5th Lincoln General Court Legislation Introduction Thread

[Utah Neolib]

Please use this thread to introduce legislation and amendments to existing statute.

[Sirius_]

Lincoln Cycling Subsidies Act

An act to encourage cycling in Lincoln

I. Definitions:
1. A bicycle shall be defined as a two wheeled vehicle which is propelled by pedals which are pushed by the rider.
2. A bike lane shall be defined as a paved right of way established exclusively for use by cyclists, whether it be a standalone path or built within an existing road.
II. Actions:
1. The region of Lincoln shall levy no tax on the sale of bicycles.
2. No jurisdiction within the region of Lincoln shall levy any tax on the sale of bicycles.
3. For each fiscal year, $2,000,000,000 shall be appropriated for the construction of bike lanes. This sum shall be distributed to state, county, and municipal governments in the region of Lincoln by the Office of Public Transportation grants in accordance with the process described in sections 1b and 1c of L.C. 8.5.
4. This act shall take effect at the beginning of fiscal year 2023.

[Utah Neolib]

Lincoln Clean Power and Emission Reducing Act, The Sequel

Fossil Fuel Phaseout (Section 1)
1. 100% of coal power plants shall shut down by 2040.

2. 100% of oil-fired power plants shall shut down by 2040.

3. All coal or oil-fired power plants shall become renewable energy (such as wind, solar, nuclear, geothermal, hydroelectric, tidal) power plants by the given dates above.

4. All natural gas power plants are to become renewable energy (such as wind, solar, nuclear, geothermal, hydroelectric, tidal) power plants by 2050.

5. Emissions in the power sector shall be cut 100% by 2050.

6. A Fossil fuel power plant shall be defined as a power plant powered by coal, oil or natural gas.

Responsibilities (Section 2)
1. The General Court of Lincoln and the Governor of Lincoln shall be placed in charge of overseeing fines and making sure coal and oil-fired power plants are closing down by the given dates.

2. States shall be jointly placed in charge of overseeing fines and making sure coal and oil-fired power plants are closing down by the given dates.

3. States, the Governor of Lincoln, and the Lincoln General Court shall be placed in charge of overseeing the reduction of emissions.

Emissions (Section 3)
1. Emissions shall be cut 35% in all sectors by 2042, relative to 2015 levels.
2. Emissions shall be cut 75% in all sectors by 2072, relative to 2045 levels.
3. Emissions shall be cut 100% in all sectors by 2100, relative to 2075 levels.

Fines (Section 4)
1. Power companies which do not comply with the given restrictions shall be fined 20% of the company’s total revenue.

2. Coal and oil-fired Power plants which have not been deactivated by 2050 shall be placed into the supervision of the Governor of Lincoln and General Court of Lincoln to oversee shutdown of the coal or oil-fired power plant.

3. If a state or state’s refuses to comply with emission reducing restrictions, state or state’s will be subject to their emission reducing efforts being taken out of the control of the state and placed into the authority of an independent committee, assigned by the General Court of Lincoln and the Governor of Lincoln.

Funding (Section 5)
1. $20,000,000,000 shall be allotted to states of the region of Lincoln to reduce emissions by the given targets.

[Utah Neolib]

Amendment to the FF Act

Title 9, Section 4 of the Consolidate Laws of Lincoln Omnibus Act is amended as follows:

Section A: Classifying

A Gun License shall be required to purchase, sell, or possess a gun in Lincoln.

b. License types.

There shall be the following categories of gun licenses
1: Class A, for rifles and shotguns; and
2: Class B, for Class A weapons and handguns.

Section C: Renewal

An individual shall be required to renew their Gun License every 3 years.

Section D: Suspension

An individual's Gun License may be temporarily or permanently suspended by the court as a result of a criminal conviction relating to the violation of this Act, a violation of another gun law, the use of a gun in a crime, a crime involving bodily harm, or domestic violence.

Section E: Requirements

An individual shall apply at a at a drivers license facility to get or renew a Gun License, where they shall
1. undergo a universal comprehensive background check;
2. not have been adjudicated as a mental defective or committed to a mental institution by a court pass a mental health test issued by a psychologist, if they have a history of mental health issues.
3. show proof of passing a gun training and safety course at a drivers license facility or on a drivers license facility website; and
4. pass a gun safety exam at such drivers license facility.

Section F: Driver's licenses facility

The Bureau of Firearm Safety and Licensing shall provide to drivers license facilities the necessary courses for gun training and safety, accessible both
1: at the drivers license facility; and
2: online.

Section G: Waiting period.

An individual shall not receive a gun license for the first time no sooner than one week (168 hours) after applying for one.

Section H: Failure to comply.

An individual that shall violate Subsection (a) may face the following penalties at the discretion of the court
1: a fine not exceeding $100,000; or
2: a term of imprisonment of no more than 10 consecutive years.

