Pacific Legislature Official Thread

[WMS]

Capital Punishment Abolition Act: Aye
Reproductive Freedom Act: Nay
Marijuana Legalization Act: Aye

I agree with Hugh.

[bgwah]

The Capital Punishment Abolition Act has passed 7-1.
X Governor Jesus

Reproductive Freedom Act has passed 5-2.
X Governor Jesus

Marijuana Legalization Act has passed 8-0.
X Governor Jesus

All three acts have been passed by the legislature and signed by the Governor.

[Everett]

Republican Party Illegalisation Act
1. The Republican Party is hereby illegalised in the Pacific Region.
2. Association with the Republican Party is punishable by forced membership in the Jesus Christ Party and/or lifelong exile from the Pacific Region.

Physician-Assisted Suicide Legalisation Act
1. All laws that restrict a patient's right to consensual physician-assisted suicide are hereby repealed.
2. This Act does not extend to involuntary euthanasia.

Alcohol Freedom Act
1. The Pacific Region shall have no official minimum drinking age.

Abolishment Of Organised Religion Act
1. Religion is hereby abolished in the Pacific Region.
2. Anyone attempting to build a church or other religious institution will be fined $5,000,000 and then whipped 500 times in Singapore.


The last proposal isn't mine, so don't whine to me about it.

[bgwah]

I open voting on the following. Voting ends in a week.

Republican Party Illegalisation Act
1. The Republican Party is hereby illegalised in the Pacific Region.
2. Association with the Republican Party is punishable by forced membership in the Jesus Christ Party and/or lifelong exile from the Pacific Region.

Physician-Assisted Suicide Legalisation Act
1. All laws that restrict a patient's right to consensual physician-assisted suicide are hereby repealed.
2. This Act does not extend to involuntary euthanasia.

Alcohol Freedom Act
1. The Pacific Region shall have no official minimum drinking age.

Abolishment Of Organised Religion Act
1. Religion is hereby abolished in the Pacific Region.
2. Anyone attempting to build a church or other religious institution will be fined $5,000,000 and then whipped 500 times in Singapore.

[Everett]

Republican Party Illegalisation Act: Aye.
Physician-Assisted Suicide Legalisation Act: Aye.
Alcohol Freedom Act: Aye.
Abolishment Of Organised Religion Act: Aye.

[phk]

Republican Party Illegalisation Act: Aye.
Physician-Assisted Suicide Legalisation Act: Aye.
Alcohol Freedom Act: Aye.
Abolishment Of Organised Religion Act: Aye.

[Platypus]

Republican Party Illegalisation Act: Nay
Physician-Assisted Suicide Legalisation Act: Abstain
Alcohol Freedom Act: Nay
Abolishment Of Organised Religion Act: Nay

[WMS]

Republican Party Illegalisation Act Nay
Physician-Assisted Suicide Legalisation Act Nay
Alcohol Freedom Act Nay
Abolishment Of Organised Religion Act Nay

[WMS]

New Mexico Regional Transfer Resolution

Pursuant to Article IV, Section 2, Clause 2 of the Constitution, the Pacific Region hereby consents to the transfer of the state of New Mexico from the Pacific region to the Midwest region.

[Alcon]

New Mexico Regional Transfer Resolution

Pursuant to Article IV, Section 2, Clause 2 of the Constitution, the Pacific Region hereby consents to the transfer of the state of New Mexico from the Pacific region to the Midwest region.

For free?  Seriously?  We traded Montana specifically to get New Mexico.  No way I'm going to support this unless we at LEAST get Montana back, and preferably another state with at least one voter.  Then I will consider it.  I am not voting for this version.

New Mexico Regional Transfer Resolution
Nay

[WMS]

New Mexico Regional Transfer Resolution

Pursuant to Article IV, Section 2, Clause 2 of the Constitution, the Pacific Region hereby consents to the transfer of the state of New Mexico from the Pacific region to the Midwest region.

