The Imperial Dominion of the South's Legislature

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The vote is open for 24 hours.

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The Vote is 3 Nays and 0 yays. The bill is defeated. On to more business.

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We should introduce a new piece of Legislation.

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Did we ever do anything about that prison problem the GM wrote about?

That's the first i've heard of it.

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Which would you guys prefer to debate first, the abortion amendment or the Prison Bill?

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     Could we get going with business again? It's rather embarrassing that this body has only managed to pass one bill & achieve a quorum on a vote on one other so far.

The Abortion bill is up for debate

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Would you guys like to vote on the abortion bill

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Sorry for not being on

The Vote for the Abortion bill is open for 24 hours

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The Vote is 2-1, The Abortion Bill passes, and is ready for the Governor

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Now the Prison Bill is up for debate

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     Shorter sentences for non-violent crime sounds good, perhaps a truncated 20% decrease on prison time?

      Prostitution is legal in all of Atlasia, per the Legalization of Prostitution Act. Terms for solicitation are short enough that I think everyone who was convicted of it before the passage of that law has been long since released.

     As for free-range prisons, I don't really know much about them. If you could write an amendment to that effect, I would be most grateful.

As long as Prostution stays legal, i don't have a problem with the act.

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Go ahead and do it or we will vote on the Old Prison act

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Sounds good, debate is open for 24 hours or less

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If Pit agrees we can vote

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Voting is open for 24 Hours

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The vote is 2-0, despite not having on remember voting, the act is approved and is ready for the Governor.

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The Put the "free" back in Free Enterprise Bill is up for debate for 24 hours

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Is anyone ready to vote?

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We shall wait for him then.

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The Vote is open for 24 hours

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The Vote is three ayes to zero nays, the vote passes and is ready for the governor

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     Nobody benefits per se, though passing a more restrictive law than the federal one has put the Southeast in the position of having the most conservative child pornography statute. This change brings us in line with the rest of the nation.

     Also, since the pre-existing regional law is based on that of the state of Georgia, I think that means the age of consent in the region is 16, as is the case in Georgia. I think it would make sense that if someone is old enough to consent to having sex, then that person is also old enough to consent to appearing in a pornographic video.

The latter adds much increased long-term consequences and risk for exploitation by adults.

     I suppose the point I am trying to make is that these people are old enough that we entrust them to decide whether or not they wish to be sexually active.

     Besides, the point remains that I do not see why the standard that is good enough for the other four regions isn't good enough for the Southeast. The way I see it, the burden of proof is on the people who wish to place restrictions on individual interactions, & I am not convinced that this merits any restrictions additional to those laid out by federal statute.

Participating in an activity is not the same as selling a video of said activity.

The fact remains that they are minors. And while it is one thing to have a relationship with a friend, it is quite another to sell your body for the consumption of strangers. The problem for me isn't the video itself so much as the commercialization. I just see too much potential for abuse here to make it worth it.

     I don't see commercialization as being such a big deal (doing something you are already permitted to do, just with a price tag attached; 16 year-olds are mature enough to make most decisions in my experience), but I guess that's just a difference of opinions.

Agreed, this bill is to keep the Southeast in line with the other regions. 16 should be the RL age anyway.

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     It could be an interesting dynamic if we officially recognized the Lt. Governor's ability to not bring bills he didn't like to a vote, along with giving the legislature some means of overriding that ability. It would give the Lt. Governor real power, rather than being a purely ministerial position.

Agreed, we need to ad an amendment to the Standing rules if it is approved.

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     It could be an interesting dynamic if we officially recognized the Lt. Governor's ability to not bring bills he didn't like to a vote, along with giving the legislature some means of overriding that ability. It would give the Lt. Governor real power, rather than being a purely ministerial position.

Agreed, we need to ad an amendment to the Standing rules if it is approved.

     It would also probably call for a change in veto override requirements. How about we require 3/4 of Legislators to open a final vote in opposition to the Lt. Governor & 3/4 of Legislators + the Lt. Governor to override a veto?

So does it need 3/4 of the legislatures and the LT. Gov to override the Veto?

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     It could be an interesting dynamic if we officially recognized the Lt. Governor's ability to not bring bills he didn't like to a vote, along with giving the legislature some means of overriding that ability. It would give the Lt. Governor real power, rather than being a purely ministerial position.

Agreed, we need to ad an amendment to the Standing rules if it is approved.

     It would also probably call for a change in veto override requirements. How about we require 3/4 of Legislators to open a final vote in opposition to the Lt. Governor & 3/4 of Legislators + the Lt. Governor to override a veto?

So does it need 3/4 of the legislatures and the LT. Gov to override the Veto?

     No, currently it only requires 3/4 of the legislature. I am thinking about making that the requirement for "cloture" & then also requiring the assent of the Lt. Governor to override a veto.

Sounds good