Pacific Legislature Official Thread

[bgwah]

^ Hmm, well, I think using the SF City Hall would be much easier. It actually exists in our capital city, it looks perfect for a capitol building, it has a real location, etc.


Mental Institution Bill
1) The Pacific Region shall construct a state-of-the-art facility to house the region's most dangerous mentally ill patients.
2) The facility will be located on Treasure Island.
3) The facility shall be named the John D. Ford Regional Mental Institution, in honor of the Pacific's second Governor.

X Governor Jesus


Pacific Capitol Building Bill
1) The Pacific Region shall purchase the San Francisco City Hall from the city of San Francisco, using eminent domain if necessary.
2) The San Francisco city government shall have until February 4th, 2008 to relocate. Following this date, the Pacific Regional Government shall move into the building.
3) The city hall shall be renamed the Pacific Capitol Building.
4) The building will serve as the meeting place of the Pacific Legislature, and house the offices of the Pacific Governor and Pacific Senator.
5) The building will include a safe drug-injection site. This will help in preventing the spread of diseases such as AIDS.

X Governor Jesus


Resolution Concerning the View of the Pacific Region on Capital Punishment
1. The people of the Pacific Region recognize the act of capital punishment as being a form of the government taking the lives of its own residents in a time of peace.
2. The people of the Pacific Region recognize capital punishment to be immoral and wrong.
3. The people of the Pacific Region wholeheartedly condemn the majority of the Southeast, as well as the Northeast Governor, in taking every effort possible to preserve and strengthen capital punishment within the Atlasian regions.
4. The people of the Pacific Region call for the immediate resignation of Governor MAS117 due to his shocking lack of moral character in supporting capital punishment.

X Governor Jesus

I'll open voting tomorrow.

[bgwah]

Voting is open on the above legislation.

[Ebowed]

Aye to all

[CultureKing]

Mental Institution Bill
-Aye

Pacific Capitol Building Bill
-Aye

Resolution Concerning the View of the Pacific Region on Capital Punishment
-Nay

[Platypus]

Nay
Nay
Nay

[bgwah]

Aye on all

[The Dowager Mod]

Aye for all 3.

[Alcon]

I
Eye
Aye

[Everett]

Aye to all.

[bgwah]

The Mental Institution Bill passes 6-1.
X Governor Jesus

The Pacific Capitol Building Bill passes 6-1.
X Governor Jesus

The Resolution Concerning the View of the Pacific Region on Capital Punishment passes 5-2.
X Governor Jesus

[Everett]

I am hereby resigning from the office of Pacific Senator due to unanticipated but nonetheless persistent health and personal issues that have well nigh ended my presence on the forum. I will abstain from posting arduous details regarding my recent troubles, though anyone who wishes to know more is free to contact me privately. I sincerely apologise to my supporters for being unable to serve the Pacific Region, and I hope that Governor Jesus can find a suitable replacement.

[bgwah]

^ I'm sorry to hear that.

I'm appointing Friz to fill the Pacific seat in the Senate.

[bgwah]

Here is some legislation I'm proposing:

Electroshock Weapons Restrictions Bill
1) The use of electroshock weapons (including but not limited to tasers) by law enforcement within the Pacific Region is hereby banned.

Abstain Bill
1) When one votes "abstain" in the Pacific Legislature, it shall not be counted when determining if the legislation being voted on has received a majority of votes cast. This will prevent voting "abstain" from counting as a de facto nay vote.

Comments?

[CultureKing]

Here is some legislation I'm proposing:

Electroshock Weapons Restrictions Bill
1) The use of electroshock weapons (including but not limited to tasers) by law enforcement within the Pacific Region is hereby banned.

Abstain Bill
1) When one votes "abstain" in the Pacific Legislature, it shall not be counted when determining if the legislation being voted on has received a majority of votes cast. This will prevent voting "abstain" from counting as a de facto nay vote.

Comments?

Regarding the electroshock weapons restrictions bill, is it illegal for police in the pacific region to use pepper spray/bullets or batons?   (bsically what methods of containment would be left to the police force?)

[bgwah]

Regarding the electroshock weapons restrictions bill, is it illegal for police in the pacific region to use pepper spray/bullets or batons?

Yes. This bill only prohibits electroshock weapons. They kill dozens of people every year.

[CultureKing]

Regarding the electroshock weapons restrictions bill, is it illegal for police in the pacific region to use pepper spray/bullets or batons?

Yes. This bill only prohibits electroshock weapons. They kill dozens of people every year.

so it IS illegal for police to use pepper spray and batons?
(sorry maybe my brain is not quite working today)

[bgwah]

Regarding the electroshock weapons restrictions bill, is it illegal for police in the pacific region to use pepper spray/bullets or batons?

Yes. This bill only prohibits electroshock weapons. They kill dozens of people every year.

so it IS illegal for police to use pepper spray and batons?
(sorry maybe my brain is not quite working today)

haha, oops I responded incorrectly. This bill only bans electroshock weapons. Batons and what not are still legal.

[bgwah]

Electroshock Weapons Restrictions Bill
1) The use of electroshock weapons (including but not limited to tasers) by law enforcement within the Pacific Region is hereby banned.
X Governor Jesus

Abstain Bill
1) When one votes "abstain" in the Pacific Legislature, it shall not be counted when determining if the legislation being voted on has received a majority of votes cast. This will prevent voting "abstain" from counting as a de facto nay vote.
X Governor Jesus

[bgwah]

Voting on the open is following:

Electroshock Weapons Restrictions Bill
1) The use of electroshock weapons (including but not limited to tasers) by law enforcement within the Pacific Region is hereby banned.

Abstain Bill
1) When one votes "abstain" in the Pacific Legislature, it shall not be counted when determining if the legislation being voted on has received a majority of votes cast. This will prevent voting "abstain" from counting as a de facto nay vote.


I vote aye on both.

[Ebowed]

Electroshock Weapons Restrictions Bill:  Aye
Abstain Bill:  Aye

[CultureKing]

Electroshock Weapons Restrictions Bill:  Nay
Abstain Bill:  Aye

[bgwah]

Weird that I checked this almost exactly one week after I opened voting...

Anyway, the Electroshock Weapons Restrictions Bill passes 2-1, and the Abstain Bill passes 3-0.

[Ebowed]

Resolution Concerning the Federal Military

It is the position of the people of the Pacific Region that no person should serve in the federal military unless their sexual orientation is of a homosexual persuasion.

School Vouchers Bill

No person paying taxes from within the Pacific Region will be expected to pay taxes towards any hypothetical federally funded school voucher systems.

[Alcon]

School Vouchers Bill

No person paying taxes from within the Pacific Region will be expected to pay taxes towards any hypothetical federally funded school voucher systems.

Why would we be taxing on a hypothetical? 

[Ebowed]

I'll withdraw the School Vouchers Bill.

Election Day Bill

1.   All Election Days in the Pacific shall be designated as official government holidays.
2.   No employer may fire or otherwise carry out any reprisal against any employee on the basis of their choice not to work on an Election Day in the Pacific.
3.   The above shall not apply to Regional or other government employees essential for the running of elections or for other functions as deemed necessary for the day-to-day maintenance of government.