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« Reply #200 on: July 15, 2007, 06:05:10 PM »

Amendment to Allow the Senate to Set a Minimum Wage

The Senate shall have power to set a minimum wage, as it deems necessary. It shall be variable in that one shall be set for the Republic of Atlasia (the Five Regions) and others shall be set for the Insular Territories, at an appropriate level deemed by the Senate. The Regions shall also have power to set a minimum wage, within their jurisdictions, but this shall only have effect where this wage is greater than that which has been set by the Senate.
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« Reply #201 on: July 21, 2007, 07:05:22 AM »
« Edited: September 23, 2007, 04:27:56 PM by Ebowed »

Acceptance of Science Bill

Section 1: Human Sexuality
No funds from the federal government shall go towards any sex education curriculum that promotes any of the following beliefs as based on scientific evidence:
1.) the trait of homosexuality or bisexuality is an entirely conscious choice and/or is strange or unnatural.
2.) the participation in homosexual sex acts is an unnatural act observed only in humans.
3.) the proper use of contraceptive devices including but not limited to condoms is grossly ineffective in preventing pregnancy or sexually transmitted infections.
4.) engaging in sexual activity before marriage with proper precautions is dangerous.
5.) males and females should limit themselves to careers which have historically been associated with masculine and feminine roles, respectively.
6.) the surgical or medical termination of a nonviable pregnancy causes, or is in any way linked to, the development of breast cancer.

Section 2: Origins
No funds from the federal government shall go towards any scientific education curriculum that promotes any of the following beliefs as based on scientific evidence:
1.) the status of biological evolution as a scientific theory is somehow different or set apart from that of other scientific theories such as gravity or relativity.
2.) fossil evidence for biological macroevolution is largely inaccurate or misinterpreted by mainstream scientists, or presents a picture that contradicts with biological evolutionary theory.
3.) radioactive carbon dating is always inaccurate or scientifically unreliable.
4.) the age of the earth is less than ten thousand years.
5.) the origins of the universe and of life on earth are scientifically explained by religious texts or creeds.
6.) the complexity of certain types of life on earth are of such a magnitude that they present valid evidence for that of a higher power or "intelligent designer."
7.) creation theories are testable by the scientific method.
8.) the Second Law of Thermodynamics contradicts the Big Bang.

Section 3: Cannabis
No funds from the federal government shall go towards any drug prevention curriculum that promotes any of the following beliefs as based on scientific evidence:
1.) marijuana use fails to alleviate symptoms associated with terminal illness (e.g. cancer).
2.) recreational use of marijuana invariably leads to use of "hard" drugs (the so-called "gateway effect").

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« Reply #202 on: July 21, 2007, 01:30:09 PM »

So, how many more bills until we've successfully fixed the Sex, Drugs and Evolution industry?
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« Reply #203 on: July 21, 2007, 08:16:48 PM »

Amendment to Allow the Senate to Set a Minimum Wage

The Senate shall have power to set a minimum wage, as it deems necessary. It shall be variable in that one shall be set for the Republic of Atlasia (the Five Regions) and others shall be set for the Insular Territories, at an appropriate level deemed by the Senate. The Regions shall also have power to set a minimum wage, within their jurisdictions, but this shall only have effect where this wage is greater than that which has been set by the Senate.

I'll co-sponsor this
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« Reply #204 on: July 25, 2007, 03:14:10 AM »
« Edited: August 07, 2007, 04:48:23 AM by Ebowed »

Morning-After Pill Bill

1. Any regulations requiring a prescription to obtain emergency contraception are hereby repealed.
2. Any restriction on the basis of age on the availabity of emergency contraception is repealed.
3. All hospitals will be required to dispense emergency contraception to fertile, female victims of rape regardless of the religious affiliation of the hospital or medical care provider.
4. Clause 3 shall not be construed as to mean that any rape victim or any other person will be required to use emergency contraception.
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« Reply #205 on: July 26, 2007, 05:57:54 PM »

Extradition Bill

1. It shall be the policy of the government of Atlasia that no foreign person suspected of a crime will be extradited to a nation where he or she may receive the death penalty for that crime.
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« Reply #206 on: July 26, 2007, 06:48:27 PM »
« Edited: July 27, 2007, 01:25:19 PM by The 24 DuPont Chevrolet »