Title 9, Section 6 of the Consolidate Laws of Lincoln Omnibus Act is amended as follows:

Section A ll: Bans

No individual shall purchase, sell, or possess
1: bump stocks;
2: suppressors;
3: magazines that hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition; and
4. assault weapons, defined as semi-automatic rifles and semi-automatic shotguns.
5: folding or collapsible stocks
6. bayonet lugs
7. threaded barrels
8. grenade launchers
9. barrel shrouds

Section B ll Penalties

An individual that purchases or sells, or possesses one or more of the devices in Subsection (a) may face the following penalties at the discretion of the court
1: a fine not exceeding $100,000; or
2: a term of imprisonment of no more than 10 consecutive years.


c: The Police shall also be subject to these restrictions, with the exception of Special forces operations, including SWAT teams and counterterrorism units, shall be exempt.

Title 9, Section 8 of the Consolidate Laws of Lincoln Omnibus Act is amended as follows:

Any individual who is convicted of a crime involving the use of a gun any gun related offense, including any gun related crimes or possession of an illegal firearm may have any guns or gun accessories in the individual's possession permanently confiscated by Lincoln at the discretion of the court.

[President of the great nation of 🏳️‍⚧️]

AN ACT
To bring iconic Frémont literature to the East

Be it enacted by the General Court of Lincoln assembled,

Section 1. Title

This legislation may be cited as the Cousins in Empire City Act.

Section 2. Honors

1. The works Dreadnought and Sovereign are to be preserved by the regional government for safekeeping and to pass on to future generations.
2. April Daniels is recognized by the region as a significant cultural contributor to Atlasia.

Section 3. Dreadnought in English Class

1. English I students in Lincoln shall read Dreadnought as part of their curriculum.
2. English II students in Lincoln shall read Sovereign as part of their curriculum.
3. Until the release of the as of yet untitled and unreleased sequel to Sovereign colloquially known as Dreadnought 3, English III/IV students (the classes shall be held back-to-back with the same teacher and students in the same year until the release of Dreadnought 3) in Lincoln, alongside their non-Dreadnought curriculum, shall spend the first half of their curriculum (English III) writing short stories (at least seven pages long, double-spaced, 12pt Times New Roman) that represent what they think might happen in Dreadnought 3, taking advice from what Ms. Daniels has confirmed from the book if they need it. Peer review of these short stories shall be part of the second half of the curriculum (English IV).
4. Upon the release of Dreadnought 3, English IV students in Lincoln shall read it as part of their curriculum.

Section 4. Enforcement

1. Section 2 shall take effect immediately upon the bill becoming law.
2. Section 3, Provisions 1 through 3 shall take effect with the 2022-23 school year.
3. Upon the release of Dreadnought 3, Section 3, Provision 3 shall be repealed effective immediately and replaced with Section 3, Provision 4.

Since the Speaker said she supports CBD, I decided to write a CBD bill for the General Court's consideration, once the bill limit isn't an issue. The name is tentative, and Utah can choose something a little less clunky than the line that ties Dreadnought to Lincoln in the first place.

EDIT: Decided to clear things up a little.

[KaiserDave]

Lincoln Plain Packaging Act
Section 1 (Title)
i. The title of this act shall be, the "Lincoln Plain Packaging Act."
ii. As it appears in this legislation, "retail packaging" refers to the packaging in which tobacco and vape products are presented to the consumer in a store or other venue.

Section 2 (Requirement for plain packaging)
i. No tobacco or vape products may be sold on the market except those whose retail packaging conforms to the requirements set forth herein.

Section 3 (Shape)
i. All tobacco and vape products must be packaged for sale in a box or carton made of cardboard and only of cardboard, without ridges, embossed images, or any other variation of shape or texture.
ii. Any glue or adhesive used in manufacturing must be transparent and colorless.
iii. When the box or carton is closed, each outer surface must be rectangular, and the surfaces of the packaging must meet at 90˚ angles. All edges must be straight and not rounded, bevelled, or otherwise embellished in any way.
iv. The packaging must open with a flip-top lid hinged only at the back and with straight edges. Neither the lid nor the edges of the lid may be rounded, bevelled, or otherwise embellished in any way.

Section 4 (Finish)
i. All outer and inner surfaces of the retail packaging of tobacco and vape products, as well as any lining of a box or carton, must have a matte finish and be brown in color.
(a) As it appears in this section, "brown" refers to pantone #448c.

Section 5 (Wrapper)
i. Any plastic or other wrapper must be transparent and colorless and carry no text or identifying mark.
ii. The wrapper must nor be textured or embellished in any way.

