Pacific Legislature Official Thread

[King]

I abstain on all.

[Ebowed]

Minimum Wage Raise Bill:  Aye
Racial Profiling Bill:  Aye
LSD Legalization Bill:  Aye
Public Services Bill:  Aye
Environmental Standards Bill:  Aye
Anti-Discrimination Bill:  Aye
Repeal of the Three-Strikes Act:  Aye
Darfur Divestment Bill:  Aye
Pacific Regional Holidays Bill:  Aye

[Alcon]

Minimum Wage Raise Bill
1. The minimum wage shall be raised by $0.50, to $7.50, effective two months after the passage of this act.

Aye

Racial Profiling Bill
1. No branch of law enforcement under Pacific jurisdiction shall be permitted to use the practice of racial profiling in attempting to catch or determine suspects.
2. "Racial profiling" is defined as the use of selecting someone for targeting solely on the basis of their skin color, race, language, or nationality being perceived as more likely to commit a crime than someone of a different skin color, race, language, or nationality.

Aye

LSD Legalization Bill
1. The possession and consumption of LSD (also known as lysergic acid diethylamide, LSD-25, or "acid"), a non-addictive semisynthetic psychedelic drug, shall be lawful for anyone who is 18 years or older.
2. This act shall not be interpreted as to decriminalize driving under the influence of LSD.

Aye

Public Services Bill
1. No person in the Pacific Region shall be denied access to public services, including public education, on the basis of immigration status.

Nay

Environmental Standards Bill
1. Any class of automobile listed below produced or sold within the Pacific Region must adhere to the following CAFE standards:
     a. Cars: 40 mpg by 2009, 50 mpg by 2011, 60 mpg by 2014
     b. Light Trucks: 30 mpg by 2009, 40 mpg by 2011, 46 mpg by 2014
     c. SUV: A standard of 26 mpg is instituted effective 2009, 40 mpg by 2011, 52 mpg by 2014

I do not cast a vote on this issue (as in, pure abstain - not the type that counts as "no")

Anti-Discrimination Bill
1. All anti-discrimination laws applicable within the Pacific Region relating to housing, employment, and public accomodations shall be amended to also include sexual orientation as an illegal basis on which to discriminate.

Aye

Repeal of the Three-Strikes Act
1. The Three-Strikes Act is repealed.

Aye

Darfur Divestment Bill
1. All companies operating within the Pacific Region shall divest all funds that are invested in Sudan by September 15, 2007.
2. Any company that does not divest from Sudan by the above date shall face a fine of $20,000 for every employee each day that it is still invested in Sudan.
3. Sections 1 and 2 of this bill will expire on January 1, 2009.

Abstain as previous

Pacific Regional Holidays Bill
1. January 22 shall henceforth be recognized as Women's Rights Day, an official holiday.
2. February 24 shall henceforth be recognized as Immigration Appreciation Day, an official holiday.
3. May 17 shall henceforth be recognized as LGBT Rights Day, an official holiday.
4. June 26 shall henceforth be recognized as Torture Victims Support Day, an official holiday.
5. July 2 shall henceforth be recognized as Civil Rights Day, an official holiday.
6. In consistency with federal law 12-6, Columbus Day, recognized on the second Monday of every October, is hereby abolished as an official holiday.

Nay

[Rob]

Aye to all

[Platypus]

Abstain
Abstain
Abstain
Aye
Aye
Nay
Aye-also, why was my proposal not submitted?
Nay
Abstain

Also, a little discussion on the points I made would've been great.

[Ebowed]

Hugh, sexual orientation does not refer to pedophiles.  There is legislative precedent within Atlasian law specifically defining 'orientation' as not including attraction to children.

[bgwah]

Abstain
Abstain
Abstain
Aye
Aye
Nay
Aye-also, why was my proposal not submitted?
Nay
Abstain

Also, a little discussion on the points I made would've been great.

Sorry, I seemed to have overlooked your proposal. I'll re-introduce/sign it after the current voting.

[The Dowager Mod]

Minimum Wage Raise Bill
Aye

Racial Profiling Bill
Aye

LSD Legalization Bill
NAY

Public Services Bill
Aye

Environmental Standards Bill
Aye

Anti-Discrimination Bill
Aye

Repeal of the Three-Strikes Act
Nay

Darfur Divestment Bill
Nay

Pacific Regional Holidays Bill
Aye

[Ebowed]

Light Bulbs Bill

1. The production and/or sale of incandescant light bulbs will be illegal effective July 1, 2009.
2. Persons wishing to switch from incandescant light bulbs to more energy-effecient light bulbs will be reimbursed in whole for all related expenses effective immediately upon the passage of this act into law until January 1, 2012.


