Mideast voting booth to remove the Balanced Budget Reqiurement

[Dave from Michigan]

Amendment to Remove the Balanced Budget Requirement

§1. Clauses 8-10 of Article I, Section 8 in the Constitution are hereby stricken.

The aforementioned clauses:


8. The total overspent on each and every Budget and its Appropriations must not exceed 2% of the GDP except in those situations specified by Clause 9.

9. Clause 5 shall not be in effect in a time of war or in a time of economic crisis. A time of war shall be defined as a time when the Atlasian Senate has voted to declare war and a situation of war exists. A time of economic crisis shall be defined as a time when the real GDP has been in decline for two or more quarters.

10. If any of the situations specified in Clause 9 occur during the four (4) months preceding an approval of the Revision or Final Version of the Budget, the leniency such provisions grant may be applied in the Budget of that same Fiscal Year. If any of the situations specified in Clause 9 occur after the Final Version of the Budget has been approved, the leniency such provisions grant may only be applied in the Budget for the upcoming Fiscal Year.

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[MasterJedi]

Aye

[Dave from Michigan]

yes

[Frodo]

Aye

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Aye

[Schmitz in 1972]

no

[A18]

Nay

[afleitch]

Aye

[Reaganfan]

AYE

[2952-0-0]

Aye

[Sam Spade]

Abstain

[Joe Republic]

Abstain

[Akno21]

aye

[MHS2002]

Abstain

[Peter]

Yea

[Dave from Michigan]

yes 9

no 2

abstain 3