Section 6 (Text and logos)
i. No trade mark may appear anywhere on the retail packaging of tobacco and vape products.
ii. No other text or mark may appear anywhere on the retail packaging of tobacco and vape products, except as expressly provided herein.
iii. All text must be printed in white twelve-point Avenir font, except as expressly provided herein.

Section 7 (Labels)
i. The name of the product and manufacturer may appear only once on the retail packaging of tobacco products.
ii. The label must appear in the following formulation, and include no other text or other promotional symbols, messages, or marks: the type of product, and directly beneath this the manufacturer. The label must be centered in the bottom third of the side of the packaging on which it appears.
iii. Directly above the label, the packaging must display a full-color, high-resolution photograph sized to fit the perimeter of the packaging, along with a message in bolded twenty-point font. It must either display:
(a) a photograph of a diseased human lung, with the caption above, "SMOKING CAUSES LUNG CANCER"; or
(b) a photograph of rotted and discolored teeth, with the caption above, "SMOKING CAUSES MOUTH AND THROAT CANCER"; or
(c) a photograph of a child attached to a respirator, with the caption above, "DON'T LET YOUR CHILDREN BREATH SMOKE"; or
(d) some other combination of image and message mandated by the Ministry of Health and Human Services.
(e) Appropriate photographs will be selected by the Ministry of Health and Human Services.
iv. The reverse side of the packaging must carry another of the above images with the corresponding message.
v. All other sides of the packaging must display a warning provided by the Ministry of Health and Human Services; this warning must be printed in bolded black twelve-point letters on an amber #ffbf00 background.

Section 8 (Scent and noise)
i. When opened, the retail packaging of tobacco and vape products must be rigged to emit a harmless sulphuric odor and to play a recording of a shrill scream or siren lasting at least 60 seconds.
ii. No part of the retail packaging of tobacco and vape products may make any other noise, or contain or produce a scent, that could be taken to constitute tobacco advertising and promotion.

Section 9 (Effect)
i. This act shall apply to all tobacco and vape products packaged on or after January 20, 2022.

The legislature may revise this as it sees fit but I'd like to see a version of this

[Utah Neolib]

Lincoln Green Housing Act

Section A (Funding)

1. $500,000,000 shall be allocated to all states, counties, and local jurisdictions to develop rooftop gardens on housing 10 or more stories tall.

2. $250,000,000 shall be allocated to lessen carbon emissions in new housing.

3. $200,000,000 shall be allocated to make new residential streets more easily walkable.

4. $150,000,000 shall be allocated to make new residential developments have more parks, green spaces, and community gardens.

6. All funding listed above is to be allocated over a span of 10 years and can be renewed for more years in the future.

7. All funding listed above is to be allocated to states, counties, and local jurisdictions

8. All funding listed above is to start in 2023 and end in 2033, unless renewed in 2032.

Section B (Responsibilities, Misuse)
1. If a state, county, or local jurisdiction is found to be missing the funding allotted, they shall be subject to an investigation committee, of which 5 members are appointed by the General Court of Lincoln, and 4 members appointed by the Governor of Lincoln.

2. If a state, county, or local jurisdiction has rejected funding or refuses to use it, they are a subject to a fine of 10% the total worth of all homes of a new housing project.

3. States, counties, and local jurisdictions shall distribute this funding to companies planning to build new housing, with states counties and local jurisdictions keeping 10% of the total funding allotted to them to investigate developments if a local jury finds a housing developer guilty of a crime.

4. If a planned development does not plan to have more parks, more walkability, community gardens, rooftop gardens, the housing development shall be subject to none of the allotted funding and states, counties, and local jurisdictions shall not allot any of the funding to housing developments not planning to have features listed above.

5. Building greener new housing is strongly encouraged by the Region of Lincoln.

[Utah Neolib]

No More Toll Roads! Act

Section A
1. From fiscal year 2023 onwards, all toll roads shall be abolished in the region of Lincoln.

2. A toll road shall be defined as a major Highway operated by a state or regional authority that tolls drivers on the road for it’s use.

3. All toll roads that previously had tolls shall still operate as roads, but shall be without tolls for it’s use.

Section B (Fines)

1. Automakers who sell carbon emitting vehicles shall be subject to regional carbon output standards.

2. Carbon output standards shall be outlined as such: Every 5 years, all automakers who sell new carbon emitting vehicles shall be subject to a standard which stipulates that emissions in new carbon emitting vehicles shall decrease by 5% every 5 years from 2023 to 2033. From 2033 to 2053, all automakers who sell new carbon emitting vehicles shall be subject to a standard which stipulates that the emissions allowance is reduced by 10%.

3. Automakers who are found by state transportation authorities to have violated the new emissions clauses shall be subject to fine equivalent to 10% of the total revenue the automaker makes in the region of Lincoln.

[Utah Neolib]

Extra Hour of Sleep Act

Section A
1. All local jurisdictions, counties, and states in the Region of Lincoln shall observe Standard Time.