Atlasian Flag Burning Amendment

1.) Burning of the flag of Atlasia shall become a prosecutable offense
2.) Individual states may introduce their own penalties which cannot be less than a $500 fine and cannot exceed 10 years in prison
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« Reply #207 on: July 26, 2007, 11:07:37 PM »
« Edited: August 22, 2007, 04:44:22 AM by Ebowed »

Bill to Raise the Retirement Age

1. F.L. 13-15, Clause 1, which states, "A senior shall be defined as a person aged 60 or older" is amended to read "A senior shall be defined as a person aged 65 or older."
2. Persons under 65 receiving benefits shall not have their status altered.
3. This bill will take effect one month after it becomes law.

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« Reply #208 on: July 27, 2007, 12:09:47 AM »
« Edited: August 06, 2007, 03:58:30 AM by Ebowed »

Creation of Federal Holidays Bill

1. January 22 is hereby Women's Rights Day, a federal holiday.
2. February 24 is hereby Mexican Flag Day, a federal holiday.
3. May 17 is hereby LGBT Rights Day, a federal holiday.
4. July 2 is hereby Civil Rights Day, a federal holiday.

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« Reply #209 on: July 27, 2007, 11:01:09 AM »

Atlasian Flag Burning Amendment

1.) Burning of the flag of Atlasia shall become a prosecutable offense
2.) Individual states may introduce there own penalties will cannot be less than a $500 fine and no greater than 10 years in prison

Grammar is such a lost art.
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« Reply #210 on: July 30, 2007, 12:03:21 PM »
« Edited: August 02, 2007, 09:06:31 AM by 24 DuPont Chevrolet »

Hybrid Car Tax Break

Section 1:
a.) This bill is aimed to stimulate the purchases of hybrid and alternative fuel source cars and their use
b.) To qualify the car cannot run solely on petroleum gasoline, but may be a hybrid running on petroleum gasoline and another fuel source
c.) To qualify you must also continue to own the car, selling or donating your car will invalidate you to further tax breaks

Section 2:
The following tax breaks will be issued for purchasing a hybrid car:
1st Fiscal Year (referred to as FY) of ownership: 50% of price paid for the car
2nd FY of ownership: a value equal to 25% of price paid for the car
3rd FY of ownership: a value equal to 20% of price paid for the car
4th FY of ownership: a value equal to 15% of price paid for the car
5th FY of ownership: a value equal to 10% of price paid for the car
6+ FY of ownership: a value equal to 8% of price paid for the car

Section 3:
This law shall apply to federal income taxes only

Section 4:
This bill shall expire in 2025.
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« Reply #211 on: August 02, 2007, 04:56:34 AM »
« Edited: September 01, 2007, 04:36:58 AM by Ebowed »

Environmental Policy Bill of 2007

Section 1: Energy Standards
1. CAFE standards will be raised in the following ways.
     a. Cars: Raise to 37 mpg by 2009, 47 mpg by 2011, 57 mpg by 2014
     b. Light Trucks: 27 mpg by 2009, 37 mpg by 2011, 45 mpg by 2014
     c. SUV: A standard of 25 mpg is instituted effective 2009, 38 mpg by 2011, 50 mpg by 2014
2. All companies must have 30% of all their cars being sold in the US by 2010 be hybrids; 45% by 2014; 55% by 2017, and 75% by 2021.
3. 15% of all fuel used for cars used must be ethanol by 2015, 40% by 2018, and 65% by 2020.
4. 15% of cars must be flex-fuel cars by 2015, 40% by 2018, and 65% by 2020.

Section 2: Snowmobiles in Public Parks
1. It shall hereby be illegal to use a snowmobile in any publicly protected national area.
2. Any person using a snowmobile in a publicly protected national area will be fined a minimum of $1,000 or a maximum of $5,000 per violation.

Section 3: Water Purity Standards
1. No person shall supply for drinking any water that he knows does not meet the primary drinking water regulations set by the Environmental Protection Agency.
2. Any person who violates clause 1 of this act shall be imprisoned for not more than 3 years, or fined not more than $10,000, or both.

