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« Reply #125 on: March 05, 2022, 12:20:10 PM »
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DON'T BE RACIST TO ANIMALS ACT

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Title I: Animal Exhibitions

1. No individual, organization, entity, or other person, in the Southern Region may conduct, promote, or organize a competitive animal exhibition show that singles out specific breeds of such animal from participation purely because of the geographic area in which the animal's breed type was originally domesticated or bred. This shall include but is not limited to the Russian blue cat breed and the Siberian husky dog breed.

2. Nothing in this act shall be interpreted as prohibiting competitive animal exhibition shows limited to a single, specific breed or animal. The intent of this act is merely to prohibit the singling out of a specific breed for exclusion from a multi-breed competition.

3. A violation of this act shall be a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $10,000, a letter of reprimand, condemnation, and shame from the Southern Governor, and restitution to the owners of any show animals excluded from competition. Restitution shall be the full value of any winnings that were awarded to the first place winner.

4. This title shall take effect March 13, 2022.

Title II: Fraudulent Deceit technical corrections

1. The Fraudulent Deceit Is A Sin Act shall be amended as follows:

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TITLE IV: CONFIDENCE ARTISTS

1. No person shall, for a fee or compensation which he directly or indirectly solicits or receives claim, pretend, or hold himself out as being able to use pseudoscientific, occult, or psychic powers, faculties or forces, clairvoyance, psychology, psychometry, spirits, mediumship, seership, prophecy, astrology, palmistry, necromancy, or other craft, science, cards, talismans, charms, potions, E-Meter and associated auditing, magnetism, or magnetized articles or substances, oriental mysteries, or magic of any kind, or numerology to:

A. tell fortunes
B. overcome evil influences and bad luck
C. treat the sick or ailing, make medical diagnoses, or recommend product purchases
D. find or restore lost or stolen property
E. locate gold, silver, ore, petroleum or other natural product
F. restore lost love or friendship or affection
G. unite or procure lovers, husbands, wives, lost relatives or friends
H. commune with or resurrect the dead

This provision shall not apply to any person who engages in such conduct as part of a show or exhibition solely for the purpose of entertainment or amusement and who announces such prior to such show or exhibition. This provision shall not apply to bona fide, non-commercial religious practice.

2. This title shall take effect immediately.


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« Reply #126 on: March 05, 2022, 02:21:29 PM »
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PROMOTING HOLY HYGIENE ACT

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Section I: Purpose and Enactment

1. The Southern Chamber of Delegates does hereby pass this act to protect the public health and morals of the Southern Region, so as to reduce the public risk of transmissible and preventable diseases and to better protect the reproductive health of women.

2. Unless otherwise specified herein, this act shall take effect on July 1, 2022.

Section II: Menstruation

1. For purposes of this act, feminine hygiene products shall consist of tampons, sanitary pads, liners, or menstrual cup worn to assist with the absorption of discharge during menstruation.

2. Beginning on January 1, 2023, no State or locality in the Southern Region that assesses a tax on general sales or a value-added tax on commercial production shall assess such tax on the sale of or value-added to feminine hygiene products, nor shall any State or locality in the Southern Region assess a special tax on feminine hygiene products or their production, sale, or distribution.

3. All public toilet facilities in any Regional facility or property shall keep an adequate stockpile of single-use feminine hygiene products to be freely dispensed to the public. For purposes of this provision, menstrual cups shall be not be construed as single-use.

4. As protecting the health of the public from the potential spread of transmissible and preventable diseases is a compelling governmental interest firmly rooted within the plenary power of the Southern Region, in furtherance of this goal, the Southern Region hereby recognizes and enacts the following:

A. That the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has funded, promoted, ratified, and determined, in a 2018 study by Elias E. Mazokopakis and George Samonis entitled Is Vaginal Sexual Intercourse Permitted during Menstruation? A Biblical and Medical Approach, that vaginal sexual intercourse during menstruation is a risk factor for the transmission of HIV and other STDs; that such intercourse actually makes such infection easier due to the temporary loss of the cervical mucous plug, the presence of iron in menstrual fluid, the dilation of the cervical opening, the elevated alkaline pH of the vagina, the premenstrual peak of hormones; that such intercourse greatly risks rupturing the congested and prone veins of the uterus causing tears and other physical harm; and that women who engaged in such intercourse were twice as likely to develop endometriosis.

B. That accordingly, to protect the public against the risk of such harmful health impacts, in all States and external territories of the Southern Region, any person who knowingly and consensually:

i.  engages in or submits to vaginal sexual intercourse during a period of menstruation, shall be guilty of a civil infraction punishable by a civil penalty of $50.

ii. advertises, solicits, or offers, to engage in or submit to vaginal sexual intercourse during a period of menstruation shall be guilty of a civil infraction punishable by a civil penalty of $50.

iii. produces, distributes, publishes, sells, transmits, finances, possesses with the intent to distribute, publish, sell, or transmit, or makes any attempt to produce, distribute, publish, sell, transmit, or finance an obscene item depicting or purporting to depict a person engaged in vaginal sexual intercourse during a period of menstruation shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for no less than one (1) year and no more than three (3) years and a fine of $10,000. Any person convicted of this provision shall be required to register as a sex offender and shall be ordered to attend an appropriate treatment program or obtain psychiatric or psychological counseling.

iv. All civil penalties and criminal fines collected under this act shall be deposited into a special fund for the purpose of funding advertising, research, and programs targeted at reducing the spread of sexually transmissible diseases, provided that no such program shall consist of the exchange or distribution of needles or pipes necessary to consume narcotics.

