Legislation Introduction Thread

[tmthforu94]

Atlasia Operations Enablement Bill

1. Atlasia shall join the EU operation Atalanta.
2. Atlasia shall send  our forces from Combined Task Force 150, the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Ramage and the Ticonderoga-class cruiser USS Bunker Hill to assist in this operation.
3. Atlasia shall encourage the rest of the Combined Task Force 150 to join operation.

[Јas]

Amendment Amendment

Article VII, Section 1 of the Constitution is hereby amended as follows:
The Senate, whenever two-thirds of its number shall deem it necessary, shall propose amendments to this Constitution, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of this Constitution when approved by at least three-fifths of the People voting, excluding such abstentions as may be cast. Such votes shall last for exactly one week and shall be administered by the Secretary of Forum Affairs or other officer as the law may provide. Citizens will cast their vote by public post.

[afleitch]

Fairer Status Quo Amendment

Article VII Section I is hereby amended as follows:
The Senate, whenever two-thirds of its number shall deem it necessary, shall propose amendments to this Constitution, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of this Constitution when ratified by a majority of the People voting in public polls in three fifths of the Regions. Such votes shall last for exactly one week and shall be administered by the Governor of the Region or other officer as the Law of the Region may provide. Citizens will cast their vote by public post.

[Franzl]

Public Transportation Encouragement Act:

Any person who uses public transportation to travel between his or her place of residence and work shall receive a federal tax credit for 15% of the cost thereof.

Atlasia hopes to encourage environmentally friendly transportation in addition to relieving congested roads through these subsidies.

[Franzl]

Legislative Reorganization Amendment

That the following changes be made to the Atlasian Constitution:

1. The Preamble to Article 1 of the Constitution is amended to read "All Legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in the Legislature of the Republic of Atlasia. The Legislature shall be composed of the Senate and the Council of Governors. "

2. Article I, Section 1, Clause 2 is amended to read as follows: No person shall be a Senator who has not attained a hundred or more posts.

3. Article I, Section 3, Clause 3 is amended to read: "For any Bill or Resolution to pass the Senate, it shall have gained a majority in a valid vote. Before the Bill or Resolution becomes Law, it shall be presented to the Council of Governors and to the President of the Republic of Atlasia, unless it be concerning the rules for the proceedings of the Senate. If both approve, the President shall sign it, and it shall become Law. If the President does not approve, he shall return the Bill with his objections to the Senate, and it shall not become Law. If the Council of Governors does not approve, they shall return the Bill with their objections to the Senate, and it shall not become Law. Upon reconsidering the Bill, if the Senate shall approve the legislation by two-thirds of its number, it shall become Law. If a Bill is not returned to the Senate by the President or the Council of Governors within seven days after it shall have been presented to them, the authority in question shall be considered to have approved of the legislation.. "

4. Article I, Section 4, Clause 1 is amended to read as follows: The Senate shall be divided into two classes: Class A and Class B, both of which shall be elected by a form of proportional representation.

5. Article I, Section 4, Clause 4 is amended to read as follows: If a vacancy shall occur in any Senate seat, then a special election shall be called to fill the remainder of the vacant term within one week of the vacancy occurring.

6. Article I, Section 4, Clause 5 is amended to read as follows: However, if a vacancy shall occur less than two weeks before the end of the term in question, then no special election shall be necessary.

7. The title of Section 5 is amended to read "Powers of the Legislature". The preamble of Section 5 is amended to read "The Legislature shall have the power save where limited by other provisions in the Constitution". The title of Section 6 is amended to read "Powers denied to the Legislature".

8. The Council of Governors shall consist of the heads of state of the regions. Each head of state shall have one vote. The votes of a majority of the membership shall be required to reject any legislation.


This is intended to be co-sponsered by myself and the honorable PPT Marokai Blue.

Many thanks to Xahar for the draft.

[Franzl]

Capital Punishment Abolition Amendment:

The death penalty may not be given for any crime throughout Atlasia, whether federal or regional.


Yes yes, I know it failed a while ago....but I'm not giving up

[Hans-im-Glück]

Anti Speculation Act:

1.) On all stock market transactions will be charged a tax of 1% of the volume.

1.1) This tax is not applicable when between buying and selling is more than a year.

2.) For all foreign exchange transactions gives it generally a tax of 0.25% of the volume.

3.) All revenues flow to a Deposit insurance to protect bank depositors for banks which are in payment trouble. If a bank must take to claim this Deposit insurance, she goes on to state ownership.

