Commonwealth of Frémont • 17th Parliament

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

PARLIAMENT
OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF FRÉMONT

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Oyez! Oyez! Oyez! This house will now come to order!

It is my high privilege and distinct honor to welcome the members of the seventeenth parliament for this commonwealth. May only wise and honest men ever rule under this roof!

Citizens and members may use this thread to introduce legislation, motions, and resolutions for the consideration of the house. I invite our new members to take the oath of office at their earliest convenience that we may proceed with the election of a speaker. In the meantime, as president of parliament, I will adjudicate in our proceedings.

Gloria Frémontis!

Harry S Truman, first minister

(1) Wikimedia Commons.

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

MEMBERS OF THE SEVENTEENTH FRÉMONT PARLIAMENT

Harry S Truman (Fianna Frémont—Labor, North Dakota), first minister
Dead Prez (Unaffiliated—Federalist, Colorado)
Oregon Blue Dog (Sinn Frémont—Labor, Oregon)
PSOL (Frémont Green—Green, California)
Scott (Beauty & Bread—Labor, California)

[OBD]

I hereby nominate MP Scott for the position of Speaker.

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

I accept the nomination for Speaker.

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

Seeing no objection, I declare Scott elected speaker by acclamation. Congratulations, sir!

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

I thank the Parliament for entrusting me with this great responsibility.

[PSOL]

Fremont Homeless Integration With Lasting Permanence Act

Section 1 (Title & definitions)
i. The title of this Act shall be, the "Frémont Homeless Integration Act."
ii. As it appears in this legislation, "anti-homeless architecture" refers to improvements to municipal infrastructure intended to deter vagrancy, including but not limited to middle armrests on benches and spiked platforms.

Section 2 (Ministry of Landless People)
i. The Ministry of Landless People is established as a non-playable entity within the purview of the Home Office.
ii. Approximately $6 million is appropriated to finance the ministry's activities for the fiscal years of 2021 through 2026.
(a) Forty percent of this sum shall go toward public housing;
(b) Thirty percent shall go toward soup kitchens and public gardens open to the homeless;
(c) Twenty percent shall go toward vocational training for the homeless;
(d) Ten percent shall go toward the health and medical needs of the homeless community.

Section 3 (Dismantling anti-vagrancy measures)
i. All active state and municipal statutes against vagrancy or "squatting" are repealed.
ii. No state or other jurisdiction of Frémont shall install anti-homeless architecture. Municipalities are given until January 1, 2023 to remove existing instances of anti-homeless architecture as identified by the Ministry of Landless People.

[PSOL]

Food Trucks on Every Corner Act

Section 1 (Title & Findings)
i. The title of this Act shall be, the "Food Trucks on Every Corner Act."
ii. Findings conclude that food trucks have unfavorable NIMBY regulations on them that prohibit competition
Section 2 (No Resturaunt Favoritism)
i. A food truck may sell their product if they are on public property and
(a) Does not form a blockage or consumer presence on private property of a resturaunt
(b) the public grounds aren’t used for some other purpose or have a specific barring of industry due to need to keep the roads free from traffic

Section 3 (Implementation)
i. The statute shall go into effect after the immediate passage of this bill.

[OBD]

AN ACT

to combat forest fires in Frémont

Section I (Title)
i. The title of this Act shall be, the "Put Out The Fires Act"

Section II (Emergency Funding Appropriations)
i. $5 million in one-time funding shall be appropriated to local fire departments to:
a. assist in combating forest fires and overtime pay for relevant officials,
b. open and operate evacuation hubs for afflicted areas, while following COVID-19 guidelines where possible,
c. assist in creating a transparent, effective early warning system, and
d. assist the homeless and civilians incapable of self-evacuating in evacuating afflicted areas

Section III (Inmate Rights)
i. No inmate in a Frémont jail shall be coerced in any way to serve as a volunteer firefighter
ii. Inmates who volunteer to partake in firefighting efforts shall be paid no less than $15/hour to do so.

I'm a little rusty at bill-writing, so input is welcome.

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

A BILL
To authorize public high schools to implement courses of study pertaining to current events, general business, and civic legal education.

Be it enacted by the Parliament of Frémont assembled;

Section 1. Title

This legislation may be cited as the Curriculum Reform Act of 2020.