Universal Health Care Bill of 2007

1. The Pacific Region hereby establishes a single-payer universal health care program.
2. This program will be open towards any resident or citizen of the Pacific Region regardless of previous health conditions, disability, citizenship status, criminal record, or economic status.  No person will be required to pay for access to health care.
3. All medical services, including preventative treatment and dental care, will be covered under this system.
4. All subsidies towards health maintenence organizations ('HMOs') are abolished.

[Ebowed]

*note: adoption is already free in the Pacific, and childbirth will be covered in the Universal Health Care Bill.
*re: clause 3, third trimester abortions are already legal in the Pacific, this just repeals a law that was never officially repealed

Public Funding in Abortion Bill

1. Any woman who obtains an abortion, at any stage in pregnancy, regardless of the reason the abortion was obtained, will be eligible for a full reimbursement on behalf of the Pacific Abortion Fund Office.
2. The Pacific government will invest $10 million in regional reproductive health clinics to lower costs of abortion and improve facilities.
3. The Third Trimester Abortion Ban Act is repealed.
4. No restriction shall exist within the Pacific region on the so-called "partial birth" abortion procedure.

[Ebowed]

Electric Water Heating Bill

1. Effective January 1, 2010, electric water heating systems will be banned.
2. An exception will be made for:
a.) Components of solar systems which rely on electricity.
b.) Multiple-storey apartment buildings.
3. The Pacific Government will reimburse in full the costs of all citizens switching to a different water heating system until January 1, 2010.

Mandatory Handgun Confiscation Bill

1. Effective three months upon the passage of this act, the Pacific Region declares itself a handgun free area.
2. Handgun owners will have three months to give handguns to any local Handgun Amnesty Office without penalty.
3. Three months upon the passage of this act, possession of a handgun will be a crime eligible for up to a $5,000 fine and/or up to six months in prison.

[bgwah]

Minimum Wage Raise Bill
Aye

Racial Profiling Bill
Aye

LSD Legalization Bill
Aye

Public Services Bill
Abstain

Environmental Standards Bill
Aye

Anti-Discrimination Bill
Aye

Repeal of the Three-Strikes Act
Aye

Darfur Divestment Bill
Aye

Pacific Regional Holidays Bill
Abstain

[bgwah]

The Minimum Wage Raise Bill passes with 5 ayes and 2 abstains.
X Governor Jesus

The Racial Profiling Bill passes with 5 ayes and 2 abstains.
X Governor Jesus

The LSD Legalization Bill passes with 4 ayes, 1 nay, and 2 abstains.
X Governor Jesus

The Public Services Bill passes with 4 ayes, 1 nay, and 2 abstains.
X Governor Jesus

The Environmental Standards Bill passes with 5 ayes and 1 abstain.
X Governor Jesus

The Anti-Discrimination Bill passes with 5 ayes, 1 nay, and 1 abstain.
X Governor Jesus

The Repeal of the Three-Strikes Act passes with 5 ayes, 1 nay, and 1 abstain.
X Governor Jesus

The Darfur Divestment Bill fails with 3 ayes, 2 nays, and 1 abstain.

The Pacific Regional Holidays Bill fails with 3 ayes, 1 nay, and 3 abstains.

[bgwah]

I'm re-introducing/signing the following:

Review of Sentences Under Three-Strikes Law Bill
1) All sentences handed down due to the three-strikes law will be reviewed by the a Justice Reform Council to be formed by appointees of the Pacific Government and funded by a government provision of $3.5m per annum
2) If a sentence is found to be handed down purely because of the demands of the three-strikes law, independent of the sentencing necessary for the third crime, the sentence will be removed and compensation paid up to the amount $5,000.

Light Bulbs Bill
1. The production and/or sale of incandescant light bulbs will be illegal effective July 1, 2009.
2. Persons wishing to switch from incandescant light bulbs to more energy-effecient light bulbs will be reimbursed in whole for all related expenses effective immediately upon the passage of this act into law until January 1, 2012.


Universal Health Care Bill of 2007
1. The Pacific Region hereby establishes a single-payer universal health care program.
2. This program will be open towards any resident or citizen of the Pacific Region regardless of previous health conditions, disability, citizenship status, criminal record, or economic status.  No person will be required to pay for access to health care.
3. All medical services, including preventative treatment and dental care, will be covered under this system.
4. All subsidies towards health maintenence organizations ('HMOs') are abolished.