Section III: Circumcision

1. The Health Insurance Reform Act shall be amended as follows:

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4.) An ILR must provide insurance plans which cover the following:

A) Primary care and prevention services, including the cost of a complete physical every 2 years;
B) Inpatient care;
C) Outpatient care;
D) Emergency care;
E) Prescription drugs, unless an adequate over-the-counter drug is available. Nothing in this act shall prohibit an ILR from negotiating bulk drug purchases and then distributing the prescription drugs at network facilities;
E) Durable medical equipment, allowing for reasonable annual limits on non-life sustaining DME costs. ILRs may also refuse to cover motorized wheel chairs for persons who have normal use of hands and arms;
F) Long-term care, allowing for an ILR to prioritize the use of home health workers;
G) Palliative care;
H) Mental health services, allowing for reasonable annual limits on in-person psychiatric counseling;
I) Medically necessary dental surgery, an annual dental checkup, and a non-emergency dental x-ray every 3 years. Cosmetic dentistry and teeth whitening services may be excluded from coverage;
J) Substance abuse treatment services, allowing for the exclusion of hair, blood, saliva, or urine drug testing;
K) Chiropractic services, subject to referral from a licensed doctor specializing in musculoskeletal treatment;
L) Medically necessary eye and vision surgery, and an eye exam every 18 months. Laser vision corrective surgery may be excluded, unless glasses or contact lenses would not function as a medically adequate substitute;
M) Hearing services, including tests to determine if hearing aides are necessary and at what degree of amplification;
N) Podiatric care, including a pair of medically necessary orthotics;
O) Intrauterine Devices and Cervical caps;
P) End of Life Care, allowing for reimbursement limits for such care in a hospital to be capped at the rate negotiated for a hospice facility;
Q) Phone and internet consultation services for medical services;
R) Hormone Therapy and Gender Reassignment Surgery. Breast augmentation, facial feminization surgery, and hair removal services may be excluded.
S) Circumcisions
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« Reply #127 on: March 05, 2022, 03:33:12 PM »


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SOUTHERN FLAG DAY ACT

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1. The 3rd of June of every year is hereby proclaimed to be Southern Flag Day.

2. On Southern Flag Day all Regional properties required by law to display the current official flag of the Southern Region shall likewise display any historical official flag of the Southern Region. Residents of the Southern Region, are likewise encouraged to display the current and any historical official flags of the Southern Region on Southern Flag Day as a show of civic unity and Southern pride.

3. The Southern Regional government shall purchase 500,000 troy ounces of silver bullion and commission the minting of 500,000 non legal tender, silver, 1 troy oz commemorative tokens, to be sold to the public at $35 per token. Each token shall include on the obverse, "Southern Region 2022" as well as a sculpting to be approved by the governor, of the current official Southern Flag. Each token shall include on the reverse, the Official Southern Motto Emeritus as well as a sculpting to be approved by the governor, of the retired official Southern Flag. The sculptings shall be painted prior to sale. All proceeds from the sale of these tokens shall be dedicated to a fund for the purchase of any flags necessary to fulfill the provisions if this Act.

4. This Act shall take effect immediately.
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« Reply #128 on: March 05, 2022, 04:35:11 PM »

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WAX MY BALLS, BIGOT ACT

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1. No person in the Southern Region engaged in the profession of providing personal grooming services or massage therapy to other persons shall be required to provide such services involving physical contact with the genitalia, thigh, anus or exposed buttocks, or exposed breast or nipple of any person, for any reason, regardless of if such professional provides similar services to any other person. No person shall be prosecuted for failing or refusing to provide such services involving physical contact with the genitalia, thigh, anus or exposed buttocks, or exposed breast or nipple and no lawsuit by a customer or potential customer alleging damages for the failure to receive such services involving physical contact with his or her genitalia, thigh, anus or exposed buttocks, or exposed breast or nipple shall be justiciable in any court in the Southern Region. If a professional accepts money for such services but later declines to provide such services, the professional shall refund the portion of the money accepted that was to pay for the declined service.

2. It is the position of the Southern Region that no one should sue someone else over the latter's refusal to wax the former's scrotum.

3. This Act shall take effect immediately.
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« Reply #129 on: March 05, 2022, 05:06:31 PM »
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DIVORCE IS SOMETIMES A SIN ACT


1. The Southern Marriage Act shall be amended as follows:

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Southern Marriage Act

Section 1. Definitions

i. To be valid and recognized in this region, a civil marriage shall exist only between two adults.

ii. Individuals who have a coefficient of relationship of 10% or higher with each other are prohibited from marrying, with the sole exception of first cousins if the laws of the State in which the marriage is being solemnized allows for such.

iii. Nothing in this act shall be construed to compel religious institutions to recognize, endorse, host, or provide civil marriages.

Section 2. Validity and Parameters

i. To be valid and recognized in this region, a civil marriage shall exist only between two adults. Bigamy and Polygamy are hereby prohibited.

ii. Nothing in this act shall be construed to compel religious institutions to recognize, endorse, host, or provide civil marriages.

Section 3. Civil Marriage Incentives

i. Section 2(i) of the Family Opportunity Fund Act (S.20.3-16) is replaced with the following section:

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Each Married person with a dependent child shall be eligible for an annual child tax credit of $6,000 per dependent, up to four. The credit shall be divided and dispersed at the beginning of each month ($500 per month). Each Unmarried person with a dependent child shall be eligible for an annual child tax credit of $3,600 per dependent, up to four. The credit shall be divided and dispersed at the beginning of each month ($300 per month).

Section 4. At-Fault Civil Divorce

i. To obtain an at-fault civil divorce in the South, one spouse must show that the other spouse has committed a fault.

ii. Faults shall include adultery, willful desertion or abandonment, capital felony, cruelty by one spouse that causes the other spouse to have a reasonable fear of bodily harm, and crimes against children. State governments may augment this list. Such faults may only be raised as grounds for divorce if raised within five (5) years of discovery by the spouse raising such claim.

iii. A spouse accused of a fault can utilize recrimination as a defense.

iv. If only one spouse is shown to have acted without fault in the civil marriage, that spouse shall be awarded the presumption of primary custody of non-adult minor children subject to a determination of the best interests of the minor children and two-thirds of commonly held or marital real property.

v. No alimony payments are owed to a spouse who has committed a fault.

Section 5. No-Fault Civil Divorce.

i. A spouse can obtain a civil divorce in the South without a showing of fault upon the conclusion of one (1) year of separation and the completion of an appropriate treatment program or counseling program. However, if such divorce is not mutually initiated, the initiating spouse forgoes any right to alimony payments, and cannot receive more than 50% of commonly held real property or the presumption of primary custody in the divorce settlement.