Section 4: Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Policy
Subsection 1: Light Bulbs
1. The production and/or sale of incandescant light bulbs will be illegal effective January 1, 2010.
2. Persons wishing to switch from incandescant light bulbs to more energy-effecient light bulbs will be reimbursed in whole for all related expenses effective immediately upon the passage of this act into law until January 1, 2012.
Subsection 2: Electric Water Heating Systems
1. Effective January 1, 2010, the sale or production of electric water heating systems in all newly constructed homes, or those in the process of initial construction, will be illegal.
2. An exception will be made for:
a.) Components of solar water heating systems which rely on electricity.
b.) Multiple-storey apartment buildings.
3. The federal government will reimburse in full the costs of all citizens switching to a different water heating system until January 1, 2012.

Section 5: Double Glazed Windows
1. Effective January 1, 2010, all newly constructed homes, or those in the process of initial construction, must have double glazed windows in all instances where the window is facing an outside area.

Section 6: Sustainable Development in Forestry
1. For every tree cut down by any company, co-operative, or individual working in the forestry industry, that company, co-operative, or individual must plant two or more trees in the same forest or other woodland environment.

[[PREVIOUSLY THE Energy Policy Reform Bill]]
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« Reply #212 on: August 02, 2007, 05:02:41 AM »
« Edited: September 23, 2007, 04:27:09 PM by Ebowed »

Education Reform Bill of 2007

Section 1: Selective Education
1. No federal money shall go towards any K-12 private school tuition (including, but not limited to, those financed by any Regional school voucher programs).
2. This section shall become effective three months after this act becomes law.

Section 2: Public School Funds
1. Noting the poor quality of many public schools in certain areas of the Southeast Region, an additional $750 million shall go towards improving the maintenance of K-12 school buildings, textbook purchases, classroom supplies, teacher salaries, and before-and-after school extra-cirricular programs in public schools within the Southeast Region.
2. All other Regions shall receive an extra $500 million each to fund the items mentioned in Section 1.

Section 3: Low-Income Education Encouragement Pay Program
1. The federal government will institute a Low-Income Education Encouragement Pay Program.
2. Teachers whose classroom at any public K-12 school contains a large proportion (40% or more) of students from low-income households (combined annual income of less than $40,000) will be given a 35% pay increase.

Section 4: Acceptance of Science
Subsection 1: Human Sexuality
No funds from the federal government shall go towards any sex education curriculum that promotes any of the following beliefs as based on scientific evidence:
1.) the trait of homosexuality or bisexuality is an entirely conscious choice and/or is strange or unnatural.
2.) the participation in homosexual sex acts is an unnatural act observed only in humans.
3.) the proper use of contraceptive devices including but not limited to condoms is grossly ineffective in preventing pregnancy or sexually transmitted infections.
4.) engaging in sexual activity before marriage with proper precautions is dangerous.
5.) males and females should limit themselves to careers which have historically been associated with masculine and feminine roles, respectively.
6.) the surgical or medical termination of a nonviable pregnancy causes, or is in any way linked to, the development of breast cancer.
Subsection 2: Origins
No funds from the federal government shall go towards any scientific education curriculum that promotes any of the following beliefs as based on scientific evidence:
1.) the status of biological evolution as a scientific theory is somehow different or set apart from that of other scientific theories such as gravity or relativity.
2.) fossil evidence for biological macroevolution is largely inaccurate or misinterpreted by mainstream scientists, or presents a picture that contradicts with biological evolutionary theory.
3.) radioactive carbon dating is always inaccurate or scientifically unreliable.
4.) the age of the earth is less than ten thousand years.
5.) the origins of the universe and of life on earth are scientifically explained by religious texts or creeds.
6.) the complexity of certain types of life on earth are of such a magnitude that they present valid evidence for that of a higher power or "intelligent designer."
7.) creation theories are testable by the scientific method.
8.) the Second Law of Thermodynamics contradicts the Big Bang.
Subsection 3: Cannabis
No funds from the federal government shall go towards any drug prevention curriculum that promotes any of the following beliefs as based on scientific evidence:
1.) marijuana use fails to alleviate symptoms associated with terminal illness (e.g. cancer).
2.) recreational use of marijuana invariably leads to use of "hard" drugs (the so-called "gateway effect").

Section 5: School Nutrition
1. No public school may be allowed to supply 'soft' drinks to students at a lower price than milk and juice products.
2. No public school may place vending machines with snack products in the same building as where Physical Education programs take place.
3. No food served and/or sold in a public school may contain non-naturally occurring trans fats.
4. Breakfast and lunch meals will be provided free of charge to any student from a low-income household (as defined by Section 3, Clause 2).

