution, as the region is governed by the Constitution and the region is granting certain powers under that Constitution to the states.

[Jake]

You're not thwarting anything actually.

[Jake]

Great idea. Just a few quibbles. Change section (i) to read "veto" instead of majority and reword the magistrate section as it is a bit disjointed.

I sign regardless of changes.

X-Jake

[Jake]

In light of likely changes to the whole legislative process, I'm withdrawing the Local Government Initiative, rewritting it to agree with Preston's initiative, and submitting it next month.