President (?!) Tyrion - Ask away!

[President Tyrion]

Brief

Hello all! If there is one piece of legislation I have written up to this point that I would like to be a token of my term as governor, it would be Tyrion's TNF Wage and Employment Reform Act. I believe strongly in workers' rights. While I was disappointed that TNF's Amendment to the Productivity Equalization and Worker Employment Act of 2011, I am not surprised at its demise. Thus, I scaled it back a bit and submitted it to the Pacific Council, but with teeth this time. The regulations are a little less stringent, especially on small businesses, but there are now built-in, specific consequences for violators of overtime pay regulations.

I also worked in fmr GM Adam Griffin's estimate of minor a market-wide wage drop by raising the minimum wage. At this point, it's a modest 1.14% above the federal rate for 2014, but that will scale up to 2.5% for 2014, and both of those numbers are direct translations of the drop in wages as a result of more stringent overtime regulation.

Meanwhile, I also offered a more forgiving tax incentive system for employers in a separate bill. The federal gov't is in position to pass a bill giving a $4000 tax break per hired employee for companies under 50 people. The Pacific will extend that break to companies below 250 people to combat its rampant unemployment problem.

There will be more unemployment-mitigating regulation to come.

Thoughts?

[President Tyrion]

Nappy ass weave

Huh?

[Adam Griffin]

Nappy ass weave

Huh?

I imagine a certain amount of alcohol would unlock the key to this riddle.

And from one Liebor to another:

ENDORSED.

[President Tyrion]

Nappy ass weave

Huh?

I imagine a certain amount of alcohol would unlock the key to this riddle.

And from one Liebor to another:

ENDORSED.

Thanks AG!

And I really hope tmthforu sees this sometime soon. It's hilarious.

[President Tyrion]

Aw man, tmthforu deleted his post

The Pacific Council has just passed:

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[President Tyrion]

Endorsed. You've been more active in the most recent legislative session than most sitting Senators.

Thank you, Mr. President!

[Flake]

Hey Tyrion, could you open up the Pacific voting booth?

[President Tyrion]

Hey Tyrion, could you open up the Pacific voting booth?

12:01 am on Friday. It'll run through the weekend.

[President Tyrion]

Short Update:

The recall election is currently open.

[President Tyrion]

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[President Tyrion]

Recall Election Results

Should Politics Junkie be recalled from his position as Pacific Councillor?

[4] Yes
[7] No

Should JacobTiver be recalled from his position as Pacific Councillor?

[4] Yes
[7] No

If Politics Junkie and/or JacobTiver is recalled from their positions as Pacific Councillors, who should replace him/them? (Please use preferential voting)

[] Politics Junkie
[] JacobTiver
[] Write In _____________

Should Politics Junkie be recalled from his position as Pacific Regional Secretary of the Wiki?

[3] Yes
[7] No

If Politics Junkie is recalled from his position as Pacific Regional Secretary of the Wiki, who should replace him?

[] Politics Junkie
[] drj101

All three recalls fail.

x TyrionTheImperialist

[President Tyrion]

The Council Elections are now open. Do note that JacobTiver's vote is invalidated because it was posted before voting was opened.

[Flake]

The Council Elections are now open. Do note that JacobTiver's vote is invalidated because it was posted before voting was opened.

whoops

[ZuWo]

The Council Elections are now open. Do note that JacobTiver's vote is invalidated because it was posted before voting was opened.

whoops

I don't know what the Pacific Constitution says but the Mideast Constitution doesn't specify what should be done in such a situation; it is clearly forbidden to alter your ballot after 20 minutes or to vote after the voting period is over, but that's it. Thus, when a similar case occured in our region some time ago we simply let the voter in question vote again during the regular voting period and ignored his vote that was cast too early.

[President Tyrion]

The Council Elections are now open. Do note that JacobTiver's vote is invalidated because it was posted before voting was opened.

whoops

I don't know what the Pacific Constitution says but the Mideast Constitution doesn't specify what should be done in such a situation; it is clearly forbidden to alter your ballot after 20 minutes or to vote after the voting period is over, but that's it. Thus, when a similar case occured in our region some time ago we simply let the voter in question vote again during the regular voting period and ignored his vote that was cast too early.

That's what I was thinking, too. I'm consulting with my legal aides as we speak.

In any case, what I DO know is that JacobTiver's vote from before the vote opened is most definitely invalidated, and he deleted it anyway.

[Flake]

The Council Elections are now open. Do note that JacobTiver's vote is invalidated because it was posted before voting was opened.

whoops

I don't know what the Pacific Constitution says but the Mideast Constitution doesn't specify what should be done in such a situation; it is clearly forbidden to alter your ballot after 20 minutes or to vote after the voting period is over, but that's it. Thus, when a similar case occured in our region some time ago we simply let the voter in question vote again during the regular voting period and ignored his vote that was cast too early.

That's what I was thinking, too. I'm consulting with my legal aides as we speak.

In any case, what I DO know is that JacobTiver's vote from before the vote opened is most definitely invalidated, and he deleted it anyway.

I did delete it and it was after the 20 minute time limit of editing your vote.

[President Tyrion]

https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Tyrion%27s_TNF_Wage_and_Employment_Reform_Act

This has passed the Council. I would like to take a moment to thank all who made this possible.

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[TNF]

https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Tyrion%27s_TNF_Wage_and_Employment_Reform_Act

This has passed the Council. I would like to take a moment to thank all who made this possible.

x TyrionTheImperialist

I would like to thank the elected representatives of the Pacific for boldly going where the sclerotic, reactionary Atlasian Right would not allow the nation as a whole to go. Your success shall be a model for the nation, you have my word.

[President Tyrion]

https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Tyrion%27s_TNF_Wage_and_Employment_Reform_Act

This has passed the Council. I would like to take a moment to thank all who made this possible.

x TyrionTheImperialist

I would like to thank the elected representatives of the Pacific for boldly going where the sclerotic, reactionary Atlasian Right would not allow the nation as a whole to go. Your success shall be a model for the nation, you have my word.

I hope to join your ranks soon enough to protect the Atlasian worker, Senator

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[PJ]

https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Tyrion%27s_TNF_Wage_and_Employment_Reform_Act

This has passed the Council. I would like to take a moment to thank all who made this possible.

x TyrionTheImperialist

I would like to thank the elected representatives of the Pacific for boldly going where the sclerotic, reactionary Atlasian Right would not allow the nation as a whole to go. Your success shall be a model for the nation, you have my word.

Thank you

[President Tyrion]

Thanks to Griffin, my Senate campaign now has an official banner.

[President Tyrion]

Pacific Council Results:

9 valid votes cast, quota=2

First Round

Oakvale 3
Politics Junkie 3
drj101 2
seatown 1

Oakvale, PJ, and Kitteh are elected. Oakvale's and PJ's quotas are redistributed.

Second Round

Oakvale 3-1
Politics Junkie 3-1
drj101 2
seatown 1+2/3
Marnetmar 1/3
JacobTiver 1

Marnetmar has the fewest votes, and is thus eliminated. His vote is redistributed.

Third Round

Oakvale 2
Politics Junkie 2
drj101 2
seatown 1 2/3
Marnetmar 1/3-1/3
JacobTiver 1+1/3

Seatown and JacobTiver are elected without quota.

Congratulations to our 7th Pacific Council!
oakvale
Politics Junkie
drj101
seatown
JacobTiver