Section 6: Enactment

Sections 2 and 3 of this act are valid immediately upon passage. Sections 1, 4 and 5 will enter into effect on January 1, 2023.

2. It is hereby a class 1 misdemeanor to engage in adulterous polygamy, defined as entering into a marriage with more than one (1) person during the duration of an existing marriage; participatinh in sexual activities with a person other than his spouse during the duration of an existing marriage, provided the person’s spouse is also present during such sexual activities; causeing another person by force, threat, or intimidation to engage in such activities; or producing, distributing, publishing, selling, transmitting, financing, possessing with the intent to distribute, publish, sell, or transmit, or making any attempt to produce, distribute, publish, sell, transmit, or finance an obscene item depicting or purporting to depict a person engaged in such activities.

3. This Act shall take effect immediately.
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« Reply #130 on: March 07, 2022, 07:59:07 AM »

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STUDENT ATHLETE LIKENESS ACT

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A. No institution or an agent thereof; athletic association; athletic conference; or other organization with authority over intercollegiate athletics shall:

1. Provide a prospective or current student-athlete with compensation for the use of his or her name, image, or likeness;

2. Prohibit or prevent a student-athlete from earning compensation for the use of his or her name, image, or likeness, except as set forth in this subsection;

3. Prohibit or prevent a student-athlete from obtaining professional representation by an athlete agent or legal representation by a licensed attorney, for issues related to name, image, or likeness;

4. Declare ineligible for competition or reduce, cancel or not renew an athletic scholarship because a student-athlete earns compensation for the use of his or her name, image, or likeness; or

5. Prevent an institution from participating in intercollegiate athletics because a student-athlete earns compensation for the use of his or her name, image or likeness, or obtains representation for related issues.

B. An institution may prohibit a student-athlete from earning compensation for the use of his or her name, image or likeness while the individual is engaged in academic, official team, or department activities, including competition, practice, travel, academic services, community service, and promotional activities. 

C. An institution may prohibit a student-athlete from using his or her name, image or likeness to earn compensation if the proposed use conflicts with an existing agreement between the institution and a third party.

D. A student-athlete shall be prohibited from earning compensation for the use of his or her name, image or likeness in connection with any of the following:

1. Casinos or gambling, including sports betting;

2. Alcohol products;

3. Adult entertainment;

4. Cannabis, cannabinoids, cannabidiol, or other derivatives;

5. Dangerous or controlled substances;

6. Performance enhancing drugs or substances (e.g., steroids, human growth hormone);

7. Drug paraphernalia;

8. Tobacco and electronic smoking products and devices; and

E. Any agreement entered into by a student athlete that provides compensation for the use of a student-athlete’s name, image, or likeness shall be disclosed prior to execution of the agreement by such student-athlete in a manner designated by the institution the student-athlete is attending.  If a student-athlete discloses a potential agreement that conflicts with an existing institutional agreement, the institution shall disclose the relevant terms of the conflicting agreement to the student-athlete.

F. A student-athlete shall not earn compensation for the use of his or her name, image, or likeness in exchange for attendance at an institution or pay-for- performance.

G. A student-athlete shall not use an institution’s facilities or uniforms, or the institution’s intellectual property, including logos, indicia, registered and unregistered trademarks, or products protected by copyright, unless otherwise permitted by the institution.

H. For the purposes of this act:

“Institution” means a private institution of higher education or baccalaureate public institution of higher education.

"Pay-for-performance" means payments and compensation provided to student-athletes that is contingent on the student athlete's achieving certain performance goals or objectives.

“Student-athlete” means an individual enrolled at an institution who participates in intercollegiate athletics.

I. This act shall take effect immediately.
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« Reply #131 on: March 07, 2022, 05:57:36 PM »

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RAPE KIT PROCESSING ACT

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TITLE I: DEFINITIONS

1. A “rape kit” as referenced in this act shall refer to any package of items used by medical or law enforcement personnel, and specifically intended to provide tools for conducting forensic examination of a victim of sexual assault, as well as the evidentiary material collected from such kits and commonly stored within them.

TITLE II. PROVISIONS

1. Any law enforcement agency in the Southern Region investigating an alleged or suspected sexual assault shall, if possible, offer to conduct a forensic examination of the possible victim in a timely fashion.

a. This examination shall include, but is not limited to, swabbing of the body for bodily fluids, collection of urine and/or blood from the victim, and collection of hair and fibers from the victim.

b. $35 million is allocated to the Southern Department of Justice for the purpose of updating current rape kit testing labs, setting up additional labs, hiring additional forensic technicians, and processing and testing backlogged rape kits. The Southern Chamber hereby expressly waives pay-go rules for this provision.

2. All rape kits utilized after July 1st, 2022 shall be examined, tested for DNA samples, and further tested for DNA matches against the Southern Department of Justice’s DNA database, along with any database operated by the federal government or other Regions, provided such databases are accessible to Southern law enforcement, within sixty (60) days of the initial forensic examination. The Southern Department of Justice’s DNA database shall be reciprocally available to the law enforcement of the federal government or to any other Region to assist with sexual assault investigations.

a. Should a law enforcement agency other than one operated by the Southern Regional government fail to provide for the examination of a rape kit within the time allotted, the Southern Department of Justice shall assume jurisdiction over the relevant investigation, and take possession of all evidence relevant thereto.

b. In such cases, the relevant law enforcement agency shall pay the Southern Department of Justice ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for their work.

3. All rape kits utilized before July 1st, 2022 and hereto unprocessed in the fashion described in this Act, shall be so examined by December 31st, 2024. Thereafter, such rape kits and the investigations in which they were collected shall be subject to the processes outlined in this Act.

4.  Any law enforcement agency in the Southern Region shall be required to train their employees on the procedures for handling sexual assault cases, including the importance of and requirements for timely rape kit testing.

