Office of Southern Governor Tmthforu94

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This is my office, used for public statements and bill signings.

[tmthforu94]

Statement

Because I am now governor, I can no longer be your justice on the Supreme Court. A vacancy has been created and it is my constitutional duty to appoint a replacement.

I hope to make an appointment as soon as possible - I will be reaching out to several qualified individuals. Additionally, if you have an interest in serving or have a recommendation, you are encouraged to let me know.

[fhtagn]

We do not support violence against raccoons - our goal is peaceful cohabitation and we will work with raccoon leaders to achieve this.

Best. Governor. Ever.

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Executive Order #1

Since taking office , I have learned that the Governor's office has been flooded with complaints regarding the raccoon infestation that has been plaguing the region for months. Unfortunately former Governor Fairboi did not address this issue.

Recently, we have received reports of raccoons attempting to overtake regional hospitals and several community colleges. Southern raccoons operate 24/7, they are not nocturnal. Several confirmed rabies cases have been reported and they have recently been hunting our children for sport in local parks. We do not support violence against raccoons - our goal is peaceful cohabitation and we will work with raccoon leaders to achieve this.

At this point, no casualties have been reported, but the key is to raise awareness.

Click here to learn about raccoon prevention techniques

Click here to learn about the rabies vaccine

As Governor, I hereby designate July 27th of each year as Raccoon Awareness Day. We are working with local leaders to set up community forums to provide resources to our citizens.

We are discussing potential legislative action to be taken. As your Governor, I am committed to getting the raccoon problem in this region under control.

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Executive Order #2

- Mr. Reactionary is hereby appointed Southern Attorney General and will handle legal issues on behalf of the region.

- Peebs is hereby appointed Southern Secretary of State and will continue to do an excellent job running our regional elections.

- fhtagn is hereby appointed Dog Czar and will be responsible for informing and advising the governor on dog and animal welfare issues.

- Fairbol is hereby appointed Bad Decision-making Czar and will be responsible for self-reflection on some of the bad decisions he made as governor in hopes that he will rectify his mistakes and contribute positively to our region again!

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Executive Order #3

To avoid any legal issues, as your elected governor, I hereby appoint PiT as the Southern Justice to the Supreme Court of Atlasia.

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To avoid any legal issues

Executive Order #2

Executive Order #2

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Statement
I would like to formally congratulate TimTurner and Spark498 on their elections to Speaker and Deputy Speaker. I look forward to working closely with both of them and the rest of the Chamber to make sure this is a production session.

I am happy by the amount of activity that has been shown, what has transpired thus far has shown that this will be an...interesting session. Jim Beam and my passion for improving this region will continue to motivate me in the coming months.

Big updates to come, my office is always open!

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Regional Anthem Act Act

1: the new Southern Regional Anthem will be "Dixie" as written by Daniel Decatur Emmett.

Sponsor: Delegate TexasConservative

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[CatoMinor]

Having had ample discussion on the topic of naming, it is the opinion of the Taskforce that the following be take. To the people:

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Should the citizens choose yes the winning name should be submitted for the legislature to pass and send back to the people for a final.up/down vote.

The Constitutional Taskforce will now move on to looking over the constitution for other potential spots that need work.

*I understand the taskforce ended this part of our task on less than democratic terms, however this topic has had much discussion already and I refuse to let inactivity kill it again, so I used my supreme and undefined powers to keep things moving forward.

[tmthforu94]

With HCP’s resignation, there is a vacant Delegate position. I will be making an appointment tomorrow.

[Former Senator Haslam2020]

I believe an amendment to the name question of the South is a great idea!

[tmthforu94]

I hereby appoint JBRASE of Peace Party to serve the remainder of HCP's term as a delegate. JBrase is immensely qualified and a Southern patriot. He stepped up to lead the Southern Constitutional Taskforce and is doing a great job so far. I have no doubt that he will be a thoughtful and active member of the Chamber.

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Amended

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Sponsor: Spark498

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Southern Young Athletes Assistance Act
Section 1 (Title & Definitions)
i. The title of this act shall be the "Southern Young Athletes Assistance Act "
ii. "Athletic program" shall mean an athletic program at any education institution, sports club, or from the local 01' national government;
iii. "Young athlete" means any person who engages in sports and is currently enrolled in a school and is below the age of 19.

