20th Senate PPT Thread (NC Yankee Elected)

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Nominations/Declarations for the position of President Pro-Tempore for the 20th Atlasian Senate are now underway and will last for 24 hours.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

I will run for another term as Senate PPT.

[Attorney General, Senator-Elect, & Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Is this going to become a ****show like the Speaker Vote?

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Is this going to become a ****show like the Speaker Vote?

The House has been generally more chaotic and also less productive then the Senate in recent months. We passed or failed 53 bills, while the House did I think ~34 assuming the noticeboards are right. We also had 36 amendments offered, which is one of the better post-reset numbers in that regards.

Now granted there are many factors that play into that, but we don't have a lot of drama on our side, certainly not procedural speaking. We addressed our rules differences quickly at the outset and just started steam rolling through bills, and I would hope to continue that. One thing I would like to see is more substantive discussion but that is hard to force from a procedural stand point.

[YE]

Is this going to become a ****show like the Speaker Vote?

The House has been generally more chaotic and also less productive then the Senate in recent months. We passed or failed 53 bills, while the House did I think ~34 assuming the noticeboards are right. We also had 36 amendments offered, which is one of the better post-reset numbers in that regards.

Now granted there are many factors that play into that, but we don't have a lot of drama on our side, certainly not procedural speaking. We addressed our rules differences quickly at the outset and just started steam rolling through bills, and I would hope to continue that. One thing I would like to see is more substantive discussion but that is hard to force from a procedural stand point.

I’m like 95% sure the House has more passed bills in the queue than the Senate does right now. The 18th Congress was more productive House wise than Senate wise IIRC and that’s still tricking down to this day.

Otherwise, I don’t disagree with the rest of your post, though it’s easy to have cooperation and little procedural drama with an elder Fed statesman and five Labor/Pax folks in this day and age.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Is this going to become a ****show like the Speaker Vote?

The House has been generally more chaotic and also less productive then the Senate in recent months. We passed or failed 53 bills, while the House did I think ~34 assuming the noticeboards are right. We also had 36 amendments offered, which is one of the better post-reset numbers in that regards.

Now granted there are many factors that play into that, but we don't have a lot of drama on our side, certainly not procedural speaking. We addressed our rules differences quickly at the outset and just started steam rolling through bills, and I would hope to continue that. One thing I would like to see is more substantive discussion but that is hard to force from a procedural stand point.

I’m like 95% sure the House has more passed bills in the queue than the Senate does right now. The 18th Congress was more productive House wise than Senate wise IIRC and that’s still tricking down to this day.

Otherwise, I don’t disagree with the rest of your post, though it’s easy to have cooperation and little procedural drama with an elder Fed statesman and five Labor/Pax folks in this day and age.

Indeed, hence why I said recent months.

[YE]

Is this going to become a ****show like the Speaker Vote?

The House has been generally more chaotic and also less productive then the Senate in recent months. We passed or failed 53 bills, while the House did I think ~34 assuming the noticeboards are right. We also had 36 amendments offered, which is one of the better post-reset numbers in that regards.

Now granted there are many factors that play into that, but we don't have a lot of drama on our side, certainly not procedural speaking. We addressed our rules differences quickly at the outset and just started steam rolling through bills, and I would hope to continue that. One thing I would like to see is more substantive discussion but that is hard to force from a procedural stand point.

I’m like 95% sure the House has more passed bills in the queue than the Senate does right now. The 18th Congress was more productive House wise than Senate wise IIRC and that’s still tricking down to this day.

Otherwise, I don’t disagree with the rest of your post, though it’s easy to have cooperation and little procedural drama with an elder Fed statesman and five Labor/Pax folks in this day and age.

Indeed, hence why I said recent months.

Fair enough; the House with Ninja as speaker wasn’t great, and well the WB era wasn’t productive period until the very end since everyone running things was in over their head.

[fhtagn]

Is this going to become a ****show like the Speaker Vote?

The House has been generally more chaotic and also less productive then the Senate in recent months. We passed or failed 53 bills, while the House did I think ~34 assuming the noticeboards are right. We also had 36 amendments offered, which is one of the better post-reset numbers in that regards.

Now granted there are many factors that play into that, but we don't have a lot of drama on our side, certainly not procedural speaking. We addressed our rules differences quickly at the outset and just started steam rolling through bills, and I would hope to continue that. One thing I would like to see is more substantive discussion but that is hard to force from a procedural stand point.

Doesn't help that the majority decided to change the rules to intentionally make it so that bills cannot move through the queue as quickly. They've even outright admitted they don't care if changing the rules meant that things would move slowly.

[Attorney General, Senator-Elect, & Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Is this going to become a ****show like the Speaker Vote?

The House has been generally more chaotic and also less productive then the Senate in recent months. We passed or failed 53 bills, while the House did I think ~34 assuming the noticeboards are right. We also had 36 amendments offered, which is one of the better post-reset numbers in that regards.

Now granted there are many factors that play into that, but we don't have a lot of drama on our side, certainly not procedural speaking. We addressed our rules differences quickly at the outset and just started steam rolling through bills, and I would hope to continue that. One thing I would like to see is more substantive discussion but that is hard to force from a procedural stand point.

Doesn't help that the majority decided to change the rules to intentionally make it so that bills cannot move through the queue as quickly. They've even outright admitted they don't care if changing the rules meant that things would move slowly.

Deliberative processes can improve legislation quality.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

With 24 hours having lapsed a vote is now open on the position of Senate President Pro-Tempore.

This vote will last 24 hours or until a majority has been cast in favor of a member.

Official Ballot
[   ] NC Yankee

[Former President tack50]

Official Ballot
[ X ] NC Yankee

[Devout Centrist]

Official Ballot
[ X ] NC Yankee

[ON Progressive]

Official Ballot
[ X ] NC Yankee

[Pyro]

Official Ballot
[ X ] NC Yankee

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Official Ballot
[X] NC Yankee


Technically late, but I didn't want to be the first one to vote.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Vote on the President Pro-Tempore Election:

NC Yankee 5: (Devout Centrist, NC Yankee, Ontario Progressive, PyroTheFox and Tack50).


Senator North Carolina Yankee has been elected as President Pro-Tempore of the Atlasian Senate.

 

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Order of the President Pro-Tempore

To provide for consistent administration of the Senate and compliance with the rules of said chamber

I hereby appoint Senator OntarioProgressive, as Deputy President Pro-Tempore of the People's Regional Senate.

I also delegate the power to advance motions and open votes on an ongoing basis to the Deputy President Pro-Tempore for the purpose of ensuring that such are advanced at the earliest possible moment.