5. Unless otherwise specified herein, this act shall take effect July 1, 2022.
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« Reply #132 on: March 10, 2022, 07:51:22 AM »
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Southern Culturally Significant Songs Resolution

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A. The Southern Region hereby designates and affirms the following list with the label of "Culturally Significant Southern Songs:

Culturally Significant Songs
1. "A Country Boy Can Survive", written by Hank Williams, Jr.
2. "The Bonnie Blue Flag" - Written by Harry McCarthy
3. "Oh Susanna"
4. "Take Me Home, Country Roads" - by John Denver
5. "Sweet Home Alabama" - by Lynyrd Skynyrd
6. "The Yellow Rose of Texas" - Traditional
7. All Songs by Elvis Aaron Presley that made it to Number 1 in the US charts
8. "Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)" - by Louis Prima
9. "What a Wonderful World" - Louis "Satchmo/Pops" Armstrong
10. "Remember the Alamo" - by Johnny Cash
11. "Jackson in the Valley" - Traditional
12. " Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" - Traditional
13. The Official Anthem of the Southern Region and any former such Anthems
14. Any Official Song of a State in the Southern Region or former such song.

B. This act shall take effect immediately.
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« Reply #133 on: March 11, 2022, 11:34:46 AM »
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CONTINUING BUDGET RESOLUTION

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1. The previously adopted budget of the Southern Region and all associated authorizations, appropriations, and funding levels shall be continued and remain in force until July 1, 2022.

2. This Act shall take effect immediately.
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« Reply #134 on: March 12, 2022, 07:28:07 AM »

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PROMOTING HOLY COMMUNION ACT

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TITLE I: PURPOSE

Whereas, Jesus of Nazareth, the Messiah and Son of God, commands His flock to eat of His flesh and drink of His blood in remembrance of Him; and

Whereas, it is the duty of the Southern Region to protect the health, safety, welfare, and morals of the people in the South;

Now therefore, be it resolved and ordained that the Southern Region passed the Act to protect the moral health of His flock.

TITLE II: EUCHARIST

1. The Black Mirror Act shall be amended as follows:

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BLACK MIRROR ACT

Be it enacted:

1.)  Violating any portion of this act shall be punishable as a Class 2 felony.

2.) The creation of a human clone or human-animal hybrid is hereby prohibited.

3.) The piloting or release of micro-drones into the low-altitude airspace above public lands or landowners who have not given express consent is hereby prohibited. For the purposes of this act, micro-drone is defined as any unmanned aircraft which weighs less than 1 pound or is smaller than a 12 OZ beverage can. Low-altitude airspace is defined as any space above the ground not occupied by a permanent fixture or structure which is not subject to FAA regulation.

4.) Cannibalism is hereby prohibited. Cannibalism shall not include taking part in the sacrament of the eucharist or the holy communion.

5.) The sale of aborted fetal tissue is hereby prohibited.

6.) This law shall take effect immediately.

2. This Act shall take effect immediately.
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« Reply #135 on: March 12, 2022, 07:55:50 AM »

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PETA ISN'T ETHICIAL ACT

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TITLE I: ANIMAL SHELTERS

1. The Animal Welfare Act shall be amended as follows:

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ANIMAL WELFARE ACT

Be it enacted

1.) Violating any provision in this act unless otherwise stated herein shall be a Class 1 Misdemeanor.  

2.) The practice of horse soring is hereby prohibited.

3.) It shall be unlawful to house pigs in gestation crates which do not permit the animal to stand, lie down, and turn around.

4.) It shall be unlawful to house chickens in battery cages which do not permit the animal to move.

6.) Any special State or local regulations on the retail sale of iodine or chlorohexidine are hereby repealed.

7.) No animal hospital, shelter, reserve, humane society, or organization dedicated to the promotion of animal welfare may administer euthanasia to animals, except in cases where the animal is suffering from a painful injury or condition for which there is no realistic alternative treatment or realistic chance of recovery. In addition to the those penalties set by law for a Class 1 misdemeanor, a violation of this provision shall result in the six (6) month suspension of the offender's license to practice veterinary medicine if applicable and upon a third such conviction, the closure of the facility of any hospital, shelter, reserve, humane society, or organization at which illegal euthanasia has occurred, the forfeiture of any animals owned, harbored, or in the care, custody, and control of such offender, placement upon the Southern Animal Abuser Registry (SAAR), as well as a five (5) year revocation of the offender's veterinary license, if applicable. It shall be unlawful to euthanize a mammal or bird vertebrate animal, in an unnecessarily prolonged or painful manner.

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2. This title shall take effect immediately.


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« Reply #136 on: March 12, 2022, 08:03:38 AM »

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RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE LEGAL STATUS OF DDT

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Whereas, DDT is still a legal pesticide in many other countries and helps to feed the world and stop the spread of insect-borne diseases like malaria; and

Whereas Atlasia generally, and the Southern Region specifically is the best place for manufacturing quality products; and

Whereas jobs are good, especially when there is no domestic environmental harm; and

Whereas cutting our own throat economically is foolish;

Now therefore be it resolved by the Southern Region that the government of Atlasia should lift the ban on the manufacture, transportation, or sale of DDT when such DDT is to be exported to foreign countries where the use of DDT is legal.
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« Reply #137 on: March 12, 2022, 08:31:13 AM »

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CROWDFUNDING REFORM ACT

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1. No donation-based crowdfunding platform operating in the Southern Region that permits users to solicit for and donate to charitable causes for which there is no reward or consideration offered in exchange for a donation shall unfairly interfere with such donations. Unfair interference shall include the impoundment, seizure, forfeiture, and misappropriation of funds donated to a non-fraudulent charitable cause. Any such funds shall be promptly transferred to the intended donee, or if such transfer is not possible promptly refunded to the donors with an accompanying communication of such refund and the reason why the fund transfer did not occur. Unfair interference shall also include the refusal to host lawful charitable causes based on the race, sex, disability, or political affiliation of the solicitor or the intended recipients, or the granting of preferential advertising, fee rates, or fund delivery priority for such reasons.

