Commonwealth of Frémont • 16th Parliament

[Mike Thick]

AN ACT
to make crowd control more humane throughout the Commonwealth

Section 1 (Title & Definitions)
i. The title of this act shall be, the “Safer Crowd Control Act."
ii. As used in this legislation, "rubber bullet" refers to a projectile made of or coated in rubber and shot out of a firearm.
iii. As used in this legislation, "stun grenade" refers to an explosive device that produces a bright flash and a loud noise so as to stun or disorient people without causing serious injury.

Section 2 (Prohibition of rubber bullet use in crowd control)
i. No law enforcement agency within the Commonwealth may deploy rubber bullets or stun grenades for the purposes of crowd control or dispersal.

Section 3 (Implementation)
i. This legislation shall come into effect immediately upon signature by the First Minister.

[Mike Thick]

1996 Will Commence Again Resolution

Whereas, Frémont offers the most freedom to it's residents;

Whereas, Frémont has been known to fully support and encourage it's residents to exercise their Constitutional right to keep and bear arms;

Whereas, Frémont has been known to fully support and encourage it's residents to exercise their right to free expression, particularly as that right allows the free consumption and appreciation of various media;

Whereas, Frémont, along with all of Atlasia, celebrates Independence Day on July 4th;

Be it resolved, that the Commonwealth Government:

1. Encourages Frémonters to celebrate Independence Day by practicing target shooting on any extraterrestrial creatures that should attempt to conquer the Earth on that day, or the several days in July preceding it.

2. Encourages the use of sophisticated malware to disable alien spacecraft, especially when covertly planted in their mothership by a hotshot fighter pilot and a quirky satellite engineer -- an unlikely pairing, to be sure, but a lovable one.

3. Encourages Frémonters, if the need arises, to sacrifice themselves for the good of humanity, by flying a plane into the big pointy glowing thing on the bottom of the alien spaceship.

4. Encourages the appreciation of all cast members of 1990's blockbuster films, and does not support applying modern moral standards to their later career choices, particularly Will Smith's later roles in After Earth (2013), Collateral Beauty (2016), and Bright (2017).

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1865 Will Commence Again Resolution

Whereas, Fremont offers the most freedom to it's residents;

Whereas, Fremont has been known to fully support and encourage it's residents to exercise their Constitutional right to keep and bear arms;

Whereas, Fremont has been known to fully support and encourage it's residents to exercise their Constitutional right to free expression;

Whereas, Fremont, along with all of Atlasia, celebrates Independence Day on July 4th;

Be it resolved, that the Fremont Government:

1. Encourages Fremonters to celebrate Independence Day by practicing target shooting on disused statues of Confederate generals at designated locations.

2. Encourages the legal and safe use of low potency explosives in Independence Day celebrations.

3. Encourages Fremont residents to proudly display Atlasian, Fremont, state, and/or minority/Pride flags.

4. Encourages Fremont residents to safely burn or otherwise desecrate pro-Confederate, racist, or anti-LGBTQ paraphernalia and/or literature.

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

A RESOLUTION
to renew our revolutionary heritage

Section 1 (Title)
i. The title of this act shall be, the "Spirit of '76 Resolution."

Section 2 (Preamble)
i. WHEREAS, on the fourth day of July 1776, a declaration was adopted by the Second Continental Congress including, among other things, the following, to wit:

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.—That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, —That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.

ii. WHEREAS, at the time of its ratification, and by every age and generation since, this sentiment was understood to be wholly inimical to the institution of slavery;
iii. WHEREAS, the author of the declaration arranged the original draft of that document to condemn that institution in terms powerful and explicit; but
iv. WHEREAS, by the intrigue of certain delegates representative of the Southern Slave Power, these expressions were removed;
v. WHEREAS, this original contradiction, between the stated principles and subversive acts of the state, is the source of the struggle for human liberty which has continued twelve score and four years;

Section 3 (Resolves)
i. WE, THEREFORE, the representatives of the commonwealth of Frémont, in parliament assembled, do solemnly publish and declare, that the following deleted passage of the Declaration of American Independence be ratified by these states, from this date retroactively.

He has waged cruel war against human nature itself, violating its most sacred rights of life and liberty in the persons of a distant people who never offended him, captivating & carrying them into slavery in another hemisphere or to incur miserable death in their transportation thither.  This piratical warfare, the opprobrium of infidel powers, is the warfare of the Christian King of Great Britain. Determined to keep open a market where Men should be bought & sold, he has prostituted his negative for suppressing every legislative attempt to prohibit or restrain this execrable commerce.  And that this assemblage of horrors might want no fact of distinguished die, he is now exciting those very people to rise in arms among us, and to purchase that liberty of which he has deprived them, by murdering the people on whom he has obtruded them: thus paying off former crimes committed again the Liberties of one people, with crimes which he urges them to commit against the lives of another.

ii. And wherefore may we achieve a more enlightened understanding of our history, and a general appreciation for the principles upon which the republican experiment is —and is not —maintained, without reference to modern revisionism which seeks to refute the moral sensibilities of the founding generation, in order to excuse their own disregard for the rights of their fellow citizens, we further urge that these resolves be published alongside the Declaration in commemoration of the anniversary of American independence, with note of their authorship and deletion.