Section 2. Teaching of current events

Public high schools in the Commonwealth of Fremont are required to meet standards in civics through a course of study that emphasizes, at a minimum, comprehension of foundation factual knowledge in the following areas:

(A) World and local issues that affect students' everyday lives, such as economics, government, and conflict

(B) The values of bias in media and politics, both domestic and international

(C) Traditions, including beliefs, ethnicities, history, and personal values

(D) Policy and its practical applications

(E) Abroad political changes and movements

Section 3. General business education

Public high schools in the Commonwealth of Fremont are required to meet standards in civics through a course of study that emphasizes, at a minimum, comprehension of foundation factual knowledge in the following areas:

(A) Various economies, their role in our economy, entrepreneurship, marketing, managing financial and technological resources, and the use of social media

(B) Personal and business ethics

(C) Types of businesses, business components, and creating a business

(D) Management, Human Resources, marketing, and finance

Section 4. Basic legal education

Public high schools in the Commonwealth of Fremont are required to meet standards in civics through a course of study that emphasizes, at a minimum, comprehension of foundation factual knowledge in the following areas:

(A) The basic elements of Atlasia's society and how people interact with the law from a practical standpoint

(B) Citizenship: rights, responsibilities, and legal obligations, and the process of becoming a citizen

(C) Local Laws and Government Ordinances and Zoning Permits
c1.) Townships and Boroughs
c2.) School Boards and Education
c3.) Municipal Services and Taxes
c4.) Appropriate and responsible ways to interact during a police confrontation

(D) County Laws and Government
d1.) Licenses, Prothonotary, Recorder of Deeds, etc.
d2.) Elections and Registration Services, Emergency, Housing, Domestic, etc.
d3.) Commonwealth Laws and Government Transportation
d4.) Local Representatives - state and local government
d5.) State and County Juvenile and Criminal Justice System
d6.) Criminal Law
d7.) Pre-trial, trial, and sentencing
d8.) District Attorney's Office Sheriff
d9.) Consumer Protection and Law
d10.) Federal Laws and Government

Section 5. Effectiveness

This act is effective starting at the 2022-2023 school year.

[Anna Komnene]

Victim Privacy Protection Act

Section 1: Establishing a Confidential Address Program for Victims of Sexual Crimes
1. The Confidential Address Program shall be established under the purview of the Fremont State Department to protect the privacy of the actual address of a relocated victim of domestic violence, a sexual offense, stalking, or human trafficking and to prevent the victim's assailants or potential assailants from finding the victim through public records.
2. $2.1 million per annum shall be appropriated to fund this program.

Section 2: Eligibility
1. Applicants to the Confidential Address Program must meet the following criteria:
a. attest to being a victim of domestic violence, a sexual offense, stalking, or human trafficking and to fear for their safety or the safety of their family
b. meet with a certified victim counselor or advocate who submits the application on the victim's behalf
c. relocated within the past 90 days or intent to relocate
d. residence in Fremont

Section 3: Certification Card
1. Fremont Department of State shall issue a certification card to approved applicants, allowing the participant to use the substitute address at any Fremont government agency or school of the participant or their children.
2. The card shall contain the participant's name and signature, the substitute address, and the certification expiration date (four years from enrollment)

Section 4: Mail Forwarding
1. The Fremont Department of State shall maintain a post office box for the exclusive use of the program. The post office box number and a fictitious street address shall be the substitute address for program participants.
2. The Secretary of the State or their designee shall open the post office box each day, other than Saturdays, Sundays and state holidays, and retrieve the contents. All first class mail addressed to a program participant shall be placed, unopened, into envelopes addressed to the participant and deposited at an Atlasian post office the same day for delivery by first class mail to the participant at the confidential address indicated on the application. Participants may arrange to forward other types of shipments at their expense.

Section 5: Voter Registration Lists
1. Participants who are registered voters shall be listed by only name and party (if applicable) on all public records. Registrars shall keep the participant's actual address confidential and shall not make such address available for inspection except:
a. if requested by a law enforcement agency or directed by a court order
b. if notified by the Secretary of the State that the program participant's certification has been cancelled.

Section 6: Court Hearings
1, No one shall be compelled to disclose a program participant's confidential address during any criminal or civil proceeding unless the court finds that nondisclosure may prejudice a party to the proceeding.

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

In light of the vacancy in that office, I move that Siren be elected speaker by acclamation.

[Anna Komnene]

I accept the nomination.

[OBD]

I third the nomination.

[Anna Komnene]

Is this official now?

[OBD]

Is this official now?

Assuming so. A majority of Parliament has assented.

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

A BILL
To promote public safety and protect access to health care facilities

Be it enacted by the Parliament of Frémont assembled;

Section 1. Title

This legislation may be cited as the Freedom of Access to Health Care Facilities Act.

Section 2. Dispersal of gatherings that impede access to or departure from an entrance to a driveway to a health care facility

1. As used in this section, the following words shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly requires otherwise:

“Driveway”, an entry from a public street to a public or private parking area used by a health care facility.