2. No donation-based crowdfunding platform operating in the Southern Region that permits users to solicit for and donate to charitable causes for which there is no reward or consideration offered in exchange for a donation shall authorize or complete a transfer of funds from a donor to a donee without first disclosing of all fees charged to the donor and donee by the crowdfunding platform, including the amounts and purposes of such fees.

3. No person in the Southern Region may have their bank accounts frozen or seized merely for having donated to a charitable cause on a donation-based crowdfunding platform. The Southern Attorney General is hereby authorized to prosecute violations of this

4. This act shall take effect on April 1, 2022.
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« Reply #138 on: March 12, 2022, 10:26:40 AM »

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PROMOTING GOOD SAMARITANS ACT

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TITLE I: PURPOSE

1. Whereas, the Bible, our ultimate moral arbiter on Earth commands at Leviticus 19:16 that we shall not stand idly by if another is in danger; and

Whereas, the Bible, our ultimate moral arbiter on Earth commands at Deuteronomy 22:1 that we shall return lost property to our brothers; and

Whereas, the Bible, our ultimate moral arbiter on Earth commands at Leviticus 5:1 that those who witness a crime and so not utter it shall bear iniquity; and

Whereas, it is the moral and ethical duty of the Southern Region to protect Southerners from harm, impose reasonable duties on its residents to help prevent such harm, and offer protections and incentives to encourage the faithful fulfillment of such legal duties;

now therefore, the Southern Chamber of Delegates does hereby pass this act to protect the public health and morals of the Southern Region.


TITLE II: LEGAL DUTIES

1. The Boring Legal Stuff Act shall be amended as follows:

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BORING LEGAL STUFF ACT

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5. In any Southern court where an affirmative defense of self-defense or defense of others if the person being defended would be eligible to similarly raise such affirmative defense is being offered, the southern court shall apply the common law castle doctrine and the common law stand-your-ground tests. No person being prosecuted for a crime of violence in any Southern Court shall be permitted to raise the affirmative defense of gay panic, wherein the unexpected discovery of the sex or sexual orientation of a person provoked such crime of violence.

2. Any person in the Southern Region, who shall find in a public place or upon his property any money valued over $10 or any property valued over $20 not his own that a reasonable person would conclude has been lost or misplaced by its true owner shall report and deposit such money or property with the local law enforcement agency or department where the money or property was found along with identifying information as to the time and location of discovery. If after 180 days, no person shall be identified as the owner of the money or property, then legal title of ownership to 80% of the money, with the balance escheating to the law enforcement agency holding the money, and 100% of the physical property shall be vested in the discoverer. For purposes of this provision, vehicles discovered in a public place shall not be eligible to have legal title of ownership transferred.

Any money or property transferred to a discoverer under this provision shall be excludable from any income tax charged in the Southern Region. Any lost or misplaced money or property subject to this provision that is not surrendered and reported to law enforcement pursuant to this provision shall be subject to a separate tax of 50% of the value of any income or gain.

No Southern Court shall hear any civil suit by a person seeking the return of or compensation for any money or property transferred pursuant to this act, except when due to legal disability, incompetence, gross negligence or wanton indifference by the law enforcement agency or department possessing such money or property, or physical impossibility to claim the money or property within the designated time period. No suit raising such allowable theories shall be heard by any Southern Court more than one (1) year after the elimination of any disability, incompetence or impossibility or the discovery of such negligence or indifference.

3. Any person in the Southern Region who shall witness a crime of violence committed within the Southern Region, shall be required to make a report of such crime to the local law enforcement agency or department where the crime occurred within 48 hours. The identity of any person reporting such crime shall be concealed from public disclosure, unless such person is subpoenaed to testify under oath in a legal proceeding. Any person so reporting or testifying in good-faith shall be immune from civil suit for such report or testimony. Any person discovered to have failed to report a crime of violence pursuant to this provision shall be subject to a civil penalty of $25 and court costs. The duty to make a report under this provision shall not apply to the victim of such crime of violence, undercover law enforcement officers, or any person that in reference to the perpetrator of the crime may successfully invoke a legal privilege against testifying against such perpetrator.

4. Any person in the Southern Region who is engaged in the following professions shall be required to report suspected criminal child abuse to the local law enforcement agency or department where such suspect abuse is occurring:

A. Doctors, physicians, nurses, EMS Workers, and other healthcare or medical workers;
B. Social workers and counselors;
C. Teachers, principals, school employees, university or college employees, and daycare providers, whether public or private;
D. Law Enforcement and firefighters;
E. Persons employed by the Regional government, or by any State or locality therein; and
F. Media broadcasters, journalists, reporters, and other media workers

Any person discovered to have failed to report illegal child abuse pursuant to this provision shall guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by not more than six (6) months imprisonment, as well as a fine of $5,000 and restitution.

5. This Act shall take effect immediately.
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« Reply #139 on: March 12, 2022, 10:59:46 AM »

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HUNTING IS GOOD ACT

1. The Hunting Improvement Act shall be amended as follows:

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HUNTING IMPROVEMENT ACT

Section 1: Hunting Dresscode

During any licensed hunt on non-posted land, each licensed hunter and each member of their party must wear at least one visible item colored either blaze orange or blaze pink. This shall not apply to tree stands or hunting blinds. Nothing in this section shall be interpreted as a limitation on the possession, transportation, or manufacture of ghille suits.

Section 2: Deer Permits & Licences

1. Muzzleloader Permit

a. Muzzleloader means a firearm that is capable of being loaded only through the muzzle; is ignited by a matchlock, wheel lock, flintlock, or caplock, including an in-line caplock or shotgun or rifle primer mechanism; has a rifled or smooth-bored barrel capable of firing only a single charge; propels a ball, bullet, or charge of shot; and may have any type of sights, including scopes.

b. A muzzleloader permit, in addition to a valid adult big game hunting license that allows the use of firearms, is required for hunters 16 years of age or older prior to hunting deer during the muzzleloader deer season. The muzzleloader permit is included in the junior hunting license and the senior (age 70+) lifetime license.

