SB 2017-149: Atlasian Moving Bill (Failed)

[Associate Justice PiT]

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Atlasian People's House of Representatives
Passed 8-0, in the Atlasian House Assembled,

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Sponsor: Scott

     I hereby open the floor for debate.

[Bleach Blonde Bad Built Butch Bodies for Biden]

I can sponsor this.

[Associate Justice PiT]

     Senators have 24 hours to object to Senator Scott assuming sponsorship of this bill.

[Associate Justice PiT]

     With no objections, Senator Scott is now the sponsor. I invite the sponsor to make a post arguing in favor of the bill.

[Bleach Blonde Bad Built Butch Bodies for Biden]

Simply put, half a year is an awfully long wait to change regions.  A full presidential cycle is more appropriate.

[Anna Komnene]

Okay let me play devil's advocate here for a moment because I'm not sure how I feel about this bill. I think the main reason for the waiting period is to prevent strategic registration and ensure that people actually commit to a region when they move there. With Senate terms being 4 months, citizens could theoretically move to a new region a week before the election to vote in their preferred contest and then after 4 months, they could move to another region where they could vote in the same class of Senate elections for their preferred candidate again. The same would be true for the South and Lincoln's governor elections (Fremont's terms are 3 months).

So while 6 months (and even 4 months) seem like a long time, we have to remember that events in this game only take place over the course of months of time. And that regional membership only matters for regional elections (governor, assembly, parliament) and regional elections for Senate (one class every 2 months for terms of 4 month long). If we lower the threshold to 4 months, are we really preventing strategic registration in any meaningful way? In Fremont, yes, but in the other 2 regions, I'm not so sure.

A 4 month limit forces citizens to be eligible voters for 1 executive election (2 in Fremont), 2 regional assembly elections, and 2 Senate elections (one of each class). A 6 month limit, on the other hand, would ensure voters have to participate in more elections before leaving. The aim of Atlasia is becoming a meaningful member of your regional politics and elections, no? I'm not sure that lowering this limit accomplishes that goal, as much as I tend to lean toward lax restrictions in this game.

[Bleach Blonde Bad Built Butch Bodies for Biden]

After going back and forth on this, I can't help but agree with Siren.  I would like to hear input from other senators, though.

[Associate Justice PiT]

     I could bring this to a final vote since some time has passed without debate, but I want the input of more than just 2/6 Senators.

[F. Joe Haydn]

I have a question for the sponsor. Does the month limit specified in this bill follow real life time or Atlasian time?

[Bleach Blonde Bad Built Butch Bodies for Biden]

I have a question for the sponsor. Does the month limit specified in this bill follow real life time or Atlasian time?

What do you mean?

[F. Joe Haydn]

I have a question for the sponsor. Does the month limit specified in this bill follow real life time or Atlasian time?

What do you mean?

Siren's post said that the Senate term is 4 years, while in actuality it is 4 months, so this made me think that there must be some difference in time standards between Atlasia and the real world.

[Anna Komnene]

I have a question for the sponsor. Does the month limit specified in this bill follow real life time or Atlasian time?

What do you mean?

Siren's post said that the Senate term is 4 years, while in actuality it is 4 months, so this made me think that there must be some difference in time standards between Atlasia and the real world.

That was a typo. Oops. It should say 4 months. Fixed!

[Associate Justice PiT]

     If there are no more comments, we can move to a final vote in 24 hours.

[Associate Justice PiT]

     A final vote is now open on this bill. Senators have 72 hours to vote aye, nay, or abstain.

[Anna Komnene]

Nay

[Bleach Blonde Bad Built Butch Bodies for Biden]

Abstain.

[F. Joe Haydn]

Aye

[Associate Justice PiT]

     This bill has about 24 hours left in its vote and the vote is currently 1-1-1. Be sure to vote!

[Senator Spiral]

Aye

[This user has not been convicted of 34 felonies]

Nay

[Bleach Blonde Bad Built Butch Bodies for Biden]

It appears we have a tied vote whether we count Spiral and R2's late votes or not.

What shall be the fate of this bill, Mr. President?

[Associate Justice PiT]

     I vote Nay. With that the bill fails.