“Entrance”, a door to a health care facility that directly abuts the public sidewalk; provided, however, that if the door does not directly abut the public sidewalk, the “entrance” shall be the point at which the public sidewalk intersects with a pathway leading to the door.

“Gathering”, 2 or more individuals.

“Impede”, to obstruct, block, detain or render passage impossible, unsafe or unreasonably difficult.

“Law enforcement official”, a duly authorized member of a law enforcement agency, including a member of a municipal, metropolitan or state police department, sheriffs or deputy sheriffs.

“Health care facility”, a place, other than within or upon the grounds of a hospital, where medical procedures, including reproductive health care, are offered or performed including, but not limited to, the building, grounds and driveway of the facility and a parking lot in which the facility has an ownership or leasehold interest.

(b) A law enforcement official may order the immediate dispersal of a gathering that substantially impedes access to or departure from an entrance or a driveway to a health care facility. A dispersal order issued pursuant to this section shall include the following statements:

(i) the gathering has substantially impeded access to or departure from the health care facility;

(ii) each member of the gathering shall, under the penalty of arrest and prosecution, immediately disperse and cease to stand or be located within at least 25 feet of an entrance or a driveway to the health care facility;

and (iii) the order shall remain in place for 8 hours or until the close of business of the health facility, whichever is earlier. This subsection shall apply during the business hours of a health care facility. This subsection shall also apply only if the 25-foot boundary is clearly marked and subsections (a) through (c), inclusive, of this section are posted outside of the health care facility.

(c) A person who fails to comply with a dispersal order pursuant to subsection (b) shall be punished, for the first offense, by a fine of not more than $500 or not more than 3 months in a jail or house of correction or by both such fine and imprisonment and, for each subsequent offense, by a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $5,000 or not more than 2½ years in a jail or house of correction or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(d) A person who, by force, physical act or threat of force, intentionally injures or intimidates or attempts to injure or intimidate a person who attempts to access or depart from a health care facility shall be punished, for the first offense, by a fine of not more than $2,000 or not more than 1 year in a jail or house of correction or by both such fine and imprisonment and, for each subsequent offense, by a fine of not less than $10,000 nor more than $50,000 or not more than 2½ years in a jail or house of correction or not more than 5 years in a state prison or by both such fine and imprisonment. For the purpose of this subsection, “intimidate” shall mean to place a person in reasonable apprehension of bodily harm to that person or another.

(e) A person who impedes a person’s access to or departure from a health care facility with the intent to interfere with that person’s ability to provide, support the provision of or obtain services at the health care facility shall be punished, for the first offense, by a fine of not more than $1,000 or not more than 6 months in a jail or house of correction or by both such fine and imprisonment and, for each subsequent offense, by a fine of not less than $5,000 nor more than $25,000 or not more than 2½ years in a jail or house of correction or not more than 5 years in the state prison or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(f) A person who knowingly impedes or attempts to impede a person or a vehicle attempting to access or depart from a health care facility shall be punished, for the first offense, by a fine of not more than $500 or not more than 3 months in a jail or house of correction or by both such fine and imprisonment and, for each subsequent offense, by a fine of not less than $1,000 nor more than $5,000 or not more than 2½ years in a jail or house of correction or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(g) A person who recklessly interferes with the operation of a vehicle that attempts to enter, exit or park at a health care facility shall be punished, for the first offense, by a fine of not more than $500 or not more than 3 months in a jail or house of correction or by both such fine and imprisonment and, for each subsequent offense, by a fine of not less than $1,000 nor more than $5,000 or not more than 2½ years in a jail or house of correction or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(h) A person who fails to comply with a dispersal order pursuant to said subsection (b) or who violates subsections (c), (d), (e), (f) or (g) may be arrested without a warrant by a law enforcement official.

(i) If a person or entity fails to comply with a dispersal order pursuant to subsection (b) or violates subsections (c), (d), (e), (f) or (g), an aggrieved person or entity or the attorney general or both may commence a civil action. The civil action shall be commenced either in the superior court for the county in which the conduct complained of occurred or in the superior court for the county in which the person or entity complained of resides or has a principal place of business.

(j) In an action pursuant to subsection (i), a court may award as remedies: (1) temporary, preliminary and permanent injunctive relief; (2) compensatory and punitive damages; and (3) costs, attorneys’ fees and expert witness fees. In an action brought by the attorney general pursuant to subsection (i), the court may also award civil penalties against each defendant in an amount not exceeding: (A) $10,000 for a nonviolent violation and $15,000 for other first violations; and (B) $15,000 for a subsequent nonviolent violation and $25,000 for any other subsequent violation.

Section 3. Effectiveness

This act is effective starting January 1st, 2021.