2. Expanded Archery Permits

a. Expanded Archery Permits extend to archery hunting only.

b. Hunters who have a valid archery license will be able to purchase multiple expanded archery antlerless deer permits for $1220.00* each, and one expanded archery either-sex permit (allows either an antlered or antlerless deer but not both) for $3240.00.* *Plus agent fee

3. Antlerless Deer Permit

a. Hunting of antlerless deer during the firearms season and muzzleloader season is restricted to those hunters who possess a valid any-deer permit, bonus antlerless deer permit, or superpack antlerless deer permit.

b. Antlerless deer may be taken by hunters during the expanded (September – December) and regular (October) archery seasons. Archers may not take antlerless deer in WMDs where any deer permits are not issued.

c. Any deer permits are acquired by lottery only and applications are available mid-June.

d. In several WMDs, there may be more any deer permits available than applicants. Unclaimed bonus antlerless deer permits will be allocated in a chance drawing until all permits in that district have been issued.

Section 3: Equipment Restrictions

1. Hunting with a Machine Gun or explosives is hereby prohibited, punishable as a class 4 1 misdemeanor felony.

2. Hunting with a Bear Trap is hereby prohibited, punishable as a class 2 1 misdemeanor.

3. Fishing in public waters with explosives, electricity, poison, heat, or radiation is hereby prohibited, punishable as a class 1 misdemeanor.

Section 4: Licensing Fees

1. Any State of the Southern Region which charges a licensing fee for permission to hunt or fish within the territory of their State, or a rental fee for hunting cabins on State land, shall be required to readjust their fee every 3 years to reflect the change in inflation as measured by the consumer price index.

Section 5: Weekend Hunting

1. No State or locality may prohibit lawful hunting based on day of the week on which it is done, including but not limited to Saturdays and Sundays.

Section 6: Harassment of Hunters

1. It is unlawful for any person to willfully interfere with the lawful hunting of any wild animal or wild bird, including the willful disturbance of wild animals or wild birds with intent to interfere with lawful hunting. This section does not limit the ownership, use, access, or control of property rights otherwise provided by law.

2. It shall be unlawful to hunt or track on posted private property without the permission of the landowner. Hunters may enter onto such property to retrieve hunting dogs or wounded game, however a hunter must first attempt to notify a landowner prior to entering upon such property, if the property is posted with accompanying contact information.

Section 7: Reporting Accidents and Aiding Victims

1. Any person who knows or has reason to believe that they have inflicted injury to another person by the use of firearms or bow and arrow is required to make themselves known to the victim and render such first aid and assistance as they are capable of under the circumstances. The incident must be reported by the quickest means, to a game warden or other law enforcement officer.

Section 8: Breed-specific legislation

1. "Breed-specific legislation" shall be defined as any law that either regulates or bans certain dog or cat breeds in an effort to decrease dog attacks on humans and other animals or for non-health reasons.

2. All State and local breed-specific laws shall be null and void.

Section 9: Effective Date

1. This Bill will take effect 21 days after passage.

2. The Hunting and Fishing Act is hereby repealed.

3. This act shall take effect on July 1, 2022.
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« Reply #140 on: March 12, 2022, 11:13:04 AM »

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SOUTHERN MEMORIAL MONTH ACT

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TITLE I: PURPOSE

Whereas, our Region, our rights, and our lives have been selflessly protected through the blood of our valiant veterans, many of whom sacrificed their own lives so that we might be free; and

Whereas, the Southern Region has been a major contributor to the armed forces from the American Revolution through the Second Korean War; and

Whereas, to reduce the honor of the ultimate sacrifice of our sons and daughters down to a single day is offensive;

Now therefore, the Southern Chamber of Delegates does hereby pass this act to solemnize and honor veterans of the Southern Region who died or were wounded in combat.

TITLE II: SOUTHERN MEMORIAL MONTH

1. January of every year is hereby proclaimed to be Southern Memorial Month.

2. During Southern Memorial Month all Regional properties required by law to display the current official flag of the Southern Region shall likewise display any historical official flag of the Southern Region as well as a POW/MIA flag. Residents of the Southern Region, are likewise encouraged to display the POW/MIA Flag as well as the current and any historical official flags of the Southern Region during Southern Memorial Month as a show of dignity and respect to our fallen Southerners, civic unity, and Southern pride.

3. The Southern Regional government shall purchase 250,000 troy ounces of silver bullion and commission the minting of 250,000 non legal tender, silver, 1 troy oz commemorative tokens, to be sold to the public at $35 per token. Each token shall include on the obverse, "Southern Region 2022" as well as a sculpting to be approved by the governor, of Southern soldiers from any historic era engaged in glorious combat. Each token shall include on the reverse, the Official Southern Motto Emeritus as well as a sculpting to be approved by the governor, of Southern soldiers from any historic era engaged in glorious combat. All proceeds from the sale of these tokens shall be dedicated to a fund for the purchase of any flags necessary to fulfill the provisions if this Act.

4. This Act shall take effect immediately.
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« Reply #141 on: March 12, 2022, 11:36:24 AM »

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GOVERNMENT-OWNED VEHICLES LICENSE PLATES ACT

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1. No State in the Southern Region that requires motor vehicles that operate on a public road to display State-issued license plates shall enforce any such requirement upon motor vehicles own by the Southern Region.

2. Any motor vehicle owned by the Southern Region shall be equipped with a license plate issued by the Regional government. Such license plate shall be of standard size and make to license plates issued by the States. Regional license plates shall be designed to mimic the design of the Regional flag, with the left half consisting of a red St. Andrew’s cross upon a white background to the point of the center and the right half consisting of a blue St. Andrew’s cross upon a red background to the point of the center. The Regional Motto Emeritus shall be displayed in black across the bottom portion of the license plate. The license plate code to be assigned to each license plate shall consist of seven (7) alphanumeric values to best identify the vehicle and shall be colored a bright reflective yellow.

3. Upon request related to an accident, traffic infraction, or crime involving a Regional vehicle, the Regional government shall share information about such vehicles with local and State law enforcement.

