Southern Legislation Introduction Thread

[Mr. Reactionary]

CRUELTY TO THE BLIND IS A SIN ACT

Whereas, the Holy Bible, our ultimate moral arbiter in Earth at Leviticus 19:14 commands: "You shall not revile the deaf or put a stumbling block before the blind; you shall fear your God: I am the Lord."; and

Whereas, the Holy Bible, our ultimate moral arbiter in Earth at Romans 14:13 commands: "Let us ... resolve instead never to put a stumbling block or hindrance in the way of another."; and

Whereas, the Southern Region has a duty to protect the health, safety, and public morals of its residents;

Now therefore be it resolved and ordained that the Southern government enacts the following.

1. In every State and territory of the Southern Region it shall be a misdemeanor punishible by no less than 180 days and no more than one (1) year and a fine of no more than $5,000.00 to commit a battery upon a person the perpetrator knows or has reason to believe to be blind or visually disabled or impaired. For purposes of this act, battery shall include intentionally tripping a blind or visually disabled or impaired or placing an object in the path of a blind or visually disabled or impaired with the intent to cause such person to trip or stumble.

2. In every State and territory of the Southern Region it shall be a misdemeanor punishible by no less than ninety (90) days months and no more than one (1) year and a fine of no more than $5,000.00 to without just cause, willfully impede or interfere with the duties performed by a dog if the person knows or has reason to believe the dog is a guide or leader dog. For purposes of this act, guide or leader dog means a dog that: serves as a dog guide for a blind person or for a visually disabiled or impaired person; serves as a listener for a deaf or hard-of-hearing person; or provides support or assistance for a physically disabled or handicapped person.

3. In every State and territory of the Southern Region it shall be a misdemeanor punishible by no less than thirty (30) days and no more than one (1) year, a fine of no more than $5,000.00, and restitution to without just cause, willfully damage, deface, destroy, or otherwise render inoperable any braille signage in a public place not owned by him.

4. In every State and territory of the Southern Region it shall be a considered criminal fraud to intentually misrepresent the value of any currency or banknote issued by the government of Atlasia to a person the perpstrator knows or has reason to believe to be blind or visually disabled or impaired. This crime shall be punished the same as criminal fraud would.

5. In addition to criminal prosecution, any victim of a crime committed under this act may maintain a civil lawsuit and collect treble damages and reasonable legal costs.

6. This act shall take effect thirty (30) days from the date of passage.

[Mr. Reactionary]

HELPING OUR FRIENDS ACT

1. It is the position of the Southern Region that the territorial claims made by the nation of Israel to Gaza, the west bank of the Jordan river, the City of Jerusalem, and the Golan Heights are valid and should be recognized as part of the nation of Israel and subject to the laws thereto.

2. A copy of this resolution shall be submitted to the Secretary of State of Atlasia.

3. This act shall take effect immediately.

[Mr. Reactionary]

7 AND 7 RESOLUTION

Whereas, the seven (7) deadly sins and seven (7) cardinal virtues are essential and important guideposts to guide a righteous civic society under the natural law; and

Whereas, the Southern Region has a duty to protect the health, safety, and public morals of its residents;

Now therefore be it resolved and ordained that the Southern government enacts the following.

1. The Southern Region officially condems:

A. Pride;

B. Greed;

C. Lust;

D. Envy;

E. Gluttony;

F. Anger; and

G. Laziness.

2. It is the position of the Southern Region that public policy shall be made with the goal of opposing, reducing, and minimizing rather than promoting the seven (7) deadly sins.

3. The Southern Region officially endorses:

A. Prudence;

B. Justice;

C. Fortitude;

D. Temperance;

E. Faith;

F. Hope; and

G. Charity. 

4. It is the position of the Southern Region that public policy shall be made with the goal of encouraging, promoting, and practicing the seven (7) cardinal virtues.

5. This act shall take effect immediately.

[Mr. Reactionary]

PROMOTING HOLY TITHES RESOLUTION

Whereas, charity is a cardinal virtue that should guide our personal lives; and

Whereas, the Holy Bible, our ultimate moral arbiter on Earth commands at Leviticus 27:30 that a tenth of all earnings are the Lord’s; and
 
Whereas, the Holy Bible, our ultimate moral arbiter on Earth reminds us at Luke 6:38 that: "Give, and it will be given to you. You will have more than enough. It can be pushed down and shaken together and it will still run over as it is given to you. The way you give to others is the way you will receive in return."; and

Whereas, the Southern Region has a duty to protect the health, safety, and public morals of its residents;

Now therefore be it resolved and ordained that the Southern government enacts the following:

1. It is the position of the Southern Region that each resident of the Southern Region shall aspire to donate ten percent (10%) of his or her annual net income to charity to help improve the Southern Region and make the Southern Region a virtuous example to other Regions.

2. It is the position of the Southern Region that the government of Atlasia should amend the federal tax code to permit charitable deductions to be taken by persons who elect to take the standard deduction when filing their income taxes.

3. This act shall take effect immediately.

[Mr. Reactionary]

STOPPING SEXUAL PREDATORS ACT

TITLE I: DEFINITIONS

Date rape means intentionally drugging a person, or causing a person to become intoxicated such that the person is rendered incapable of offering consent to sexual intercourse or an act constituting sexual assault absent consent.

Intimate parts means the genitalia, anus, groin, breast or nipple, or buttocks of any person.

Mental incapacity means that condition of the victim existing at the time of an offense under this act which prevents the victim from understanding the nature or consequences of the sexual act involved in such offense and about which the accused knew or should have known.

Physical helplessness means unconsciousness or any other condition existing at the time of an offense under this act which otherwise rendered the complaining witness physically unable to communicate an unwillingness to act and about which the accused knew or should have known.

