Senate Legislation Introduction Thread (New)

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

Sequoyah Statehood Amendment

1. Effective June 24, 2024 Anno Domini the new State of Sequoyah is hereby authorized to be created consisting of the territory of the following counties of the State of Oklahoma as constituted on January 1, 2023:


Adair, Atoka, Bryan, Carter, Cherokee, Choctaw, Coal, Craig, Creek, Delaware, Garvin, Grady, Haskell, Hughes, Jefferson, Johnston, Latimer, Le Flore, Love, Marshall, Mayes, McClain, McCurtain, McIntosh, Murray, Muskogee, Nowata, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Ottawa, Pittsburg, Pontotoc, Pushmataha, Rogers, Seminole, Sequoyah, Stephens, Tulsa, Wagoner, and Washington.

2. Until such time as a new State Constitution may be adopted or enacted, the Constitution of Oklahoma, all existing State and local laws, and all Tribal governing documents and laws shall remain in effect, and all office holders shall remain in office for the duration of any existing term. Until a special election may be conducted, the chief executive of the State of Sequoyah shall be the Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation.

3. The title to all property belonging to the State of Oklahoma located within the new State of Sequoyah shall escheat to the State of Sequoyah. The current debt, obligations, and funds of the State of Oklahoma shall be shared with the State of Sequoyah on a per capita basis.

4. For purposes of Art. VII, Sec. 2, Cl. 1 of the Atlasian Constitution, the ratification of the Constitutional Amendment adopted herein by the Southern Region shall be considered to fulfill the requirement that the State of Oklahoma consents to the creation of such new State.

5.

Be It Resolved in the Atlasian Senate Assembled, that upon ratification by 2/3rds of the Regions, the Fifth Constitution of Atlasia shall be amended as follows:

Article II, Section 1, Clause 3 of the Atlasian Constitution shall be amended as follows:

Section 1. The Regions.

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3. The southern Region shall consist of the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, Sequoyah, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia.

The Upper Southern Subregion shall consist of the states of Arkansas, Delaware, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Sequoyah, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia.

Amendment Explanation

This amendment creates the new State of Sequoyah.

[Mr. Reactionary]

INTERNAL ROBOT SERVICE ACT

1. As used in this act:

A. Robot spy means any artificial intelligence or algorithim that is programmed, designed, or intended to identify, catelogue, monitor, gain access to, obtain information from, or make any changes to any banking, credit, debit, investment, payment processing, or other financial services account.

2. No federal department, agency, employee, agent, or contractor shall use, purchase, or obtain the benefits of any robot spy or any information obtained by a robot spy.

3. No federal funds appropriated to the Regions shall be used for the purchase, repair, maintenance, or operation of any robot spy or to acquire any information obtained by a robot spy.

4. Any information possessed by a federal department, agency, employee, agent, or contractor that was obtained by a robot spy shall be immediately destroyed or otherwise disposed of.

5. No court in Atlasia shall admit as evidence any information possessed by a federal department, agency, employee, agent, or contractor that was obtained by a robot spy.

6. This act shall take effect immediately.

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

Officeholders Need to Show up Amendment

To the end of Article VIII Section 3 of the Constitution, add the following:

3. If any officeholder, elected or appointed, federal, regional, or subregional, fails to vote in a regularly scheduled election, they shall immediately and automatically forfeit any office held or won. Additionally, for one's election to office to be valid, they must cast a vote in said election. This clause shall be retroactive to April 2024.

Amendment Explanation:

This amendment will help remedy the situation of chronically absent officeholders leaving themselves and the nation in limbo for months, by having any officeholder who misses a regularly scheduled election automatically forfeit any office held or won, and by requiring one to vote in an election in order to win any election. This does NOT require one to vote for any particular candidate or affect anyone's citizenship.