4. Any motor vehicle owned by the Southern Region shall display the Regional Motto on each side.

5. This act shall take effect January 1, 2023.
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« Reply #142 on: March 12, 2022, 11:47:29 AM »

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OUR KANSAS ACT

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Whereas, under the Atlasian Constitution, the State of Kansas is listed as part of the Southern Region; and

Whereas, under the Southern Constitution, the State of Kansas is listed as part of the Southern Region; and

Whereas, Kansas is an integral component of the Southern Region with our greatest affections;

Now therefore be it ordained and resolved by the Southern Region the following:

1. Kansas is a Southern State.

2. Any attempts to invade, terrorize, or annex the State of Kansas, whether by Jayhawk invaders, foreign powers, or greedy Regional governments shall be considered an act of war.

3. In the event that any such attempts are made to invade, terrorize, or annex the State of Kansas, the Southern Governor is hereby authorized to mobilize and deploy the Southern National Guard or the unorganized militia to protect the State of Kansas and the territorial integrity of the Southern Region.

4. This act shall take effect immediately.
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« Reply #143 on: March 12, 2022, 11:54:52 AM »

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GUN RIGHTS DAY ACT

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1. The 19th of April of every year is hereby proclaimed to be Gun Rights Day.

2. On Gun Rights Day all Regional properties required by law to display the current official flag of the Southern Region shall likewise display the Gonzales flag. Residents of the Southern Region, are likewise encouraged to display the Gonzales flag on Gun Rights Day as a show of patriotism, civic unity, and Southern pride. Residents of the Southern Region are further encouraged to safely participate in shooting sports and activities on Gun Rights Day.

3. The Southern Regional government shall purchase 250,000 troy ounces of silver bullion and commission the minting of 250,000 non legal tender, silver, 1 troy oz commemorative tokens, to be sold to the public at $35 per token. Each token shall include on the obverse, "Southern Region 2022" as well as a sculpting to be approved by the governor, of Revolutionary-era militia bearing arms. Each token shall include on the reverse, the Official Southern Motto Emeritus as well as a sculpting to be approved by the governor, of the defenders at the Battle of Gonzales bearing arms. All proceeds from the sale of these tokens shall be dedicated to a fund for the purchase of any flags necessary to fulfill the provisions if this Act.

4. This Act shall take effect immediately.
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« Reply #144 on: March 14, 2022, 12:09:09 PM »

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AGE OF MAJORITY TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS ACT


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TITLE I: PURPOSE

Whereas, the age of majority in the Southern Region is nineteen (19) and has been for several years; and

Whereas, occasionally legislators forget this fact when writing bills; and

Whereas, it is important to have a consistent age of majority across all Southern laws:

Now therefore, the Southern Region does hereby adopt this act to correct earlier misstatements about the age of majority.


TITLE II: CORRECTIONS

1. The Family Opportunity Fund Act shall be amended as follows:

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FAMILY OPPORTUNITY FUND ACT

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Section 1 (Title & Definitions)
i. The title of this act shall be, the “Family Opportunity Fund."
ii. The "beginning of each month" is the 1st
iii. "Child" is defined as a person aged 17 18 or younger.


2. The Supporting Southern Families Act shall be amended as follows:

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SUPPORTING SOUTHERN FAMILIES ACT

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Section II. Definitions

i. “Household” shall refer to the primary residence occupied by at least one parent or legal guardian of any child or children of 17 18 years of age or younger.


3. The Vaccination Lottery Act shall be amended as follows:

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VACCINATION LOTTERY ACT

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Section II. Eligibility

i. Atlasians who have established residency in the Southern Region are eligible to benefit from the lottery system.
ii. The minimum age of eligible recipients is 18 19 years.
iii. Only upon administration of a second vaccination dosage can the willing member become a participant.


4. The Bessell-NeverAgain Transgender Rights Act of 2017 shall be amended as follows:

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BESSELL-NEVERAGAIN TRANSGENDER RIGHTS ACT OF 2017

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Section 4 (Age and Parental/Guardian Consent)
i. At or over age 18 19, any person may request a change to their gender identity.

ii. For individuals under the age of 18, who desire a identity change, without one or both legal guardians approval, a guardian ad litem will be assigned to help come to a consensus opinion between them.

5. The Youth Curfew Abolition Act shall be amended as follows:

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YOUTH CURFEW ABOLITION ACT

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Be it enacted:

Section 1: Definition

1. "Youth curfew law" shall be defined as a law or ordinance established by a regional, state, or local government which prohibits or restricts persons of a certain age (usually under age 18 19) from being outside in public during a certain time of day (usually at night or during school hours), assuming that a state of emergency is not in place.

6. The Lawyers Without School Act shall be amended as follows:

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LAWYERS WITHOUT SCHOOL ACT

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Section II – Options

     Any citizen of the South, over the age of 18 19, who has obtained a high school, is eligible to take the bar exam if they have completed the following requirements
1.   Graduated from an accredited law school in Atlasia
2.   Completes a Law Office Apprenticeship Program in the South

7. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022.
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« Reply #145 on: March 14, 2022, 06:43:09 PM »
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FIGHTING BIG BANKS REDUCES GAS PRICES ACT

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1. The Boycott Boycott Act shall be amended as follows:

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1: This bill shall be known as the Boycott Boycott Act

2: “Boycott” is hereby defined as refusing to deal with, terminating business activities with, or otherwise taking any action that is intended to penalize, inflict economic harm on, or limit commercial relations with Israel or a company, because the company a.) conducts business with Israel, b.) engages in the exploration, production, utilization, transportation, sale, or manufacturing of fossil fuel-based energy, c.) does not commit or pledge to meet environmental standards beyond applicable law, d.) engages in the transportation, sale, or manufacturing of firearms, or e.) Conducts business with another company listed under a.) – d.) herein; but does not include an action taken for bona fide business or economic reasons or a boycott that is specifically required by federal or Regional law.

3: Any government in the Southern Region shall reserve the right to terminate any contract where a contractor falsely represented their participation in a boycott of Israel as defined herein.

4: All future contract bids shall include these regulations in the bid solicitation.

5: This act shall take effect sixty (60) days from the passage of this law. The Southern Region shall transfer any financial assets it has deposited or invested with a financial institution participating in a boycott as defined herein by January 1, 2023. The Southern Regional Government shall keep a publicly accessible list of all companies participating in a boycott as defined herein.