Rape means engaging in sexual intercourse with another without the consent of such other person, whether by force or threat or intimidation thereof, the exploitation of the other person's mental incapacity or physical helplessness, or the exploitation of the other person's age of minority as determined by law. Rape shall include but not be limited to date rape. When the death of the victim occurs in connection with a rape, it shall be immaterial in the prosecution thereof whether the rape occurred before or after the death of the victim. Consent to sexual intercourse may be revoked at any time prior to the conclusion of said intercourse.

Sexual assault means an act committed where the accused without consent intentionally touches the victim's intimate parts or material directly covering such intimate parts; the accused forces the victim to touch the accused's, the victim's own, or another person's intimate parts or material directly covering such intimate parts; the accused forces another person to touch the victim's intimate parts or material directly covering such intimate parts; or the accused intentionally causes physical contact between the victim and the semen, vaginal diacharge, menstrual fluid, urine, or feces of the accused or another person. Consent to such act may be revoked act at any time prior to the conclusion of said act.

Sexual intercourse means penetration of the genitals, anus, or mouth of a person by another person, whether by such other person's genitals, tongue, or digits, or by an object or substance under the control of such other person. Sexual intercourse also means contact between the genitals of two (2) persons.

A. For purposes of this definition consensual penetration of the genitals, anus, or mouth of a person pursuant to a legitimate medical test or procedure, or pursuant to a therapeutic or hygenic service shall not constitute sexual intercourse; however such activity as defined herein is not a recognized form of treatment in the profession by a massage therapist, or a person purporting to be a massage therapist, during an actual or purported practice of massage therapy, a person practicing or purporting to practice the healing arts, during an actual or purported practice of the healing arts, or a physical therapist, or a person purporting to be a physical therapist, during an actual or purported practice of physical therapy.

B. For purposes of this definition, cavity searches and rape tests performed by law enforcement or correctional employees pursuant to law shall not constitute sexual intercourse.

TITLE II: SEX CRIMES

1. It shall be a felony in all States and external territories of the Southern Region for any person to engage in rape. Rape shall be punishable as follows:

A. For rapes committed by force or threat or intimidation thereof, rape shall be punishable by imprisonment for no less than ten (10) years and for no more than life, a fine of no less than $10,000.00 and no more than $100,000.00, and restitution. If the victim is a minor, such rape shall be punishable for no less than fifteen (15) years and for no more than life, a fine of no less than $15,000.00 and no more than $100,000.00, and restitution.

B. For rapes committed by exploitation of the other person's mental incapacity or physical helplessness, rape shall be punishable by imprisonment for no less than seven (7) years and for no more than life, a fine of no less than $10,000.00 and no more than $100,000.00, and restitution. If the victim is a minor, such rape shall be punishable for no less than ten (10) years and for no more than life, a fine of no less than $12,000.00 and no more than $100,000.00, and restitution.

C. For rapes committed by date rape, rape shall be punishable by imprisonment for no less than eight (8 ) years and for no more than life, a fine of no less than $10,000.00 and no more than $100,000.00, and restitution. If the victim is a minor, such rape shall be punishable for no less than twelve (12) years and for no more than life, a fine of no less than $15,000.00 and no more than $100,000.00, and restitution.

D. For rapes committed by exploitation of the other person's age of minority, rape shall be punishable as adopted by the Obscene As To Minors Act. For rapes committed against a minor in which force or threat or intimidation thereof, exploitation of the other person's mental incapacity or physical helplessness, or date rape is involved, such rape shall be punished as determined herein.

2. It shall be a felony in all States and external territories of the Southern Region for any person to engage in sexual assault. Sexual assault shall be punishable by imprisonment for no less than one (1) year and for no more than ten (10) years, a fine of no less than $10,000.00 and no more than $25,000.00, and restitution. If the victim is a minor, such sexual assault shall be punishable for no less than five (5) years and for no more than twenty (20) years, a fine of no less than $15,000.00 and no more than $50,000.00, and restitution.

3. It shall be a felony in all States and external territories of the Southern Region for any person to import, manufacture, transport, advertise, sell, give, or possess with the intent to advertise, sell, or give the drug flunitrazepam. A violation of this prohibition shall be punishable by imprisonment for no less than three (3) years and for no more than ten (10) years and a fine of no less than $10,000.00 and no more than $20,000.00. Any flunitrazepam shall be subject to seizure and forfeiture.

4. It shall be a felony in all States and external territories of the Southern Region for any person to possess the drug flunitrazepam. A violation of this prohibition shall be punishable by imprisonment for no more than five (5) years and a fine of no more than $10,000.00. Any flunitrazepam shall be subject to seizure and forfeiture.

5. It shall be a felony in all States and external territories of the Southern Region for any person to produce, distribute, publish, sell, transmit, finance, possess with the intent to distribute, publish, sell, or transmit, or make any attempt to produce, distribute, publish, sell, transmit, or finance an obscene item depicting or purporting to depict a person engaged in rape, sexual assault, or attempt to engage in rape or sexual assault. For purposes of this prohibition, an obscene item shall include but not be limited to instructions on how to manufacture, obtain, or use flunitrazepam to commit or attempt to commit date rape. A violation of this prohibition shall be
punishable by imprisonment for no less than three (3) years and no more than ten (10) years and a fine of $25,000.00.

6. Any person convicted of a crime under this title shall be required to register as a sex offender an shall be ordered to attend an appropriate treatment program or obtain psychiatric or psychological counseling.

TITLE III: LEGAL STUFF

1. In determining if a rape has ocurred, the existence of a marriage or prior sexual relationship between the accused and the victim shall not be a factor, nor shall such marriage or prior sexual relation result in a lesser punishment for rape.

2. In determining if a rape has ocurred, the prior sexual history or reputation relating thereto of the victim shall not be a factor, nor shall such marriage or prior sexual relation result in a lesser punishment for rape.

3. This act shall not change or modify any existing Southern law except where expressly contradicted or stated herein.

4. The Sexual Assault Definition Act is hereby repealed.

5. In the event that the Atlasian Constitution is ever amended to reallow capital punishment, interpreted by the Supreme Court to reallow capital punishment, or the Southern Region is no longer subject to the Atlasian Constitution, the rape of a minor using force, or threat or intimidation thereof may also be punishable by death.

