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« Reply #800 on: November 15, 2010, 06:36:41 PM »
« edited: November 15, 2010, 06:38:58 PM by Senator HappyWarrior »

Caucus Act

1.  Henceforth within the Atlasian Senate from this point there shall be composed a majority and minority caucus.
2.  Each caucus shall be formed as a result of the votes from the Senate's President Pro Tempore.  The President Pro Tempore shall also serve as the head of the majority caucus.
3.  The Minority Caucus shall also thereafter support another member of the Senate as a Senate Minority Leader.  This Minority Leader shall be elected by a majority vote of the minority caucus.
4.  Each President Pro Tempore and Minority Leader shall be elected at the beginning of each new Senate.
5.  Any Senator who abstains from voting for President Pro Tempore may choose whether or not to join a caucus.
6.  Caucus Leaders shall have the right to refuse the membership of any prospective members of their caucus.
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« Reply #801 on: November 23, 2010, 03:39:43 AM »

Freedom to Fly Act a.k.a. The TSA Sucks Act

1. The Transportation Security Administration is immediately abolished; airlines shall henceforth resume control over their own security operations.

2. No employee of the TSA at any level shall be considered immune to local, regional, and federal laws against child pornography, molestation, and sexual assault.
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« Reply #802 on: November 23, 2010, 05:42:14 PM »

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« Reply #803 on: November 23, 2010, 06:07:15 PM »

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I wonder when our mighty PPT will bring this one Tongue

Thats what you get when you have multiple papers do at once and your focus is on more important things. Tongue
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« Reply #804 on: November 24, 2010, 02:10:00 PM »

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I wonder when our mighty PPT will bring this one Tongue

Thats what you get when you have multiple papers do at once and your focus is on more important things. Tongue

Of course I have no influence, but I'd suggest withdrawing this.
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« Reply #805 on: November 24, 2010, 08:25:08 PM »

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I wonder when our mighty PPT will bring this one Tongue

Thats what you get when you have multiple papers do at once and your focus is on more important things. Tongue

Of course I have no influence, but I'd suggest withdrawing this.

Why?
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« Reply #806 on: November 26, 2010, 09:19:38 PM »
« Edited: November 26, 2010, 09:22:51 PM by Senator Duke »

Let's Make the Fix Our Roads! Act Shovel Ready

Section I

1. The funds set aside by the Federal Government under the Fix Our Roads! Act shall be allocated evenly to the regional governments in the Southeast, Northeast, Midwest, Mideast and Pacific.

2. Under the provision set above, each region shall receive:
2010: $3,000,000,000
2011: $1,500,000,000
2012: $1,500,000,000

3. Regional legislatures shall decide on which roads to spend the money.

4. The funds must be used on new roads and/or maintaining old roads, highways or interstates.

5. The funds may not be used for anything not listed in claus 4.
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« Reply #807 on: November 28, 2010, 03:21:48 AM »

Primate Protection Act
1) Animal testing on non-human primates is banned effective January 1, 2011.
2) Any person, firm, or institution found to be conducting animal testing on non-human primates after January 1, 2011 shall be fined $5,000,000 per primate with the possibility of up to five years in prison for guilty persons.
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« Reply #808 on: November 30, 2010, 01:22:46 PM »

 A RESOLUTION CONCERNING INVASIVE SPECIES‐NEED FOR AN ERADICATION OF KUDZU

WHEREAS: For the purpose of ridding Atlasia of the invasive species Pueraria
Montana, common name Kudzu, which is growing more common in the Imperial Dominion of the South and Mideast Region;and,

WHEREAS: Kudzu has been proven to damage crops, with average estimates reaching $500 million dollars annually as well as effects local plants and infrastructure in a given area where it grows out of control.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: The Senate of Atlasia shall encourage the removal and control of Kudzu within Atlasia through various methods including but not limited tocrown removal, grazing, controlled firing, and fungal herbicide. 