2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022.

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« Reply #146 on: March 14, 2022, 08:39:02 PM »

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PROMOTING HOLY AIRPORTS ACT

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TITLE I: DEFINITIONS

"Adverse action" means any action taken by a governmental entity to: withhold, reduce, exclude, terminate, or otherwise deny any grant, contract, subcontract, cooperative agreement, loan, scholarship, license, registration, accreditation, employment, or other similar status from or to a person; withhold, reduce, exclude, terminate, or otherwise deny any benefit provided under a benefit program from or to a person; alter in any way the tax treatment of, cause any tax, penalty, or payment assessment against, or deny, delay, or revoke a tax exemption of a person; disallow a tax deduction for any charitable contribution made to or by a person; deny admission to, equal treatment in, or eligibility for a degree from an educational program or institution to a person; or withhold, reduce, exclude, terminate, or otherwise deny access to a property, educational institution, speech forum, or charitable fund-raising campaign from or to a person.            

 "Benefit program" means any program administered or funded by a governmental entity or federal agency that provides assistance in the form of payments, grants, loans, or loan guarantees.             

 "Governmental entity" includes but is not limited to the Regional government and any department or agency thereof, any State or local government in the Southern Region and departments, agencies, and subdivisions thereof, any contractor or subcontractor of a governmental entity acting within the scope of the contract, and any airport or airport authority recieving public funds or financing from a governmental entity.                

TITLE II: NON-DISCRIMINATION

1. Notwithstanding any other law, a governmental entity may not take any adverse action against any person based wholly or partly on a person's belief or action in accordance with the person's sincerely held religious belief or moral conviction, including beliefs or convictions regarding marriage.        

2. A person may assert an actual or threatened violation of this act as a claim or defense in a judicial or administrative proceeding and obtain: compensatory damages; injunctive relief; declaratory relief; and any other appropriate relief, including reasonable attorney's fees. 

3. Notwithstanding any other law, a person may commence an action under this section and relief may be granted regardless of whether the person has sought or exhausted available administrative

4. This act shall take effect immediately.
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« Reply #147 on: March 15, 2022, 10:38:39 PM »
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SUCK IT SAN FRANCISCO ACT

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TITLE I: PURPOSE

Whereas, the City of San Francisco has passed laws barring the expenditure of public funds on travel to and business with every single State and business in the South because we don’t like to kill babies; and

Whereas, this is a dumb decision by San Francisco; and

Whereas, the Southern Region does not wish its residents to accidentally step on homeless poop or AIDS needles;

Now therefore, the Southern Region does hereby adopt this act to protect the public health, safety, welfare, and morals of His flock.


 
TITLE II: PUBLICLY-FUNDED TRAVEL

1. The Southern Regional government, and any State or locality therein shall not require any of its employees or officers to travel to the City of San Francisco, California; or approve a request for publicly-funded travel to the City of San Francisco, California.

2. This title shall not apply to travel that is: (a) necessary for the enforcement of any Regional, State, or local law; (b) necessary for the defense of any legal claim against the Southern Region or any State or locality therein; (c) required by law; (d) required to meet contractual obligations incurred by the Southern Region or any State or locality thereon; or (e) necessary for the protection of public health, welfare, morals, or safety.

3. For purposes of this act “travel" does not include landing in the City of San Francisco by plane to make a connecting flight to a destination outside that state, or traversing the City of San Francisco by automobile, train, bus, or otherwise, to reach a destination outside that City.


TITLE III: PUBLICLY-FUNDED CONTRACTS

1. The Southern Regional government, and any State or locality therein shall not enter into any Contract with a Contractor that has its headquarters in the City of San Francisco, California or where any or all of the work on the Contract will be performed in the City of San Francisco, California.

2. This provision shall not apply to Contracts in the following circumstances: (a) The needed services under the applicable Contract are available only from one; or (b) the Contract is necessary to respond to an emergency which endangers the public health or safety and no other complaint entity is capable of responding to the emergency is immediately available to perform the required services; or there are no qualified responsive bidders or prospective vendors that are compliant and the Contract is for a service, project, or property that is essential to the public,· or (4) the public interest warrants the granting of a waiver due to adverse impact on services or a substantial adverse financial impact; or (5) the services to be purchased are available under a bulk purchasing arrangement with a federal, regional, State, or local governmental entity or a group purchasing organization.


TITLE IV: EXPIRATION AND ENACTMENT

1. This act shall take effect 15 days after passage, however this act shall not be applied retroactively.

2. This act shall automatically expire when the City of San Francisco, California first repeals its own laws restricting public travel and public contracts with the Southern Region and any State, locality, or business therein.
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« Reply #148 on: March 16, 2022, 09:08:08 AM »

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1. In this act, the term “Confucius Institute” means a cultural institute directly or indirectly funded by the Government of the People’s Republic of China.

2. An institution of higher education or other postsecondary educational institution (an “institution”) shall not be eligible to receive any Regional funds unless the institution ensures that any contract or agreement between the institution and a Confucius Institute includes clear provisions that:

A. protect academic freedom at the institution;

B. prohibit the application of any foreign law on any campus of the institution;

C. grant full managerial authority of the Confucius Institute to the institution, including full control over what is being taught, the activities carried out, the research grants that are made, and who is employed at the Confucius Institute; and

D. prohibit discrimination against religious persons, including but not limited to Christians, Muslims, and Falun Gong.

3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022.
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« Reply #149 on: March 16, 2022, 09:19:32 AM »


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1. It is hereby prohibited to operate a motor vehicle on an active public highway, road, or street in the Southern Region if such motor vehicle has been modified or realigned with a raised front bumper five (5) or more inches higher than the rear bumper, also called the “Carolina Squat".

2. A violation of this act shall be a traffic infraction punishable by a fine of $200. A second violation of this act within five (5) years shall be a traffic infraction punishable by a fine of $500. A third or subsequent violation of this act within five (5) years shall be a Class 3 misdemeanor.

3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022.
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