For free?  Seriously?  We traded Montana specifically to get New Mexico.  No way I'm going to support this unless we at LEAST get Montana back, and preferably another state with at least one voter.  Then I will consider it.  I am not voting for this version.

New Mexico Regional Transfer Resolution
Nay

I was following the Senate's lead. You might have to ask the Midwest.

That said, I'll tell you right now if the current set of Acts pass in the Pacific there's going to be trouble in NM. The fact that they violate Article VI is SO going to trigger state nullification.

Happy New Year, and Down With Tyranny!

[Ebowed]

Republican Party Illegalisation Act:  Nay
Physician-Assisted Suicide Legalisation Act:  Aye
Alcohol Freedom Act:  Aye
Abolishment Of Organised Religion Act:  Nay
New Mexico Regional Transfer Resolution:  Nay

I am very concerned with the "Nay" votes on the reasonable Physician-Assisted Suicide Legalization legislation.  Certainly such a matter of personal liberty is none of the business of the government.

I am also concerned with the way religion is given special priveleges in government, but my support for freedom of speech and belief supercedes this concern.  Additionally, the punishment is far too harsh, and it would harm religions that present no threat to society such as Unitarianism, Buddhism, Secular Humanism, and depending on one's very definition of religion, Atheism.

[Ebowed]

Religious Freedom Act

1. The Pledge of Allegiance is abolished.
2. There shall be no official statement of patriotism, whether recitation is voluntary or involuntary, to be legislated by the Pacific government.
3. All tax benefits and exemptions heralded towards churches and religious institutions are hereby abolished.

Resolution Concerning Currency

1. It is the position of the people of the Pacific region that no currency should designate belief or disbelief in a higher power.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

A note from your friendly neighbourhood dictator; certain things will happen in the Pacific if certain things get passed by the regional legislature.

Thankee.

[Ebowed]

Don't worry, I thought the proposals were hilarious.

[Alcon]

I'm willing to give it a chance, but what protections against falsification are we going to have?

[Ebowed]

I'm willing to give it a chance, but what protections against falsification are we going to have?

Why would a doctor intentionally, involuntarily kill his patient?  It sounds right out of a lawsuit asking for a nice punitive damages settlement.

Not that I'm disagreeing with protection against falsification.  Just playing devil's advocate.  It's not enough for me to oppose the law, though.

[Alcon]

I'm willing to give it a chance, but what protections against falsification are we going to have?

Why would a doctor intentionally, involuntarily kill his patient?  It sounds right out of a lawsuit asking for a nice punitive damages settlement.

Not that I'm disagreeing with protection against falsification.  Just playing devil's advocate.  It's not enough for me to oppose the law, though.

Are we to assume that no doctor would ever murder a patient?  It's happened.  There is no harm in making protections to avoid this.

[Gabu]

You people have no sense of fun.

[platypeanArchcow]

Republican Party Illegalisation Act: Nay.
Long live the IDPA!
Physician-Assisted Suicide Legalisation Act: Aye.
Alcohol Freedom Act: Aye.
Abolishment Of Organised Religion Act: Aye.

Establishment of Sky Kingdom as Official Religion Act

1. Sky Kingdom will become the official religion of the Pacific Region.
2. A 100m-high holy teapot will be built on San Bruno Mountain with regional funds.

[Rob]

Republican Party Illegalisation Act: Aye
Physician-Assisted Suicide Legalisation Act: Aye
Alcohol Freedom Act: Aye
Abolishment Of Organised Religion Act: Aye

[jerusalemcar5]

Aye to all except abolishment of organized religion.

[Alcon]

My specific suggestion is to implement a legal witness protection of some type.  I'm not familiar with euthanasia law, but I believe every actual euthanasia law (including Oregon's) has such a provision.

[ilikeverin]

You people have no sense of fun.

That's what the Midwest is for, silly

[Gabu]

You people have no sense of fun.

That's what the Midwest is for, silly

Why do you think I joined the party over there?