Public Funding in Abortion Bill
1. Any woman who obtains an abortion, at any stage in pregnancy, regardless of the reason the abortion was obtained, will be eligible for a full reimbursement on behalf of the Pacific Abortion Fund Office.
2. The Pacific government will invest $10 million in regional reproductive health clinics to lower costs of abortion and improve facilities.
3. The Third Trimester Abortion Ban Act is repealed.
4. No restriction shall exist within the Pacific region on the so-called "partial birth" abortion procedure.

Electric Water Heating Bill
1. Effective January 1, 2010, electric water heating systems will be banned.
2. An exception will be made for:
a.) Components of solar systems which rely on electricity.
b.) Multiple-storey apartment buildings.
3. The Pacific Government will reimburse in full the costs of all citizens switching to a different water heating system until January 1, 2010.

Mandatory Handgun Confiscation Bill
1. Effective three months upon the passage of this act, the Pacific Region declares itself a handgun free area.
2. Handgun owners will have three months to give handguns to any local Handgun Amnesty Office without penalty.
3. Three months upon the passage of this act, possession of a handgun will be a crime eligible for up to a $5,000 fine and/or up to six months in prison.

X Governor Jesus


Voting will open tomorrow.

[bgwah]

^^ VOTING IS OPEN. Closes in a week.

[Ebowed]

Aye to all

[Alcon]

Whoever wrote these...not to be a jerk, but please check your bills for typos.  I don't like passing ones with significant mis-spellings.  "Incandescent", "maintenance".  And "story," unless we're being British.  Not that there's anything wrong with that.  I'm cool with that.  Propose a bill on that and I'll vote aye!

Review of Sentences Under Three-Strikes Law Bill
Nay

Light Bulbs Bill
Abstain (as in, a non-vote, not an "abstain" that's really a nay)

Universal Health Care Bill of 2007
Nay

Public Funding in Abortion Bill
Nay

Electric Water Heating Bill
Abstain (as in, a non-vote, not an "abstain" that's really a nay)

Mandatory Handgun Confiscation Bill
Nay

[The Dowager Mod]

Review of Sentences Under Three-Strikes Law Bill
Nay

Light Bulbs Bill
NAY

Universal Health Care Bill of 2007
AYE

Public Funding in Abortion Bill
AYE

Electric Water Heating Bill
ABSTAIN

Mandatory Handgun Confiscation Bill
NAY

[bgwah]

Review of Sentences Under Three-Strikes Law Bill
nay

Light Bulbs Bill
nay

Universal Health Care Bill of 2007
abstain

Public Funding in Abortion Bill
nay

Electric Water Heating Bill
nay

Mandatory Handgun Confiscation Bill
nay

[Rob]

Aye to all.

[bgwah]

With 2 ayes and 3 nays, the Review of Sentences Under Three-Strikes Law Bill fails.

With 2 ayes and 2 nays, the Light Bulbs Bill fails.

With 3 ayes, 1 nay, and 1 abstain, the Universal Health Care Bill of 2007 passes.
X Governor Jesus

With 3 ayes and 2 nays, the Public Funding in Abortion Bill passes.
X Governor Jesus

With 2 ayes, 1 nay, and 1 abstain, the Electric Water Heating Bill fails.

With 2 ayes and 3 nays, the Mandatory Handgun Confiscation Bill fails.

[Ebowed]

Resolution to Express the Sense of the Pacific Region on Racists

1. The Pacific Region wholeheartedly condemns racism, xenophobia, and nationalism.
2. The Pacific Region condemns people who post on White Nationalist forums.
3. The Pacific Region invites any person who fits the qualification outlined in Clause 2 to leave the Region and/or deregister from Atlasia.

[bgwah]

Resolution to Express the Sense of the Pacific Region on Racists

1. The Pacific Region wholeheartedly condemns racism, xenophobia, and nationalism.
2. The Pacific Region condemns people who post on White Nationalist forums.
3. The Pacific Region invites any person who fits the qualification outlined in Clause 2 to leave the Region and/or deregister from Atlasia.

X Governor Jesus

We'll be voting tomorrow.

[bgwah]

Well, looks like nobody has anything to say, so I'm opening voting.

Please vote aye or nay on the following. Voting closes in one week.

Resolution to Express the Sense of the Pacific Region on Racists

1. The Pacific Region wholeheartedly condemns racism, xenophobia, and nationalism.
2. The Pacific Region condemns people who post on White Nationalist forums.
3. The Pacific Region invites any person who fits the qualification outlined in Clause 2 to leave the Region and/or deregister from Atlasia.

[bgwah]

Aye