Section 6: College Tuition Taxes
1. Tuitions for colleges and universities will be taxed in the following ways, on the basis of the candidate's family's annual income.  The tuition's tax will rise proportional to the income, and shall be taxed at the following rates, with each rate corresponding to the tax rate on only the portion of the income that falls in the appointed range.
a.) $0-$50,000: 0%
b.) $50,001-$75,000: 0.5%
c.) $75,001-$125,000: 1%
d.) $125,001-$200,000: 2.5%
e.) $200,001-$500,000: 5%
f.) $500,001 or more: 7.5%
g.) Families where there are more than two children whose income falls into the ranges of c.) through f.) will be eligible for a decrease in the rate by 0.5%.
2. All taxes on textbooks and school materials for students are abolished.

Section 7: Status of Immigrants
1. No child attending, or preparing to attend, a K-12 public school shall be discriminated against on the basis of their citizenship status, lack of documentation, place of birth, first language, nor shall they be discriminated against on the basis of the citizenship status, documentation status, place of birth, first language, or criminal status of their parent(s).

Section 8: Homeschooling
1. The Attorney General will be required to prepare a report on the status of homeschooling standards within Atlasia, along with any recommendations he or she may feel necessary to improve the status of homeschooling, no later than December 31, 2007.

[[PREVIOUSLY THE Tax Reduction for College Tuitions Bill]]

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« Reply #213 on: August 02, 2007, 02:30:52 PM »

Reform of the Alcohol Reform Act Bill

1. Section 4 of F.L. 14-10 is repealed and replaced with the following text:

"Persons under the age of 18 and over the age of 5 shall be allowed to consume alcohol under the supervision of a parent or guardian".
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« Reply #214 on: August 03, 2007, 05:13:41 AM »

Automatic Teller Machine Fees Bill

1. Any bank operating within the District of Columbia or any federal territories shall be prohibited from fining persons using automatic teller machines ('ATMs') for using a machine not associated or approved for use by the user's bank.
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« Reply #215 on: August 03, 2007, 06:04:41 AM »
« Edited: September 01, 2007, 04:26:55 AM by Ebowed »

Snowmobiles in Public Parks Bill

1. It shall hereby be illegal to use a snowmobile in any publicly protected national area.
2. Any person using a snowmobile in a publicly protected national area will be fined a minimum of $1,000 or a maximum of $5,000 per violation.

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« Reply #216 on: August 03, 2007, 06:34:25 PM »

Middle East Aid Bill

1. Aid to both the State of Israel and the Palestinian Authority is to be increased by 33% in both cases.
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« Reply #217 on: August 03, 2007, 06:37:43 PM »

Northern Ireland Aid Bill

1. Atlasia is to give 1 billion dollars of aid to Northern Ireland each year from this one onwards in order to aid economic development.

2. If the Devolved Institutions collapse again, this aid is to be withdrawn.
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« Reply #218 on: August 03, 2007, 06:44:32 PM »

Repeal of the Repeal of the Education and Care for Children in Poverty Act

1. F.L. 6-20 (the Repeal of the Education and Care for Children in Poverty Act) is hereby repealed.
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« Reply #219 on: August 03, 2007, 06:47:14 PM »

"I don't like us being hated" Bill

1. F.L. 10-4 is hereby repealed
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« Reply #220 on: August 03, 2007, 06:49:30 PM »

Miners Widows Bill

1. The widows of miners or former miners who die as a result of their occupation or former occupation shall be each be given $10,000 a year from the federal government.
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« Reply #221 on: August 03, 2007, 06:51:18 PM »

Say Sorry Bill

1. F.L. 14-7 is hereby repealed
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« Reply #222 on: August 03, 2007, 06:52:55 PM »

We Don't Do Coups Bill

1. F.L. 13-19 is hereby repealed
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« Reply #223 on: August 03, 2007, 06:57:39 PM »

Cymraeg Bill

1. Cymraeg (Welsh) is hereby declared to be the Sole Official Language of Bergen Co., NJ.

2. Take that, boyo!
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« Reply #224 on: August 03, 2007, 08:52:28 PM »

Al, since they are all just one or two clause things, maybe you should just submit a Miscellany Act.  We haven't had one of those on a while.
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