Section 2 (Get Started, Get Going and Get Playing Funds.)
i. Get Started, Get Going and Get Playing Funds. Three separate funds for the strengthening of grassroots sports programs are hereby created to be administered by the appropriate sports commission in the Southern Region.
ii. Get Started in Sports Fund - This assists young athletes who can least afford or may otherwise benefit from joining a sport or recreation club. Young athletes shall be provided with a voucher of up to ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,000) to help pay for participation fees. The vouchers can be redeemed at a sport or recreation club registered with the program.
iii. Get Going Fund. - This fund supports local sports and recreation organizations with funding of up to FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($5,000) for projects that create opportunities for more young athletes to become members.
iv. Get Playing Fund. - Get Playing is the funding to improve sports facilities by providing up to TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS ($10,000) in funding to assist local sport and recreation organizations with facility development so more young athletes are encouraged to become involved in the sport or recreation activity of their choice.

Section 3 (Funding Requirements)
i. The amount of FIVE MILLION DOLLARS ($5,000,000) shall be set aside from the revenues of the Education sector annually to be allocated for the funding of this Act.

Credits to RGN08 for this bill

Sponsor: Delegate TexasConservative

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Statement from Governor Tmthforu94

Good afternoon,

It has been reported that schools in Mississippi and across the South are attempting to rewrite their curriculum at the last-second to omit teachings of the Civil War in the classroom. I respect and sympathize for the frustration that many in our region have in regards to race relations across our country, and I can assure that the Southern government is committed to working for ALL citizens.

With that being said, removing Civil War from our historical curriculum is the wrong step to take. Marcus Garvey once said that, "a people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots." The Civil War is an important aspect of our Southern history - even if we attempt to erase it from our historical curriculum, it will always be part of our history and something that we must learn from as we move forward as a society.

In response to this, the executive branch is currently working quickly to draft legislation that will require the Civil War to be taught in all public schools as part of our Southern Regional History curriculum, as well as be included in all history standardized testing. We will work very diligently with the legislature to get this passed and enacted as soon as possible. Our office just learned of this today, reports from the liberal media that we have been unavailable to comment is fake news and I can assure you that we will act quickly on this issue.

[tmthforu94]

Statement from Governor Tmthforu94

I have introduced legislation to include Civil War history in the Southern curriculum. I have also introduced a bill addressing the regional name change, taking suggestions made by the Southern Constitutional Taskforce. I urge the Speaker/Deputy Speaker to take up both bills immediately as they are pressing issues in the region.

I ask the Speaker to move this to the front of the queue and introduce immediately:

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Pursuant to recommendations by the Southern Constitutional Taskforce:

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Statement from Governor Tmthforu94

Good Afternoon – our administration has been working very hard since taking office several weeks ago to resolve the raccoon crisis facing our country. Governor Fairboi was a weak leader on this issue and nearly gave in to the raccoon demands. However, we have shown strong, tough leadership the last few weeks in meetings with raccoon leaders. We made it clear that their antics will not be tolerated, and after a recent summit this past weekend in Georgia, they have agreed to back off and return to peaceful cohabitation. Despite earlier rumors spread by the liberal media, we will not be ceding the state of Kentucky to them.

Our parks and hospitals are safer and our region is stronger. Our administration will continue to tackle issues facing our region head-on and find solutions to help make the South greater than ever before. Governor TM is on YOUR side.

[tmthforu94]

Where is Delegate Ben Kenobi? He said he was taking a partial LOA and wouldn't be fully active again until the 15th, but it is now the 21st! BK hasn't even logged onto the forum since August 4th.

Governor TM is working to get to the bottom of this. A delegate is removed if they miss final votes on four consecutive bills.

[Wisconsin+17]

Combination of extended trip and a few unexpected challenges with work. Anyways, my LOA is over now.

In the future, if anyone, delegates, governor, or the Speaker wishes to contact me, please send me a PM. I know I said this before, but what I didn't say is that I have it set up so that PMs go directly into my email inbox. I found this very convenient in the past when serving as a delegate and quite a time saver.

When I say PM me it's not just blather.

[tmthforu94]

I don't know why you are still trying to target me, it isn't part of my job to PM delegates telling them to do their job. It isn't like you to disappear like this, I hope everything works out with you IRL. We have a lot of bills that need to be discussed this session, hopefully time can be spent on that instead of you trying to blame others for your spurt of inactivity.

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Statement

My office has been swarmed with calls from citizens concerned about the Flood Insurance Reform Act. I will be traveling back from Nyman, where I have been the past two days, and will be having a townhall with constituents on Friday in Pearland, Texas, and on Sunday in Clearwater, Florida. The purpose of this townhall will be to help inform constituents on this bill and hear their opinions/concerns. Should the need arise, I will be back in Nyman next week to work with members of Congress on finding viable solutions.

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

The problem, I think, was that we got too used to people showing up even when not PMed. It is clear this is an unideal model so I agree with the Governor that this needs to be changed.
I will ask Spark498 to PM people for votes regularly and I will try to do the same,