6. The provisions of this act shall be severable to the maximum extent allowed by law, and if any such provision be rendered invalid by an appropriate court, all other provisions of this act shall remain in full force, as originally set out herein.

7. This act shall take effect immediately.

[Mr. Reactionary]

PROMOTING HOLY TORT LAW ACT

TITLE I: WRONGFUL DEATH

Whereas the Holy Bible, our ultimate moral arbiter on Earth commands at Numbers 35:32 that: “ye shall take no ransom for him that is fled to his city of refuge, that he should come again to dwell in the land ..."; and

Whereas, it is in the best interests of the public health, safety, welfare, and morals to limit extrajudicial violence and provide a remedy for the estates of persons wrongfully killed;

1. In any civil action against another person for wrongful death, both parties may agree that in lieu of monetary restitution, the tortfeasor shall agree to move his or her residence at least two hundred (200) miles away from the plaintiff and never voluntarily return to the locality where the plaintiff lives. Such settlement agreement shall be enforceable as a protective order.

TITLE II: MISCARRIAGES

Whereas the Holy Bible, our ultimate moral arbiter on Earth commands at Exodus 21:22-25 that: “When men strive together and hit a pregnant woman, so that her children come out, but there is no harm, the one who hit her shall surely be fined ... as the judges determine. But if there is harm, then you shall pay life for life ..."; and

Whereas, it is in the best interests of the public health, safety, welfare, and morals to limit violence against babies and pregnant women, and provide a remedy for harm caused by intentional miscarriages;

1. Any person may maintain a civil action against another person for causing an involuntary misscariage within (2) years of the date of the miscarriage. Upon a showing by preponderance of evidence, an appropriate court shall award the plaintiff the following:

A. If the miscarriage does not result in harm to the baby, the plaintiff shall be entitled to statutory damages of $1,000.00, actual damages, and reasonable legal costs.

B. If the miscarriage results in harm to the baby, the plaintiff shall be entitled to statutory damages of $5,000.00, actual damages, and reasonable legal costs.

C. If the miscarriage results in the death of the baby, the plaintiff shall be entitled to pursue damages as a wrongful death case.

2. This shall be in addition to any other tort or criminal charge.

3. For purposes of this title, no case may lie against the woman who suffered the miscarriage.

TITLE III: ADULTERY

Whereas the Holy Bible, our ultimate moral arbiter on Earth commands at Exodus 20:14 that: "thou shalt not commit adultery..."; and

Whereas, it is in the best interests of the public health, safety, welfare, and morals to limit extrajudicial violence and provide a remedy for wronged parties in a marriage;

1. Any person may maintain a civil action against his or her spouse for adultery, within one (1) year of the date of discovery. Upon a showing of adultery by clear and convincing evidence, an appropriate court shall award the plaintiff statutory damages of $1,000.00 and reasonable legal costs.

2. A finding of adultery under this title shall create a rebuttable presumption of fault for the purposes of obtaining a divorce.

3. It is the position of the Southern Region that nothing in this title conflicts with the Obsolete Crimes Deletion Act

TITLE IV: MORAL SLANDER

1. In any civil action against another person for libel or slander, in which the subject of the libel or slander is the plaintiff's virginity or reputation for promiscuity, in addition to any other damages or remedies sought, an appropriate court shall award the plaintiff statutory damages of $1,500.00 (the approximate value of 100 shekels of silver) pursuant to Deuteronomy 22:13-19.

TITLE V: ENACTMENT

1. This act shall take effect on January 1, 2023.

[Mr. Reactionary]

MARRIAGE FREEDOM ACT

1. For purposes of the Incest Is A Sin Act, an adult who lawfully marries the childless adult spouse of his or her sibling upon the death of his or her sibling in fulfillment of the custom of yibbum shall not be guilty of incest with such childless adult spouse during the duration of the marriage, in accordance with Deuteronomy 25:5.

2. For purposes of civil law, the first born child of a marriage in which an adult lawfully married the childless adult spouse of his or her sibling upon the death of his or her sibling in fulfillment of the custom of yibbum shall be considered to be a descendant of the deceased sibling, in accordance with Deuteronomy 25:6.

3. This act shall take effect January 1, 2023.

[Mr. Reactionary]

SWEARING IS A SIN ACT

Whereas Jesus of Nazareth, the Christ, Messiah, and son of God commands in the Holy Bible at Matthew 5:34 that: “I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne: ..."; and

Whereas, it is in the best interests of the public health, safety, welfare, and morals to protect the rights of persons to participate in public life without violating their moral principles through discriminatory oaths;

1. Neither the Southern Region nor any department, agency, commission, board, public body, or court thereof, nor any officer, employee, or contractor thereof, nor any State or locality, nor any subdivision, department, agency, commission, board, public body, or court thereof, nor any officer, employee, or contractor thereof, shall:

A. Require or administer an oath of office that requires any person to swear to the oath without also expressly allowing the oathtaker to instead affirm;

B. Require or administer an oath that requires any person to swear to the oath without also expressly allowing the oathtaker to instead affirm when providing or offering evidence or testimony as part of a legal proceeding, investigation, or public proceeding.

