Northeast Assembly Thread

[The Age Wave]

ayye

[Antonio the Sixth]

Nay

[#CriminalizeSobriety]

Aye.

[Countess Anya of the North Parish]

aye.

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

Aye

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

Aye

[cinyc]

Aye

[cinyc]

By a vote of 6-1 with one excused absence, Rep. Silent Spade's amendment passes.  

We will now vote on final passage of the Vacancy filling Act, as amended:

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This vote shall remain open until the earlier of 2:30 AM Eastern on Sunday, February 21, or when all Representatives shall have voted.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Nay. This would lead to one election per week.

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

Aye

[cinyc]

Aye on final passage.

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

Present and abstain

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

Kalwejt, when did you become such a coward abstaining from all these votes like that?

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

Kalwejt, when did you become such a coward abstaining from all these votes like that?

I'm divided. I like idea of making seats filled by elections only, but truth is, elections on weekly basis may paralyze us.

[cinyc]

Bump:

Reminder:  There is an open vote on the floor.

[The Age Wave]

Aye

[cinyc]

By a vote of 3-1 with 1 express abstention, 1 excused absence and 2 unexcused absences, the Vacancy filling Act passes, and will be presented to the Governor for his signature or veto.

Next bill:

Northeast Anti-discrimination Act

1. The Northeast Government pledges to uphold the rights of all citizens regardless of race, gender, gender identity, size, socioeconomic status, sexuality, ethnicity, religion, and disability status.
2. The Northeast Government will hereby refuse government contracts to any company or organization which is found to discriminate on the basis of race, gender, gender identity, size, socioeconomic status, sexuality, ethnicity, religion, and disability status.
3. The Northeast Government, in hiring, and in representation, shall not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, gender identity, size, socioeconomic status, sexuality, ethnicity, religion, and disability status.

Sponsor: Rep. Antonio V

The question is whether the bill should be considered?

The ayes have it.

Debate on this bill will continue until at least 2:40AM Eastern on Tuesday, February 23, 2010, unless the debate period is extended or shortened in accordance with the SOAP.  (Hint: If someone wants this bill to have a chance of being passed this session, there needs to be a motion to shorten - and even then, chances of passing it in time are slim).

The Sponsor, Representative Antonio V, has the floor.

[Antonio the Sixth]

This bill has already been debated at the beginning of the legislature, so I would move to shorten the debate to the legal maximum.

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

I would like to propose an amended version:

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[Antonio the Sixth]

I would like to propose an amended version:

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Thanks for reminding us that you hate fat people. Unfriendly.

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

I would like to propose an amended version:

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Thanks for reminding us that you hate fat people. Unfriendly.

I don't hate fat people.

Fat people hate me unnecessarily.

[cinyc]

I would call for a vote this evening, but seeing that we have an unfriendly amendment on the floor, there's no way we'd get to a vote on final passage before the end of this Assembly.

Therefore, I suggest Reps. Antonio V and Libertas iron out their differences if they want any hope of passing a bill.

[Antonio the Sixth]

The Assembly term will end 3 days after the end of elections. So we have the time.

[cinyc]

The Assembly term will end 3 days after the end of elections. So we have the time.

Negative.  Under Article V, Section iv of the New Northeast Constitution, the new Assembly begins on Tuesday.  Even if I called a vote right now, the amendment vote would take 24 hours into this time tomorrow unless all Reps vote before then (doubtful).  The final passage vote wouldn't be over until late Tuesday - when the new Assembly is sworn in.

This bill is as good as dead for this session unless you and Rep. Libertas quickly come to an agreement on language.  Per tradition, it WILL be the first bill on the floor next session as long as someone re-sponsors it in the Northeast Proposed Legislation Thread before the Speaker vote ends.  So repost it in the thread on Tuesday if you want it to be voted on next session.

[cinyc]

The sponsor of the current bill on the floor has left the region, thereby automatically resigning his Assembly seat.  Thus, absent an objection, the bill on the floor is out of order and dismissed.  


Every other piece of legislation in the queue is by Former Rep. Antonio V.  Even though CJO RowanBrandon has stayed the election results and kept this Assembly in session for another 48 hours, we have no legislation on the floor to debate.  We will remain adjourned unless and until additional legislation is introduced in the queue.