SB 18-14: Including Overlooked Constitutional Powers Amendment (Passed)

[Lumine]

Including Overlooked Constitutional Powers Amendment

As the Congress does not have the power to establish, consolidate, alter, or terminate executive departments, be it resolved that these powers shall, and additional powers that were overlooked in the drafting of the Constitution be included in the Constitution

Section 1: Short Title

This Act shall be cited as the "Including Overlooked Constitutional Powers Amendment".

Section 2: Amendment

Article III, Section 6 of the Fourth Constitution shall be amended to read as follows:

1. The Congress shall have the power, except where limited elsewhere by this Constitution, to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts, and excises, and to distribute the revenue thus collected;

1. to regulate foreign trade and inter-regional commerce;
2. to establish uniform laws of immigration and naturalization;
3. to regulate the value and coinage of the national currency;
4. to establish a uniform system of weights and measures;
5. to establish post offices and post roads;
6. to define and punish crimes committed on the high seas;
7. to declare war, issue letters of marque and reprisal, and make laws governing the capture of land and water;
8. to raise, support, and regulate the national armed forces;
9. to admit new states and territories to the Union;
10. to make laws governing borrowing, lending, and the selling of stocks and bonds;
11. to confirm or reject nominations for the Supreme Court and the officers of executive departments;
12. to establish a central national bank;
13. to make laws necessary for the enforcement of the Constitution and federal law; and
14. to regulate voter registration and federal elections.;
15. Tto impeach the President, Vice President, Justices and Associate Justices of the Supreme Court, and other officers of this government for high crimes and gross negligence.;
16. to establish, consolidate, alter, or terminate independent agencies led by non-playable officials, leaving it to the discretion of the President to control department structure and the existence of any playable principle officers, if any at all, which the President may appoint to roles in the agency, with the advice and consent of the Senate;
17. to make uniform rules for bankruptcies;
18. to temporarily grant inventors, authors, and artists exclusive patents or copyrights for their creations; and
19. to constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme Court of Atlasia.

This Constitutional amendment give Congress the power to establish uniform laws relating to immigration, impeach federal officeholders, to manage independent agencies, to make laws relating to bankruptcy, grant patents and copyright, and establish tribunals.

People's House of Representatives
Passed in the House of Representatives 7-0-0-2

Sponsor: TBD.
Designation: SB 18-14.

[Lumine]

We need a sponsor!

[Esteemed Jimmy]

Putting this here:

This amendment is greatly needed, as it includes important powers Congress must have:

This Constitutional amendment give Congress the power to establish uniform laws relating to immigration, impeach federal officeholders, to manage independent agencies, to make laws relating to bankruptcy, grant patents and copyright, and establish tribunals.

[Devout Centrist]

I will sponsor

[Lumine]

I will sponsor

24 hours for objections.

[Lumine]

The Senator is recognized as sponsor.

[Devout Centrist]

Thank you, Mr. Vice President.

This Act will clarify the extent and nature of powers granted to Congress. This bipartisan amendment will give the Congress clear boundaries on its ability to legislate matters of state. I urge my colleagues to vote Aye as soon as possible.

[Lumine]

Senators, any further comments?

[Devout Centrist]

Well seeing as though the debate on this bill has been rather quite, I motion for a final vote.

[Lumine]

Well seeing as though the debate on this bill has been rather quite, I motion for a final vote.

24 hours for objections.

[Esteemed Jimmy]

I hope this amendment passes unanimously.

[ON Progressive]

This seems like a commonsense amendment, so I do share Jimmy's hope that this passes unanimously.

[Devout Centrist]

A final vote is now underway. Senators, please vote AYE, NAY or ABSTAIN.

[Devout Centrist]

Aye

[Comrade Funk]

Aye

[ON Progressive]

Aye

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Did Devout eat Ontario or something? Why is he starting votes?


AYE

[Vern]

Aye

[At-Large Senator LouisvilleThunder]

Aye

[Lumine]

This constitutional amendment passes.

CONGRESSIONAL RESOLUTION
Including Overlooked Constitutional Powers Amendment

As the Congress does not have the power to establish, consolidate, alter, or terminate executive departments, be it resolved that these powers shall, and additional powers that were overlooked in the drafting of the Constitution be included in the Constitution

Section 1: Short Title

This Act shall be cited as the "Including Overlooked Constitutional Powers Amendment".

Section 2: Amendment

Article III, Section 6 of the Fourth Constitution shall be amended to read as follows:

1. The Congress shall have the power, except where limited elsewhere by this Constitution, to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts, and excises, and to distribute the revenue thus collected;

1. to regulate foreign trade and inter-regional commerce;
2. to establish uniform laws of immigration and naturalization;
3. to regulate the value and coinage of the national currency;
4. to establish a uniform system of weights and measures;
5. to establish post offices and post roads;
6. to define and punish crimes committed on the high seas;
7. to declare war, issue letters of marque and reprisal, and make laws governing the capture of land and water;
8. to raise, support, and regulate the national armed forces;
9. to admit new states and territories to the Union;
10. to make laws governing borrowing, lending, and the selling of stocks and bonds;
11. to confirm or reject nominations for the Supreme Court and the officers of executive departments;
12. to establish a central national bank;
13. to make laws necessary for the enforcement of the Constitution and federal law; and
14. to regulate voter registration and federal elections.;
15. Tto impeach the President, Vice President, Justices and Associate Justices of the Supreme Court, and other officers of this government for high crimes and gross negligence.;
16. to establish, consolidate, alter, or terminate independent agencies led by non-playable officials, leaving it to the discretion of the President to control department structure and the existence of any playable principle officers, if any at all, which the President may appoint to roles in the agency, with the advice and consent of the Senate;
17. to make uniform rules for bankruptcies;
18. to temporarily grant inventors, authors, and artists exclusive patents or copyrights for their creations; and
19. to constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme Court of Atlasia.

This Constitutional amendment give Congress the power to establish uniform laws relating to immigration, impeach federal officeholders, to manage independent agencies, to make laws relating to bankruptcy, grant patents and copyright, and establish tribunals.

People's House of Representatives
Passed in the House of Representatives 7-0-0-2



People's Regional Senate
Passed 6-0, in the Atlasian Senate Assembled,

Joint Passage of Act of Congress

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