2. This act shall take effect immediately.

[Mr. Reactionary]

MALEVOLENT MAGIC IS A SIN ACT

1. It shall be a felony for any person in the Southern Region to use, attempt to use, or conspire to use occult or psychic powers, faculties or forces, clairvoyance, psychology, psychometry, spirits, mediumship, seership,  astrology, palmistry, necromancy, or other craft, cards, talismans, idols, grimoires, spells, charms, potions, curses, oriental mysteries, or magic or witchcraft of any kind, or numerology to:

A. Resurrect the dead;

B. Animate a golem, humunculus, or other souless automaton;

C. Summon or release a ghost, demon, djinn, or other malevolent spirit;

D. Alter the weather;

E. Possess another real and living person's body;

F.  Kill, harm, or create misfortune, woe, or bad luck for another real and living person;

G. Coerce another real and living person into consenting to or engaging in any sexual act;

H. Transmutate, create, manifest, or teleport and unlawful item or substance;

I. Violate Title I of the No Voyueristic Creeps Act; or

J. Commit any other crime.

2. It shall be a felony punishable by imprisonment for no more than three (3) and a fine of no more than $10,000.00 in all States and external territories of the Southern Region for any person to produce, distribute, publish, sell, transmit, finance, possess with the intent to distribute, publish, sell, or transmit, or makes any attempt to produce, distribute, publish, sell, transmit, or finance an obscene item depicting or purporting to depict an act prohibited in this law.

3. A violation of this act shall be punishible as follows:

A. If the violation of this act is successful in accomplishing any of 1(A) - (C) above, such violation shall be punishsble by imprisonment for no less than five (5) years and no more than life and a fine of no less than $25,000.00 and no more than $1 million. If the violation of this act is not successful in accomplishing any of 1(A) - (C) above, such violation shall be punished as a criminal attempt punishable by  imprisonment for no less than one (1) years and no more than ten (10) years and a fine of no less than $25,000.00 and no more than $100,000.00.

B.  If the violation of this act is successful in accomplishing 1(D) above, such violation shall be punishsble by imprisonment for no more than ten (10) years and a fine of no more than $50,000.00. If the violation of this act is not successful in accomplishing 1(D) above, such violation shall be punished as a criminal attempt punishable by  imprisonment for no more than two (2) years and a fine of no more than $10,000.00.

C. If the violation of this act is successful in accomplishing 1(E) above, such violation shall be punished the same as for committing kidnapping. If the violation of this act is not successful in accomplishing 1(E) above, such violation shall be punished the same as for a criminal attempt to commit kidnapping.

D. If the violation of this act is successful in accomplishing any of 1(F) - (J) above, such violation shall be punished the same as for committing the crime accomplished by such violation. If the violation of this act is not successful in accomplishing any of 1(F) - (J) above, such violation shall be punished the same as for a criminal attempt to commit the crime intended by such violation.

E. Any person convicted of violating 2 above shall in addition to the punishments prescribed herein shall be required to register as a sex offender .

F. In addition to the punishments provided above, any person convicted of a violation of this act shall be ordered to attend an appropriate treatment program or obtain psychiatric or psychological counseling.

4. This act shall not apply to any person who engages in such conduct as part of a performance, show, or exhibition solely for the purpose of entertainment or amusement and who announces such prior to such performance, show, or exhibition.

5. This act shall not be construed as applying to prayer.

6. This act shall not be construed as applying to an exorcism carried out to free a person possessed by a ghost, demon, djinn, or other malevolent spirit.

7. The Pagan Sacrifice Is A Sin Act shall be amended as follows:

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B. A person has committed the crime of human sacrifice when he knowingly:

1. Kills a human being in the name of a deity or for an occult purpose, regardless of the consent of the person being killed.For the purposes of this act human being shall include both born and unborn human beings.

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8. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Promoting Holy Communion Act is hereby expressly retained as law in reference to any criminal prohibition on cannibalism under Southern law.

9. This act shall take effect immediately.

[Mr. Reactionary]

THOU SHALT NOT LIE ACT

1. It shall be a felony for any person in the Southern Region who has given oath or affirmation to the veracity of a fact or statement to intentionally commit perjury before any court, commission, or other public body or agency of the Southern Region, or any State or locality therein. Such crime shall be punishable by imprisonment for no more than ten (10) years and a fine of no less than $10,000.00 and no more than $25,000.00.

2. It shall be a misdemeanor for any person in the Southern Region to intentionally make a false statement on any form, application, or other paper work issued by and returnable to the Southern Regional government. Such crime shall be punishable by a fine of no more than $1,000.00.

3. It shall be a felony for any person in the Southern Region to knowingly make a false report of a crime to an officer or employee of the Southern Region, or any officer or employee of a State or locality therein. Such crime shall be punishable by imprisonment for no more than five (5) years and a fine of no less than $5,000.00 and no more than $25,000.00.

4. It shall be a felony for any person in the Southern Region to knowingly file or record a false lien or judgment in any court of the Southern Region, or of any State or locality therein. Such crime shall be punishable by imprisonment for no more than five (5) years and a fine of no less than $5,000.00 and no more than $25,000.00.

5. This act shall take effect January 1, 2023.

[Mr. Reactionary]

SINFUL CLOTHING TAX ACT

1. The Sin Taxes Are The Best Taxes Act is hereby amended as follows:

D. Sex, Lust, and Prideful Income

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- Security cameras (10% sale price charged to end-use consumer, payable by retailer quarterly)

- Any clothing or garment containing mixed textiles ( also known as shatnez) of both wool and linen (10% sale price charged to end-use consumer, payable by retailer quarterly)

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2. This act shall take effect thirty (30) days after the date of passage.

[Mr. Reactionary]

TAXATION IS SOMETIMES THEFT ACT

1. In any civil tax foreclosure or forfeiture proceeding conducted by the Southern Region, or any State or locality therein, or any agent or contractor thereof, the following priority schedule shall apply to the distribution of any proceeds from the sale or auction of any property forfeited or foreclosed on:

A. The costs of conducting the auction or sale;

B. The legal costs of the civil case and any survey, appraisal, storage fees, notice, or filing required therefor;

C. The tax delinquency owed along with any penalties or interest;

D. The deliquency owed along with any penalties or interest to any valid creditor, lien holder, or other person who has secured their claim against the subject property by filing or recording such in the appropriate clerk's office, in the order in which such claim has been been perfected;

E. The owner or his or her heirs, assigns, or successors shall be entitled to any remaining balance at the conclusion of the legal proceeding, provided that such amount shall be held in escrow for one (1) year in case any claim is made against the balance.