This law will make short-term speculative transactions unprofitable and the money for the troubled banks comes from those who are to blame.


This is my first proposal and I think it's a bill we really need.

[Psychic Octopus]

Loads of legislation there Franzl...

[Franzl]

Repeal of Privacy Protection Act:

FL 31-18 is hereby repealed.

[Franzl]

Repeal of Privacy Protection Act:

FL 31-18 is hereby repealed.

If another senator were willing to assume sponsorship of this bill for me, we could start debating it immediately. Unfortunately, I'm not allowed to have any other bills on the Senate floor right now.

[tmthforu94]

Okay.

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[Franzl]

Thanks a lot!

[Hash]

Written by and introduced for Antonio V, a constituent.

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[Franzl]

Public IP Address Amendment:

IP addresses may be used in criminal trials as evidence without a search warrant.

[Marokai Backbeat]

Consistency in Punishment Amendment

All bans from holding office sentenced due to violation of the law shall apply to all offices, regional and federal.

[Franzl]

New Mexico Reconstruction Act:

1.  Seventeen million dollars shall be sent to the Pacific region, nine million will be used to reconstruct damaged buildings on the front, while the other eight million will be reimbursed as a form of stimulus to civilians who have lost their homes during the brief rebellion.

2. A statue is to be constructed in Albequrque, of Vice President Bacon King. This will be a monument to his brave defense of a nation plagued by rebellion.

[Marokai Backbeat]

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[afleitch]

Introduced on behalf of a constituent.

Amendment

Article IV, Section 2: Shall read as the following:

Section 2: Regional Boundaries
1.The existing Regions of Atlasia can be altered only once a year .
2.The Senate has the power to alter any Region boundaries.
3.The consent of 50% +1 of Regions being changed is required.
4.A State by plebescite shall be able to veto its transfer from one Region to another.
5.In the event that a new State joins Atlasia, the Senate may apportion this State to a Region and a District via proper legislation, however, the State shall still be liable to all the provisions of this Section and Section 4 of this Article.

[Marokai Backbeat]

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[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

You have all been waiting for this, well here it is.

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[MaxQue]

Does the credit unions are assimilated to a bank in this law?

[Hash]

Introduced on behalf of a constituent, slightly revised by my hand.

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[Hash]

2009 Foreign Policy Review Act

1. By the powers granted to the Senate by F.L. 32-18: Amendment to the SoEA Role Codification Act, the Senate hereby approves the Foreign Policy Review presented by Secretary of External Affairs.

a) As per F.L. 32-18, the Senate is allowed to amend any part of the Foreign Policy Review.

2. The text of the current Foreign Policy Review is as follows:

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[Marokai Backbeat]

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[Rowan]

Government Workers Finally Put Their Money Where Their Mouth Is Bill
Realizing that our rising budget deficit can not be left unattended indefinitely, the fundamental unfairness of our punitively high income tax rates and unconscionable limits on private sector compensation, and that we must make efforts for our politicians to become less hypocritical, as 100% of government workers' salaries are funded by the Atlasian citizenry, the Senate hereby authorizes the following comprehensive changes to our income tax system and laws:

1.  The taxable income of Senators, the President, Vice President and other elected or appointed officials of the legislative and executive branches of the Atlasian federal government ("Atlasian Government Officials") shall be taxed at the highest marginal rate provided for under Atlasian federal law, without regard to the taxable income of such Atlasian Government Official in any taxable year. 

2.  No Atlasian Government Official shall be entitled to take any credit, deduction or other allowance against that Atlasian Government Official's income if any other Atlasian citizen is not entitled to or phased out from taking such credit, deduction or allowance due to that citizen's income.

3.  No Atlasian Government Official or other Atlasian federal government employee may receive any bonus or other non-periodical compensation of any type at any time during which the Atlasian federal government restricts or otherwise limits the ability of any Atlasian company to compensate its employees in any manner whatsoever.

4(a) The Atlasian federal government shall create a "Tax Me More Fund".  Any Atlasian citizen who believes that Atlasian federal taxes are too low for any other Atlasian citizen may contribute the amount by which that citizen believes such taxes are too low into the Tax Me More Fund.  No tax deduction, credit or other allowance may be taken by any citizen who contributes to the Tax Me More Fund.
(b) The President Pro-Tempore of the Senate shall keep and publish a "hypocrites list" of Senators who vote in favor of any increase in Atlasian federal taxes but does not contribute to the Tax Me More Fund.  The hypocrites list shall be maintained in a post on the Atlasian Federal Government board.