[Mike Thick]

AN ACT
to make housing more affordable throughout the Commonwealth

Section 1 (Title & Definitions)
i. The long title of this act shall be, the "Provide Housing And Tax Totally Unused Stateside Holdings Act." It may be cited as the "PHAT TUSH Act."

Section 2 (Rezoning Amendment)
i. The "Y.I.M.B.Y. Act" is amended to read as follows.

Section 1
i. High-density housing developing projects in urban areas that are in agreement with prior existing state and regional zoning laws for high-density projects will not be subject to local review measures provided that 30% of the proposed project's housing units include 30% of units are set aside for affordable housing, defined as housing that can be rented for less than 30% of the surrounding area's monthly median income, or that of the municipality as a whole, or the state, or the region, whichever is lowest..
ii. No state or local government may restrict the construction of four-unit residential dwelling complexes in any area zoned for residential use.
a. This clause shall not apply to proposals that would require demolition of residential dwelling units occupied by tenants, or residential dwelling units that are subject to any rent or price control at the municipal level which exceeds such regional controls, or residential dwelling units that are subject to a law restricting housing to residents of low income.
iii. Restrictions on the height of residential developments shall not prevent the construction of developments measuring less than 55 feet in height, provided that:
a. 30% of the units in the development are set aside for affordable housing as defined in §2(i), or
b. The criterion established in §2(ii(a)) is met, and the development is located within 1.5 miles of a major public or private transit center, or a jobs-rich area, as defined by the Frémont Ministry of Housing.

Section 2
i. If 12 weeks pass after receipt of a proposal for construction of a housing development by a state or local regulatory agency, and the issuance of approval or denial of permitting for said development, the relevant agencies shall approve permitting for said development.

Section 3 (Empty Homes Tax)
i. Should a residential property lie vacant for more than six months of the calendar year, the owner of the property shall pay a tax equal to 1% of the property's assessed value in said calendar year.
a. Revenues from this tax shall be allocated to the construction of affordable public housing.
b. If the property is owned by a corporation not created or organized inside of Atlasia, the tax paid shall be equal to 5% of the property's assessed value in said calendar year.

Section 4 (Regulations on Rent Gouging)
i. No residential landlord may increase rent for a residential unit by more than 5%, plus the rate of inflation as measured by the Atlasian Consumer Price Index, in a single calendar year.
a. This clause shall expire on January 1st, 2026.
ii. No residential landlord may increase rent for a residential unit at an annualized rate greater than 1%, plus the rate of inflation as measured by the Atlasian Consumer Price Index, in the month following any month in which the region-wide unemployment rate is calculated at 8% or greater by the Atlasian Bureau of Labor Statistics.
a. This clause shall expire on January 1st, 2026.
b. Effective January 1st, 2026, no residential landlord may increase rent for a residential unit at an annualized rate greater than 5%, plus the rate of inflation as measured by the Atlasian Consumer Price Index, in the month following any month in which the region-wide unemployment rate is calculated at 8% or greater by the Atlasian Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Section 5 (Implementation)
i. This legislation shall come into effect immediately upon signature by the First Minister.

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

COMMONWEALTH BUDGET
for the fiscal year of 2021

I. REVENUES
☞ Income Tax: $141,458,440,106
$0K – $125K (0%): $0
$125 – $200K (5%): $4,544,572,163
$200K – $1M (15%): $51,494,832,936
$1M – $10M (30%): $45,459,789,567
$10M – $100M (45%): $30,242,234,007
$100M+ (60%): $9,717,011,433

☞ Corporate Taxes: $222,721,286,871
$0 – 100K (0%): $0
$100K – 1M (20%): $1,052,287,645
$1M – 10M (40%): $7,087,226,512
$10M+ (60%): $214,581,772,714

☞ Excise Taxes: $30,457,309,589
Alcohol (15%): $13,087,791,871
Gas & Diesel ($0.30/gallon): $14,653,207,484
Tobacco (15%): $2,716,310,234

☞ Misc. Taxes and Penalties: $64,747,757,223
Fremont Carbon Taxation Act: $31,011,738,620
Green Vehicle Promotion Act § 2(ii): $3,602,574,479
Royalties Act:
Coal: $2,877,687,513
Gas: $1,500,722,750
Oil: $11,355,570,000
Gaming Tax: $5,100,495,700
Estate Tax (50%): $5,852,884,365
Drug Tax: $3,446,083,796
Lodging Facility Sales and Use Tax: $5,091,240,579.71