2. Any officer, employee, agent, contractor, or special commissioner who intentionally embezzles, misappropriates, or criminally converts $100.00 or more of the proceeds from the sale or auction of property that is the subject of a civil tax foreclosure or forfeiture proceeding shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for no more than two (2) years, a fine of no more than $10,000.00, and restitution.

3. This act shall take effect fourty-five (45) days from the date of passage.

[Mr. Reactionary]

PROMOTING HOLY COURTS ACT

TITLE I: MINIMAL DUE PROCESS

1. In all criminal proceedings or legal proceedings in which the right to engage in a specific occupation, trade, or skill is at stake in any court, panel, commision, board, or other public body created by the Southern Region, or any State or locality therein, the accused shall be presumed to be innocent pursuant to Leviticus 19:15.

2. In all criminal proceedings in any court, panel, commision, board, or other public body created by the Southern Region, or any State or locality therein, the accused shall be not be found guilty absent a finding by the trier of fact that the accused is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt pursuant to Exodus 23:7

3. Pursuant to law, in all criminal proceedings or legal proceedings in which the right to engage in a specific occupation, trade, or skill is at stake in any court, panel, commision, board, or other public body created by the Southern Region, or any State or locality therein, the accused shall be entitled to be present at and receive reasonable notice of any hearing or proceeding in which the prosecutor and the finder of fact is present, pursuant to Exodus 23:1.

4. In all criminal proceedings or legal proceedings in which the right to engage in a specific occupation, trade, or skill is at stake in any court, panel, commision, board, or other public body created by the Southern Region, or any State or locality therein, no hearing or proceeding shall take place in Saturday or Sunday pursuant to Exodus 35:3.

5. Pursuant to law, in all criminal proceedings or legal proceedings in which the right to engage in a specific occupation, trade, or skill is at stake in any court, panel, commision, board, or other public body created by the Southern Region, or any State or locality therein, the trier of fact must allow the admission of relevant testimonial evidence, pursuant to Leviticus 5:1.

6.  Pursuant to law, in all criminal proceedings in any court, panel, commision, board, or other public body created by the Southern Region, or any State or locality therein, the accused shall be not be found guilty absent a finding by the trier of fact that the accused had the requisite mental intent or mens rea for committing the crime or act resulting in the crime pursuant to Deuteronomy 22:26.

7.  Pursuant to law, in all felony criminal proceedings in any court, panel, commision, board, or other public body created by the Southern Region, or any State or locality therein, the accused shall be entitled to demand an impartial jury serve as trier of fact during such felony criminal proceeding pursuant to Exodus 23:2.

8. In all criminal proceedings or legal proceedings in which the right to engage in a specific occupation, trade, or skill is at stake in any court, panel, commision, board, or other public body created by the Southern Region, or any State or locality therein, no person shall be permitted to serve as a trier of law or a trier of fact if he or she has solicited or accepted a bribe related to the case or otherwise has a conflict of interest affecting the impartiality if the proceeding, pursuant to Exodus 23:6 and 8 and Leviticus 19:15.

9. Pursuant to law, in all criminal proceedings in any court, panel, commision, board, or other public body created by the Southern Region, or any State or locality therein, no sentence of death or corporal punishment shall be given except by the trier of fact pursuant to Exodus 21:20 and Deuteronomy 25:2 and 3.

10. Any person incarcerated in the Southern Region, may upon the discovery of new evidence that is credible, material, and presented without substantial delay, of a deprivation if due process resulting from the denial of a right or guarantee found in this title may prosecute a writ of habeas corpus for relief. This provision does not limit the grounds for which a writ of habeas corpus may be prosecuted or preclude the use of any other remedies available by law.

TITLE II: MINIMAL CIVIL REMEDIES

1. In any State or locality in the Southern Region, such polity shall have available for the residents thereof courts of civil law that are capable of providing civil remedies for the following types of cases:

A. Neglience and other torts pursuant to Exodus 21:18, 28, 33, and 37 and Exodus 22:4-5;

B. Enforcement of wage and debt contracts pursuant to Exodus 22:6, 9, and 13; and

C. Determination of lineal descent and inheritance pursuant to Numbers 27:8

TITLE III: ENACTMENT

1. This act shall take effect immediately.

[Mr. Reactionary]

TOY GUNS ACT

1. The Ban Ban Act shall be amended by adding the following:

... gg. ownership of or the use contained solely upon a property of a pneumatic gun that is designed to expel a BB, pellet, or other projectile by action of pneumatic pressure, including but not limited to BB guns, airsoft guns, paintball guns, potato guns, or marshmallow guns ...

2. This act shall take effect immediately

[Mr. Reactionary]

MENTAL HEALTH FUNDING ACT

1. $25 Million from the Healthcare Trust Fund (HTF) is hereby authorized to be expended on a public education campaign to inform the public about prevention and treatment of suicide, depression, and other mental health disorders. The public education campaign shall accomplish the goals of this act by:

A. Producing and publishing educational pamphlets on suicide and depression, warning signs and risk factors, prevention and treatment methods, suicide prevention networks, and the dangers of children taking certain prescription drugs including SSRIs, SNRIs, SMSs, SARIs, NRIs, TCAs, TeCAs, MAOIs, and other prescription antidepressant medication, adderall and other amphetamines, steroids, hormones, abortion drugs, and emergency contraceptive drugs. Any State or local health department and any healthcare provider that receives money from an insurer of last resort under the Southern Atlascare program shall publicly display these pamphlets in their healthcare facility and shall provide a copy of each relevant pamphlet to any patient who attempted suicide, is newly diagnosed with depression or a mental health illness, who is at an elevated risk of depression or a mental health illness, to the parent or guardian of any minor seeking a prescription for SSRIs, SNRIs, SMSs, SARIs, NRIs, TCAs, TeCAs, MAOIs, and other prescription antidepressant medication, adderall and other amphetamines, steroids, hormones, or abortion drugs, or to any person who requests a copy.

