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Discouraging Dog Devocalization Act

Section 1: Findings

1. "Debarking" surgical procedure deprives dogs of the ability to perform a normal behavior.

2. "Debarking" surgical procedures do not not address the underlying reasons for unwanted barking.

3. "Debarking" can present serious health and welfare consequences for dogs.

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Section 2: Definitions

1. "Debarking" is a surgical procedure performed on dogs whereby tissue is removed from a dog's vocal cords for the purpose of making a dog's bark less loud.

2. When performed on dogs, the ventriculocordectomy and vocal cordectomy procedures shall be considered "debarking" for purposes of this statute.

Section 3: In General

1. No person, licensed professional or otherwise, operating in interstate commerce shall perform a "debarking" procedure by any means on a dog in Atlasia, except when deemed to be medically necessary by a licensed veterinarian.

2. For the purposes of this act, the term "medically necessary" means the necessity to address the medical condition of the animal, such as an existing or recurring illness, infection, disease, injury, or abnormal condition in the dog's vocal cords that compromises the animal's health, when non-surgical interventions have failed.

3. "Debarking" procedures must be performed under anesthesia.

4. It shall be prohibited to require the debarking of Dogs as a condition of real estate occupancy.

5. Violation of this statute shall result in a $15,000 fine for each violation.

Section 4: When Effective

1. This act shall take effect thirty (30) days after passage.

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XXX Marks the Spot Act

1. As used in this act, lawful obscenity means any fully or partially obscene material, obscene performance, or material or performance which is obscene as to minors, as defined by Atlasian and Regional law, where applicable, which is protected by the Atlasian Constitution.

2. It shall be unlawful for any person, including but not limited to entities to publish or broadcast any lawful obscenity over the internet, unless the root domain identifier of the website hosting the lawful obscenity terminates with .xxx. ICANN shall reserve the terminating root domain identifier .xxx for websites hosting lawful obscenity.

3. Any computer, smart phone, tablet, or similar device that can access the internet and is owned, leased, or funded by the federal government, including but not limited to work devices, devices provided to members of the military, devices accessible to prisoners, and devices provided to colleges, schools, libraries, and museums shall be required to contain software that automatically blocks websites with a root domain address terminating with .xxx. This provision shall not apply to devices used by the Department of Justice pursuant to an investigation.

4. Any computer, smart phone, tablet, or similar device that can access the internet and is owned or leased by a contractor of the federal government for the purpose of fulfilling a federal contract, including but not limited to contractors under the Stopping Sino-Espionage Act, shall be required to contain software that automatically blocks websites with a root domain address terminating with .xxx.

5. A violation of this act shall be a misdemeanor punishable by disgorgement of any profits, imprisonment for no more than 1 year, and a fine of $10,000 per violation.

6. This act shall take effect 90 days after the date of passage.

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Homicide Prevention Act

1. The Right to Choose Act (SB 115-11) is hereby repealed immediately.

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PARDON CONTINUITY AMENDMENT

Article IV, Section 2 of the Atlasian Constitution shall be amended as follows:

Section 2.

The President shall have the power, except where limited elsewhere by this Constitution,

to grant reprieves and pardons for crimes committed under the laws of the Republic of Atlasia, but the Senate may rescind such pardons by a 2/3 vote provided such rescission occurs within one year of the issuance of the reprieve or pardon

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Amendment Explanation

This amendment removes the ability of the Senate to rescind pardons and reprieves granted by the President after one (1) year to prevent bills of attainder.

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Say No To Nepotism Act

Section I: Repeal
1. All existing holidays based on players are immediately repealed such as SB 29-06: Olawakandi Day Act and SB 106-21: Nathan-Antonio Day Act.

2. HB 29-35: Atlasians on Currency Act is hereby immediately repealed.

Section II: Effective date
The bill will take effect immediately.

I will co-sponsor this.

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Double Majority Amendment

Be It Resolved in the Atlasian Senate Assembled, that upon ratification by 2/3rds of the Regions, the Fifth Constitution of Atlasia shall be amended as follows:

Article IX, Section 1 of the Atlasian Constitution shall be amended as follows:

Section 1. Amendment.

The Senate, whenever two thirds of its membership shall deem it necessary, shall have power to propose amendments to this Constitution, which shall take effect following their ratification by two thirds of the several Regions provided a majority of the voters of the several Regions also approves the Amendment.

Amendment Explanation

This amendment requires that a majority of the popular vote also agree to a constitutional amendment instead of merely a majority of the popular vote in two Regions.

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Freedom to Travel Act

1. Neither the Atlasian government, nor any Regional, State, local, or tribal government, shall prohibit publicly-funded travel to any Region, State, locality, or reservation within the Republic of Atlasia.

2. Neither the Atlasian government, nor any Regional, State, local, or tribal government, shall prohibit publicly-funded contracts with any contractor solely because the contractor has its headquarters in or performs work in any Region, State, locality, or reservation within the Republic of Atlasia.

3. Nothing in this act shall be interpreted as requiring the funding or contracting for any travel or any activity, good, or service.

This act shall take effect immediately.

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Cypriot Solidarity Act

SENATE BILL

to stand with the people of Cyprus.

Be it enacted by the Senate of Atlasia assembled:

SECTION 1.

1.  This Act may be cited as the “Act of Solidarity with Cyprus”.

SECTION 2. RESOLUTIONS

1. The Republic of Atlasia recognizes the right of the people of Cyprus, including the whole of the eponymous island, to exist in peace and return to their ancestral homes.
2. The Republic of Atlasia reaffirms its support for a peaceful solution to the Cyprus conflict, putting emphasis on ethnic reconciliation between Greek and Turkish Cypriots.
3. Atlasia disavows the Turkish policy of sending settlers to Northern Cyprus and demands these settlers be repatriated at the earliest possible convenience.
4. Atlasia demands the full withdrawal of all Turkish military forces from the island of Cyprus and immediate cessation of natural resource extraction within the Exclusive Economic Zone of Cyprus.