AND BE IT RESOLVED:  $1 million dollars shall be appropriated to the Office of Internal Affairs to aid in the eradication of Kudzu within Atlasia.
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« Reply #809 on: December 02, 2010, 05:07:12 AM »
« Edited: December 02, 2010, 05:11:10 AM by Senator Libertas »

Transportation Efficiency and Fairness Act

1. No more than 40% of the nation's annual investment in transportation infrastructure shall be allotted to road construction. Total spending on road construction shall be capped at its current level.

2. Atlasians who have not owned or leased an automobile for a period of at least one year shall receive an annual tax credit scaled to the cost of road construction for that year. The tax credit shall be equal to 0.000025% of the total road construction budget. Atlasians who own or lease no more than one car but can be verified by a certified automotive inspector as having driven less than 1500 miles on it over a yearlong period shall also be eligible for this tax credit.

3. Atlasians who own or lease no more than one automobile, driven more than 1500 miles annually but less than 5000, as verified by a certified automotive inspector, shall receive a tax credit equivalent to 0.0000125% of the total road construction budget.
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« Reply #810 on: December 02, 2010, 05:29:58 AM »

Alternate Transportation Act

1. The Committee on Alternative Transportation (CAT) shall be formed within the Senate, consisting of three Senators nominated and appointed by vote of that body. The Committee shall study and consider alternative methods of transportation and their implementation. The CAT shall prepare and present recommendations on how best to overhaul the nation's transportation infrastructure and re-allocate the nation's annual investment in transportation infrastructure, with an emphasis on producing safer, cleaner, and more efficient results.

2. The CAT should recommend specific projects as well as general allocations of funds.

3. The Senate may dissolve or re-form the CAT at any time by a majority vote of all Senators.
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« Reply #811 on: December 05, 2010, 06:54:39 PM »
« Edited: December 06, 2010, 11:18:40 AM by bgwah »

Whale Protection Act
1) Whaling is banned in the Republic of Atlasia effective immediately.
2) Any person or firm found to be whaling shall be fined $50,000,000 per whale and face between 20 to 40 years in prison based on the severity of the crime.
3) A 20% tariff shall be imposed on all goods imported from countries found to be engaged in whaling.
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« Reply #812 on: December 05, 2010, 11:31:31 PM »

Human Rights Act
1) The Republic of Atlasia shall enforce a trade embargo against any foreign state in which homosexuality is punishable by death.
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« Reply #813 on: December 05, 2010, 11:37:26 PM »

Safe Injection Center Trial Program Act of 2010
1. The federal government shall invest $30 million into the construction and maintenance of īsafe injection sitesī effective FY 2011, to be located within the three largest cities by population.
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« Reply #814 on: December 05, 2010, 11:42:43 PM »

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Protection and Prohibition of Profit-Based Resource Extraction Act of 2010
1) The ANWR Drilling Authorization Act is repealed.
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« Reply #815 on: December 08, 2010, 09:27:51 PM »

Atlasian Products First Act

1)  In each of the projects undertaken utilizing federal stimulus money a minimum of 75% of all materials and labor must be Atlasian made and thus not produced or brought in from foreign nations.
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« Reply #816 on: December 09, 2010, 12:09:34 AM »
« Edited: December 09, 2010, 12:12:13 AM by Senator North Carolina Yankee »

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« Reply #817 on: December 09, 2010, 01:30:24 AM »

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« Reply #818 on: December 09, 2010, 06:46:55 PM »
« Edited: December 14, 2010, 06:02:10 AM by bgwah »

Amendment to the Proportional Representation Act

1) The Proportional Representation (By-Elections) Act and Proportional Representation (Class A seats) Act are repealed.

2) The first three sections of the Proportional Representation Act shall become clauses of  a Section 1 titled "Introduction."

3) Sections 4 through 17 shall become clauses 1-14 of a Section 2 titled "Rules on the counting of votes in PR-STV elections."