B. Targeted advertisements in areas with a high concentration of suicide or persons suffering from depression or other mental illness, or with a high concentration of persons with elevated risk factors for suicide, depression, or other mental illness.

C. Creating an online portal to host information about suicide, depression, or other mental illnesses including any pamphlets created pursuant to this act.

D. Offering grants to qualified non-profit suicide prevention networks to fund operations, provided such network is approved by the Attorney General.

2. September 2022 is hereby designated Suicide Prevention Month.

3. No healthcare provider in the Southern Region shall prescribe or dispense SSRIs, SNRIs, SMSs, SARIs, NRIs, TCAs, TeCAs, MAOIs, and other prescription antidepressant medication, adderall and other amphetamines, steroids, hormones, or abortion drugs to a minor without the express written consent of each of the minor's parents or guardians. Any healthcare provider who violates this paragraph shall be prohibited from practicing medicine in the Southern Region for five (5) years.

4. This act shall take effect september 1, 2022.

[Mr. Reactionary]

LEGAL HISTORY ACT

Be it ordained and resolved by the Southern Region that:

1. It is the position of the Southern Region that the depiction of the ten commandments upon the property of a public courthouse, school, or other government building as part of an exhibit or display celebrating or educating the public on the history and civic importance of the law is appropriate and does not constitute an unconstitutional establishment of a religion.

2. This act shall take effect immediately.

[Mr. Reactionary]

DAY OF REST ACT

TITLE I: FINDINGS

Whereas, our Almighty Creator, on the seventh day of creation, rested; and

Whereas, the Holy Bible, our ultimate moral arbiter on Earth, commands at Exodus 20:8-11 that we keep the sabbath holy by avoiding labor and toil; and

Whereas, His day is often profaned and neglected by many of the inhabitants and sojourners in this Region, who do not keep holy His day to the great scandal of the community; and

Whereas, the need of a weekly day of rest for the preservation of the health and strength of the community, demands all citizens be given the right of one clear day's rest in seven; and

Whereas, Sunday as a common day of rest is a secular civil institution, venerable from its age consecrated as a day of rest by the usage of our fathers, and cherished by the common consent of mankind throughout the nations; and

 Whereas, the experience of mankind has shown that occasional rest is necessary for the health of the worker and for his or her continued ability to toil; and

Whereas, the interval of relaxation which Sunday affords to the workers, contributes greatly to the comfort and satisfaction of their lives, both as it refreshes them for the time, and as it relieves their six days' labor by the prospect of a day of rest always approaching; and

Whereas, the Southern Region denies that there is an economic right to operate a commercial business seven days a week; and

Whereas, the Supreme Court, in McGowan v. Maryland determined that the policies proposed herein are Constitutional;

Now therefore, the Southern Region hereby ordains the following.

TITLE II: DAY OF REST

1. All employees and workers are hereby entitled to one (1) day off from work each seven (7) consecutive calendar days.

2. No person in the Southern Region employing or hiring a worker in any commercial occupation, trade, or labor shall require an employee engaged in such commercial occupation, trade, or labor to do on Sunday the usual work of his occupation, trade, or labor unless he or she is allowed during the six (6) days next ensuing twenty-four (24) consecutive hours without labor, except in emergencies, in which case the employee must get his day's rest subsequently thereto.

3. In so far as possible, Sunday should be maintained as the weekly day of rest, except at the request of the employee or worker, except whenever the needs of the community or the public health, safety, welfare, or convenience demand or compel labor on Sunday.

4. A violation of this title shall be a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000.00 per violation.

TITLE III: MANDATORY PROVISIONS

1. No person in the Southern Region, either directly or through an agent, salesperson, or employee, may sell, barter, advertise, show, or offer for sale a motor vehicle, bicycle, boat or aquatic vessel, or aircraft or a certificate of title therefor on Sunday.

2. No person in the Southern Region, either directly or through an agent, salesperson, or employee, may organize, conduct, or advertise, a horse race or other parimutuel event on Sunday.

3. No professional sports teams in the Southern Region may play or participate in any game or sporting event before 1 p.m. on Sunday.

4. No bank, credit union, or other financial institution in the Southern Region, either directly or through an agent, salesperson, or employee, may conduct any such business with the public on Sunday.

5. No dance hall, brothel, licensed adult entertainer as defined by law, casino or gambling operation, or tattoo artist may conduct any such business with the public on Sunday.

6. No person in the Southern Region, either directly or through an agent, salesperson, or employee, may sell, barter, advertise, show, or offer for sale insurance on Sunday.

7. A violation of this title shall be a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $10,000.00 per violation and may be subject to forfeiture of any license to operate for no more than one (1) year.

TITLE IV: DISCRETIONARY PROVISIONS

1. Any State in the Southern Region or locality therein may choose, at its discretion, to prohibit by law the retail sale of all or any class of products on Sunday, including but not limited to beer, wine, and alcohol, electronics, clothing, toys, housewares, and furniture; however, no State in the Southern Region or locality therein may prohibit the retail sale of food, gasoline, oils, and greases, tires, drugs, medicines, and medical equipment, toiletries, tobacco and cannabis products, and newspapers and periodicals on Sunday.

2. For purposes of this act, sales conducted over the internet shall not be considered a retail sale.

3. For purposes of this act, the following commercial activities shall not be considered retail sales: hotel operations, swimming pool operations, performances unless otherwise proscribed in this act, musical entertainments, lectures and debates, sporting events, the operation of museums, galleries, and zoological and botanical gardens, barbering, the provision of legal, health care, or veterinary services, the provision of carwashing services, and the operations of mechanics, tradesmen and contractors, launderers, tailors, and repairmen.