☞ FY2020 Surplus: 18,159,573,897

II. EXPENDITURES
☞ Tax Credits: $1,660,474,443
Green Vehicle Promotion Act §2(i): $1,236,935,443
Teacher's Tax Credit: $423,539,000

☞ Mandatory Spending: $206,060,590,457 (List A)

☞ Discretionary Spending: $415,502,000,000
Education: $195,282,000,000
Health and Human Services: $130,676,000,000
Justice: $36,491,000,000
Home Office: $53,053,000,000

TOTAL REVENUES:
TOTAL EXPENDITURES:
TOTAL SURPLUS:

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

A BILL
To standardize, clarify, and reform policing standards throughout the Commonwealth of Frémont

Be it enacted by Parliament:

Section 1. Title

This legislation may be cited as the Frémont Safer Policing Act.

Section 2. Procedures for Smart, Safe, and Responsible Policing and De-escalation

1. Law enforcement officials are prohibited from choking, strangling, or imposing any form of neck restraint on civilians.

2. Law enforcement officials must de-escalate conflicts, where possible, by communicating with subjects, maintaining distance, and exhausting all means including non-force and less lethal force options, prior to using lethal force.  De-escalation means and guidelines are established in Section 3 of this Act.

3. Law enforcement officials must give verbal warning in all situations before using deadly force.

4. Law enforcement officials must intervene and stop excessive force used by other officers and report misconduct, including violations of procedures as established by this Act and the Peaceful Streets Act, immediately to a supervisor.  Failure to deter or report clear observances of police conduct shall result in liability for officers for injury caused to civilians and property in instances where such might have been prevented.

5. Law enforcement officials are prohibited from firing weaponry at moving vehicles in all circumstances.

6. Comprehensive reporting to the appropriate department shall be required whenever use of force is threatened or used, including instances when a firearm is pointed at someone, in addition to all other types of force.

7. In the event that a civilian requests or expresses need for medical attention, law enforcement shall be compelled to provide aid or transportation to an incapacitated subject.  Under no circumstance may physical force be applied to an individual requiring emergency medical care.

Section 3. Use of Force Continuum

In compliance with this Act, all law enforcement officials must be trained in identifying the appropriate level of force in one's response as dictated by a given situation:

Level 1 - Officer Presence.  The mere presence of a police officer in uniform or in a marked vehicle is often enough to stop a crime in progress or prevent situations from escalating.  This "zero" level of force, including simple use of body language and gestures, shall be the preferred way to resolve any situation if possible.

Level 2 - Verbal Commands.  Used in combination with a visible presence, the use of verbal direction (including demands to display one's ID or a clear, verbal indication that the subject is under detainment or arrest) will almost always deter further conflict.  Officers are encouraged to use their demeanor in a way that is calm but firm and non-threatening, but choice of words and intensity can be increased as necessary or used in short commands in more serious situations.

Level 3 - Empty Hand Control.  In certain situations where words alone will not reduce aggression or conflict, law enforcement may engage physically.  These two levels of control, which do not require the aid of equipment or weapons, are separated into two categories called "sot empty hand techniques" and "hard empty hand techniques".

Soft Empty Hand Techniques. - This level of minimal force may involve the use of bare hands to guide, hold, and restrain, applying pressure points, and take down techniques that have a minimum chance of injury.

Hard Empty Hand Techniques. - At this level use of force includes kicks, punches, or other striking techniques such as the brachial stun or other strikes to key motor point that have a moderate chance of injury.

Level 4 - Pepper Spray, Baton, Taser.  When a suspect is violent or threatening, the use of non or minimally lethal weapons including the aforementioned equipment may be used to bring the suspect under control or affect an arrest.  Before moving to this level of force, it should be assumed that less physical measures have already been tried.

Level 5 - Less Lethal.  Less-lethal weapons may be employed when (a) lethal force is not appropriate, (b) lethal force is available as backup but lesser force may subdue the aggressor, or (c) lethal force is justified but its use could cause serious collateral effects, such as injury to bystanders or damage to environment and property.  These weapons may be used to temporarily incapacitate, confuse, delay, or restrain an adversary, but the prohibition of "rubber bullets" and "stun grenades", as prescribed by the Safer Crowd Control Act, shall remain in place.

Level 6 - Deadly Force.  Only if a law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe that a suspect poses a significant threat of death or serious physical injury to an officer or others may the use of deadly force be applied.

Section 4. Ending Qualified Immunity

It shall not be a defense or immunity to any action brought against a Regional, State, or local government official that the defendant was acting in good faith, or that the defendant believed, reasonably or otherwise, that his or her conduct was lawful at the time when a Fremonter's rights secured by the Constitutions of the Commonwealth and of the Republic of Atlasia have not been appropriately protected.