4) Sections 18 through 22 are repealed and will be replaced by a Section 3 titled "Vacancies."
a) Section 3, Clause 1 shall read: "In the event of a vacancy arising for whatever reason in a seat filled by Proportional Representation, a by-election shall be held on a nationwide basis in accordance with the terms outlined within the Consolidated Electoral System Reform Act (F.L. 14-2) and the Proportional Representation Act."
b) Section 3, Clause 2 shall read "In the event of further such vacancies arising before the commencement of the by-election, a single by-election shall be held for all the vacant seats."
c) Section 3, Clause 3 shall read "If there are less than six weeks left in the term of a vacant seat filled by the Proportional Representation Act, where the concerned ex-Senator is a member of major party at the time the vacancy arises, the same party shall be responsible for filling the vacancy by whatever means they deem fit and the party's leader shall inform the Senate of its decision. If
d) Section 3, Clause 4 shall read "Where: (i) There are six weeks left of the term, and (ii) the ex-Senator is not a member of a major party at the time the vacancy arises; or (iii) the party fails to comply with Section 3, Clause 3; a by-election for the seat shall be held on a nationwide basis and in accordance with the terms outlined within F.L. 14-2 Consolidated Electoral System Reform Act."
e) Section 3, Clause 5 shall read "Where there exists any doubt as to party affiliation; major party status; or time of vacancy arising, it shall be the responsibility of the Department of Forum Affairs to clarify these matters upon request by any citizen."
f) Section 3, Clause 6 shall read "Any decision of the Department under Section 3 Clause 5 may be appealed to the Supreme Court, which may in its discretion suspend any relevant time periods applicable under this Act or under F.L. 14-2 Consolidated Electoral System Reform Act until the Court reaches a decision."

5) Section 23 is amended to become Clause 1 of a Section 4 titled "Repeal of Census Legislation."

6) Section 24 is amended to become Clause 1 of a Section 5 titled "Commencement Order"
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« Reply #819 on: December 16, 2010, 09:58:46 PM »

Labeling Requirements Act
1. All products containing any material originating from animals being sold within areas under federal jurisdiction must be explicitly labeled to designate as such.
2. Any exemptions preventing the requirement of a full listing of ingredients and nutritional information for alcoholic beverages are repealed.
3. All fast food restaurants must list total calories next to each item on their menus.
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« Reply #820 on: January 07, 2011, 12:25:52 PM »

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« Reply #821 on: January 07, 2011, 03:47:23 PM »

Deregistration Act

1) All Atlasian citizens shall have the right to deregister from the official voting roll by informing the Registrar General by public post.

2) After seven days since the public notice of deregistration have passed, the citizen's registration will be removed from the voting roll. The citizen may inform the Registrar General by public post that he/she rescinds his/her deregistration before the seven days have passed without penalty or change in registration status.

3) Any person who has deregistered shall no longer be allowed to vote in any federal poll or win election to any office in Atlasia. If a deregistered person is elected to any office in Atlasia, the office shall be declared vacant.

4) Any person who has registered shall not be able to register again in Atlasia for sixty days following his/her deregistration.

5) Any deregistered person who reregisters remains bound by Article V, Section 2, Clause 6 of the constitution and must reregister in the state and region he/she was registered in before deregisteration unless the appropriate amount of time has passed since his/her last move.
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« Reply #822 on: January 08, 2011, 01:32:03 AM »

Freedom to Enjoy Oneself in Public Bill

1) This act shall apply only in the District of Columbia and federal territories that do not form a part of any region.

2) Possession of open containers of alcohol, the consumption of alcohol, and public intoxication by persons eighteen years of age or older in public open space and when riding on public transportation shall no longer be prohibited. All laws prohibiting the above are hereby repealed.

3) This act shall not be construed to allow possession of open containers of alcohol, the consumption of alcohol, or public intoxication in public buildings or in private vehicles.
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« Reply #823 on: January 08, 2011, 01:58:57 AM »

Consumer Convenience in Pricing Bill

Effective January 1st, 2011 all public and private establishments must present/label all goods and services sold in said establishment with the total price paid by the consumer (including all national, regional and local sales tax).
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« Reply #824 on: January 10, 2011, 08:32:59 PM »

I am introducing this on behalf of one of my constituents (Jbrase). I did not write it:

The Don Quixote Amendment

1. All "At-Large" elected senators shall after the passage of this amendment be elected by the legislatures of the respective regions.

2. Every April, August, & December the Legislatures of the respective regions shall decided on one Senator each and shall submit their choice to the Secretary of Federal Elections no later than when an at-large election would have normally ended.
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