4. The Blue Law Cessation and Alcohol Standardization Act of 2017 is hereby repealed.

TITLE V: ENACTMENT

1. This act shall take effect January 1, 2023.

[Mr. Reactionary]

MY BOSS MADE ME WRITE THIS BILL ACT

1. The Revenues From Specialty License Plates Act shall be amended as follows:

The following specialty license plates shall be offered in Virginia:

A. Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union

B. Thomas Jefferson Foundation

C. J.E.B. Stuart Birthplace Preservation Trust, Inc.

D. The Crooked Road, Inc.

2. This act shall take effect immediately.

[Mr. Reactionary]

N.I.D.D.A.H. ACT

1. This law shall be referred to as the No Icky Dirty Dames Are Here Act or the N.I.D.D.A.H. Act.

2. Nothing in Southern law shall be interpreted as prohibiting businesses in the Southern Region from temporarily excluding niddah customers and customers who are presently menstruating from patronizing their physical business location for the duration of such niddah or menstrual period.

3. Any business in the Southern Region that seeks to temporarily exclude niddah customers or customers who are presently menstruating from patronizing their business, shall post visible signage at each entrance to the physical store informing customers of the exclusion policy.

4. No business in the Southern Region may exclude niddah customers or customers who are presently menstruating from patronizing their business through an online portal or other method not requiring physical presence at the place of business.

5. Any business in the Southern Region that complies with all provisions of this act shall not be guilty of unlawful discrimination for temporarily excluding niddah customers or customers who are presently menstruating from patronizing their business.

6. This act shall take effect September 26, 2022.

[Mr. Reactionary]

FAIRER CREDIT REPORTS ACT

1. As used in this act:

A. Consumer credit report means any written, oral, or other communication of any information by a consumer reporting agency bearing on a consumer’s credit worthiness, credit standing, credit capacity, character, general reputation, personal characteristics, or mode of living which is used or expected to be used or collected in whole or in part for the purpose of serving as a factor in establishing the consumer’s eligibility for credit or insurance to be used primarily for personal, family, or household purposes, employment purposes, or any other purpose authorized by law.

B. Consumer reporting agency means any person which, for monetary fees, dues, or on a cooperative nonprofit basis, regularly engages in whole or in part in the practice of assembling or evaluating consumer credit information or other information on consumers for the purpose of furnishing consumer credit reports to third parties.

C. Person in the South shall include but not be limited to banks, credit unions, financial institutions, State or local governments, and business entities when such person is providing financing for any transaction that is to occur or substantially occur in the Southern Region, or that is secured by property located in the Southern Region, or that is financing an activity, enterprise, or venture that is to occur or substantially occur in the Southern Region.
2. No consumer reporting agency operating in the Southern Region shall make and transmit to any person in the Southern Region, any consumer credit report containing any of the following items of information:

A. Civil suits and civil judgments that, from date of entry, predate the report by more than five (5) years.

B. Paid tax liens which, from date of payment, predate the report by more than five (5) years.

C. Accounts placed for collection or charged to profit and loss which predate the report by more than five (5) years.

D. Any other adverse item of information, other than records of convictions of crimes which predates the report by more than five (5) years.

The five (5) year period referred to herein shall begin, with respect to any delinquent account that is placed for collection (internally or by referral to a third party, whichever is earlier), charged to profit.

3. The provisions of this act are not applicable in the case of any consumer credit report to be used in connection with:

A. a credit transaction involving, or which may reasonably be expected to involve, a principal amount of $200,000.00 or more;

B. the underwriting of life insurance involving, or which may reasonably be expected to involve, a face amount of $200,000.00 or more; or

C. the employment of any individual at an annual salary which equals, or which may reasonably be expected to equal $100,000.00, or more.

4. Any federal law or regulation that conflicts with this act, including but not limited to 15 U.S.C § 1681c is hereby declared to be null, void, and of no effect within the Southern Region to the extent it is contradicted herein. No local, State, or Regional money or resources shall be expended in the enforcement of such federal nullities, nor shall any local, State, Regional, or Atlasian employees or agents enforce, or attempt to enforce such federal nullities within the Southern Region.

5. Any provision herein found to be unconstitutional by a court of proper jurisdiction shall be severable from the remainder of this act.

6. This act shall take effect January 1, 2023.

[Mr. Reactionary]

EMPLOYEE DEFINITION ACT

1. The following terms enumerated in this act shall have the following meaning whenever used in Southern law unless otherwise specified in such law or in another Southern law.

2. Employee, with respect to private employment, means any person in the service of an employer subject to the provisions of this act under any express or implied, oral or written contract of hire except a railroad engaged in interstate commerce whose rights are governed by the Federal Employers’ Liability Act. If they elect to be personally covered by this act, employee includes persons who regularly operate businesses or practice their trades, profession, or occupations, whether individually, or in partnership, or association with other persons, whether or not they hire others as employees.

Subject to the preceding paragraph, any person, other than a direct seller or qualified real estate broker, agent, or  appraiser or a registered representative of a securities broker-dealer, who performs services for pay for an employer, is presumed to be an employee. This presumption may be rebutted by proof that an individual meets all of the following criteria:

A. The person possesses or has applied for a federal employer identification number or social security number, or in the alternative, has agreed in writing to carry out the responsibilities imposed on employers under this act.

B. The person has control and discretion over the means and manner or performance of the work in achieving the result of the work.

C. The person has control over the time when the work is performed, and the time performance is not dictated by the employer. However, this criterion does not prohibit the employer from reaching agreement with the person as to completion schedule, range of work hours and maximum number of work hours to be provided by the person, and in the case of entertainment, the time such entertainment is to be presented.

D. The person holds himself or herself out to be in business for himself or herself.

E. The person is not required to work exclusively for the employer, or, if not exempt from the definition of employee, the person signs a written contract with the employer which:

i. states the employer’s intent to hire the person as an independent contractor; and

ii. states that the person is presumed to be an employee unless all provisions specified in this act are met, in which case the person shall be classified as an independent contractor; and

iii. explicitly and accurately details the provisions specified in this act in such a way that the criteria is clear and fully understandable.

For the purpose of this definition, qualified real estate broker or agent means a person who is a lawful real estate broker or lawful real estate salesman and whose remuneration as such is directly related to sales or other output including performance of services, rather than to the number of hours worked.