SECTION 3. LIMITATIONS
1. No funds shall be appropriated or otherwise made available for assistance to the Government of Turkey if Turkey continues to send settlers to Northern Cyprus or increases its military footprint on the island of Cyprus.
2. Military aid suspension shall be lifted at such time the Secretary of State determines the Government of Turkey is in compliance with this act and international humanitarian law.

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Persuant to Senate Rule, Article I, Section 4, I initiate a Motion of No Confidence against acting PPT LouisvilleThunder for the following reasons:

1. For improper conduct as Deputy PPT. During SB-117-18: Stop the Harassment Act, LouisvilleThunder acting contrary to the Senate rules, attempted to illegally count an amendment vote that was at least 9 hours late to influence the result to his desired outcome (turning a defeat of the amendment into a tie). As Deputy PPT he had to be overruled, and cannot be trusted to act as an impartial PPT.

2. For displaying partisan hubris unbecoming of a PPT.

3. For not resigning his position as acting PPT in order to restore Wulfric to the positon of PPT, when Wulfric only lost the position and he only gained it due to two seperate technicalities.

Should this motion be successful, I intend to nominate Wulfric as PPT.

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Chagos Islands Resolution

It is hereby the official position of the Republic of Atlasia that the Chagos Archipelago is a part of the Republic of Mauritius and not a British Overseas Territory. Additionally, the Senate officially recognizes that the displacement of Chagos Islanders by British authorities constituted ethnic cleansing.

Further, the Atlasian Senate requests that:

1) The United Kingdom immediately enters into talks with Mauritius concerning the sovereignty of the Chagos Archipelago

2) All efforts are made by responsible parties to facilitate the immediate return of displaced Chagos Islanders and their descendants

3) The United Kingdom issue an official apology for committing ethnic cleansing against the Chagossians and for engaging in continued colonialism

4) The President of Atlasia re-assess our military alliance with the United Kingdom in light of their response to the preceding articles.

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Support Our Hunters Act


Section 1: This Bill shall be referred to as "Support Our Hunters Act"

Section 2: Tax Credit
1) The Atlasian Tax Code shall be modified to create a "Hunter Tax Credit"

2) To qualify for the Hunter Tax Credit, a federal taxpayer must:
-Have a Social Security number
-Be over the age of 18
-Have obtained a valid hunting license in their respective state of residence

3) The value of the Hunter Tax Credit will be $50 and will be a refundable credit.

Section 3. Implementation:
This bill will take effect before the next Tax Day

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This appears to have been written by Pyro once upon a time, but I would like to reintroduce the following:

Senate Resolution

To End Selective Service

Be It Resolved in the Atlasian Senate Assembled, that upon ratification by 2/3rds of the Regions, the Fifth Constitution of Atlasia shall be amended as follows:

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Section 6
Neither slavery, nor involuntary servitude, except as punishment for crimes of which the accused has been duly convicted, shall exist within the Republic of Atlasia, nor in any place under its jurisdiction, nor may any conscription into the armed forces or selective draft or other form of compulsory service be instituted. , unless approved by a public referendum in which at least three-fifths of the votes in each of the three regions are in the affirmative. The President shall have the sole authority to authorize the draft referendum.

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This Constitutional Amendment prohibits selective service. Military conscription, or as it more commonly known, "the draft," is the forced enlistment of Atlasian citizens into the armed forces. Legislation had been passed some years ago to eliminate this practice, however integrating this with the First Article of the Constitution shall represent a permanent end to conscription in the Republic and reinforce our commitment to peace.

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Double Majority Amendment

Be It Resolved in the Atlasian Senate Assembled, that upon ratification by 2/3rds of the Regions, the Fifth Constitution of Atlasia shall be amended as follows:

Article IX, Section 1 of the Atlasian Constitution shall be amended as follows:

Section 1. Amendment.

The Senate, whenever two thirds of its membership shall deem it necessary, shall have power to propose amendments to this Constitution, which shall take effect following their ratification by two thirds of the several Regions, provided a majority of the voters nationwide also approve the Amendment.

Amendment Explanation

This amendment requires that a majority of the popular vote also agree to a constitutional amendment instead of merely a majority of the popular vote in two Regions.

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Default Party By-laws Act

Applicability
1. This default by-laws promulgated in this act shall apply to any federal party founded after the enactment of this act or any current federal party without any by-laws.
2. The default by-laws mentioned in this act may be amended or removed by a party at any point, provided such amendments are done according to a party's rules
3. For all federal Parties, the Supreme Court of Atlasia shall have original jurisdiction over cases involving disputes about party rules, unless party rules designate another venue for such adjudication. Only those currently registered as a member of a party shall have standing to file suit for disputes over party rules.

Default By-Laws
1. Until elections are held to determine otherwise, the first person to register as the member of a party shall be recognized as the acting Party Chair. If that person is no longer a member of the party, the acting Party Chair shall be the longest registered member.
2. Nomination periods for any party officials must run at least 24 hours. This period cannot be waived except by unanimous consent of all party members.
3. Votes for Party Officials must be kept open for at least 48 hours. This period cannot be waived except by unanimous consent of all party members.
4. Votes for Proposed by-laws must be kept open for at least 48 hours. This period cannot be waived except by unanimous consent of all party members.