For the purpose of this definition, direct seller means a person:

A. Engaged in selling or soliciting the sale of consumer products, services, or intangibles to any buyer on a buy-sell basis, deposit-commission basis, or any similar basis for resale by the buyer or any other person in the home or other than in a permanent retail establishment; or engaged in selling or soliciting the sale of consumer products, services, or intangibles in the home or otherwise than in a permanent retail establishment; and

B. Who receives substantially all remuneration as such in a direct relationship to sales or other output including the performance of services, rather than the number of hours worked; and

C. Whose services are performed pursuant to a written contract with the person for whom the services are performed, which provide that the individual will not be treated as an employee for federal tax purposes.

For the purpose of this definition, real estate appraiser means a person who is a real estate appraiser and whose remuneration as such is by way of a fee and is directly related to services or other work product rather than to the number of hours worked.

3. Employee, with respect to public employment, means:

A. Any person in the service of an employer under an express or implied contract of hire;

B. Any person who is a call firefighter or special police officer, volunteer, or auxiliary member of a fire or police department, ambulance or rescue service, or any other law enforcement officer, whether paid or not, for purposes of this definition, shall be deemed to be an employee of the political subdivision in which the department is organized;

C. Any person who fights a forest or other type of fire and who is either voluntarily under the direction of those authorized to give direction in the fighting of fires or who is under statutory compulsion to fight fires, for purposes of this act, shall be deemed to be an employee of the political subdivision in which the fire is occuring; and

D. Any person who assists in a search for or an attempted rescue of another, and who is voluntarily under the direction of those authorized to give direction in searching for or attempting to rescue or rescuing another, for purposes of this act, shall be deemed to be an employee of the political subdivision in which the activity is occuring.

Employee with respect to public employment shall not include any inmate of a correctional facility who provides work or performs services, any volunteer not otherwise specified who performs services for which no significant remuneration is provided, any person serving in the militia, and any person participating in a Regional, State, or local workfare program.

4. This act shall take effect immediately.

[Mr. Reactionary]

SOUTHERN CHAMBER 200 LAWS EXTRAVAGANZA ACT

1. The Southern Regional government shall purchase 9,000 troy ounces of gold bullion and commission the minting of 9,000 non legal tender, gold, 1 troy oz commemorative tokens, to be sold to the public at $2,000 per token. Each Delegate elected or appointed to the 25th or 26th Session of the Southern Chamber of Delegates shall be represented by an individual design, which shall be struck on 1,000 tokens per delegate.

2. Each token shall include on the obverse, "Southern Region 2022", "200 LAWS", and the Official Southern Motto Emeritus as well as a sculpting to be approved by the governor, of the current official Southern Flag.

3. The reverse of each token shall have the Official Southern Motto, as well as the name, home State, and a sculpting of the following Delegates:

A. Missouri - Speaker Reagente

B. Virgina - Deputy Reactionary

C. Virginia - Deputy Fhtagn

D. Texas - TimTurner

E. Texas - Ulmer Fudd

F. Texas - TPH

G. Alabama - Octosteel

H. Florida - Spark

I. Louisiana - RFayette

4. The governor shall have final approval over all designs, with the exception that the portrait area be left blank on the Octosteel tokens since he missed every single vote.

5. All proceeds from the sale of these tokens shall be deposited in the general treasury.

6. This act shall tale effect immediately.

[Mr. Reactionary]

LIVING HISTORY ACT

1. The Monumentally Important Act shall be amended as follows:

1. The Southern Governor is hereby authorized to make expenditures from the PMATF to carry out a cultural program to promote historic and civic public monument art and living history exhibits by creating new public monuments, or repairing or copying existing public monuments, or funding living history exhibits, reenactments, or presentations subject to the following conditions ...

2. This act shall take effect immediately.

[Mr. Reactionary]

MONKEYPOX PREVENTION EXTENSION ACT

1. The Monkeypox Prevention Act is hereby amended as follows:

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2. This act shall take effect immediately and unless otherwise specified herein, shall expire ninety (90) days after the date of enactment.

TITLE II: MONKEYPOX

1. As protecting the health of the public from the potential spread of transmissible and preventable diseases is a compelling governmental interest firmly rooted within the plenary power of the Southern Region, in furtherance of this goal, the Southern Region hereby recognizes and enacts the following which shall expire ninety (90) days after the date of enactment:

A. That the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has warned that a dangerously virulent strain of monkeypox is spreading domestically in the Southern Region; and that sexual intercourse and close contact elevate the risk of spreading monkeypox;

B. That accordingly, to protect the public against the risk of such harmful health impacts, in all States and external territories of the Southern Region, any person who knowingly and consensually:

i.  participates in group sexual intercourse involving three (3) or more persons, shall be guilty of a civil infraction misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for no more than one (1) year and a fine a civil penalty of $5,000. For purposes of this act group sexual intercourse includes but is not limited to orgies, piss orgies, and scat orgies.

ii. advertises, solicits, or offers, to participate in group sexual intercourse involving three (3) or more persons shall be guilty of a civil infraction misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for no more than one (1) year and a fine a civil penalty of $5,000.

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2. This act shall take effect immediately.

[Mr. Reactionary]

R.E.D. H.E.I.F.E.R. ACT

1. This act shall be known as the Regional Effort Desiring to Help End Israel's Forced Exile from Religion Act or R.E.D. H.E.I.F.E.R. Act

2. The Southern Region hereby offers an open ended cash offer of $25 Million payable to the first person who can deliver to the Southern Regional government a live, healthy, naturally born female bovine aged at least three (3) years which has never been impregnanted, milked, or yoked, and which is of an unblemished red complexion and possesses no more than one (1) black or white hair.

3. $25 Million from the Pay-Go Fund is hereby authorized to be held in escrow until such time as the above offer is fulfilled.

4. This act shall take effect immediately.