2. Daylight Savings Time and Standard Time shall be observed as normal prior to the date of November 3, 2024.

3. On November, 3, 2024, Daylight Savings Time shall no longer be observed by any local jurisdiction, county, or state in Lincoln.

Section B

1. Central Time and Eastern Time shall continue be observed as normal.

[Left Wing]

A RESOLUTION
To fight back against voter fraud

Be it enacted by the Lincoln General Court

Section 1.

1. The Region of Lincoln recognizes Donerail as the rightful governor of the South and offers its support against those trying to usurp his power.

2. This support is conditional that the government of the South repudiate any alliances with Wulfricist forces.

The Holy Alliance must stand together in this fight, I urge the General Court to adopt this resolution.

[beesley]

A RESOLUTION
To fight back against voter fraud

Be it enacted by the Lincoln General Court

Section 1.

1. The Region of Lincoln recognizes Donerail as the rightful governor of the South and offers its support against those trying to usurp his power.

2. This support is conditional that the government of the South repudiate any alliances with Wulfricist forces.

The Holy Alliance must stand together in this fight, I urge the General Court to adopt this resolution.

I will be sponsoring this legislation as discussed elsewhere.

[Deep Dixieland Senator, Muad'dib (OSR MSR)]

A RESOLUTION
To fight back against voter fraud

Be it enacted by the Lincoln General Court

Section 1.

1. The Region of Lincoln recognizes Donerail as the rightful governor of the South and offers its support against those trying to usurp his power.

2. This support is conditional that the government of the South repudiate any alliances with Wulfricist forces.

The UN-Holy Alliance must stand together in this fight, I urge the General Court to adopt this resolution.

Northern Aggressors gonna be Northern Aggressors.
Carpetbaggers gonna bag carpet.

[Utah Neolib]

Be it resolved that the Lincoln General Court adopts the following to govern its proceedings, except when governed by a special rule for a given bill:

Section 1: Proposed Legislation Thread
A. Deputies of the General Court, the Governor, and any concerned Lincoln citizen shall post the full text of any proposed legislation in a response to the Lincoln General Court Legislation Introduction Thread. Each response shall contain only one piece of proposed legislation.

B. Nothing shall be posted to the Lincoln General Court proposed legislation thread except proposed legislation or a Lincoln citizen's signature for proposed citizen legislation.

C: All action taken by the General Court is considered to be Legislation. Items requiring the signature of the Governor shall be additionally categorized as Bills. All legislation regarding the rules of the General Court shall be called the Standing Orders. The Provisions of Section 2F shall be applicable to bills and acts, with section 2E applying to all other legislation.

Section 2: Movement of Legislation to the Floor
A. The Speaker shall keep a thread on the Regional Governments board for introducing legislation. This thread shall be known as the Lincoln General Court Legislation Introduction Thread.

B. The number of threads about legislation that may be opened simultaneously shall be two for each Deputy of the General Court. All Deputies shall be able to use all slots, except as stated in C.

C. The Speaker shall move legislation to these threads in the order in which it was introduced in the Legislation Introduction Thread, except that legislation without a Court sponsor shall be skipped until it obtains one, and that if a sponsor has 2 or more pieces of legislation on the floor, legislation from other sponsors shall take priority until all such other legislation is on the floor.

D. Each piece of legislation on the floor shall receive its own thread. Threads shall be titled as follows:

LGC 1.1: The BLANK Act, where LGC acknowledges the legislation is in the General Court of Lincoln, 1 indicating that the legislation is in the first meeting of the General Court, 1 indicating that the legislation was the first piece of legislation introduced in the Legislation Introduction Thread, and BLANK being replaced with the name of the piece of legislation.

E. If the thread is for a motion to remove the Speaker or appoint a new one, an amendment to modify the SOAP or the Errata, or a special rule providing for special consideration of a given bill, it shall remain open until it either (a) it becomes passed via simple majority vote of the General Court, (b) fails to receive simple majority support from General Court, (c) the Speaker moves to revoke it from the floor, subject to a simple majority vote, or (d) it is removed pursuant to Section 3.J..

F. Otherwise, each thread shall remain open until the bill either (a) becomes law, (b) fails to receive simple majority support from General Court, (c) it is removed pursuant to Section 3.J., or (d) the Speaker moves to revoke it from the floor, subject to a simple majority vote.

Section 3: Legislative Debates and Voting
A. All proposed legislation shall be open for debate for no less than 72 hours after the Speaker places it on the floor, except that a motion to remove the Speaker or appoint a new one shall only be open for debate pursuant to Section 5.

B. During debate, General Court Deputies may suggest amendments to proposed legislation. The Speaker may ignore amendments they deem frivolous or unconstitutional, subject to a simple majority vote to consider said amendment. If no Deputy objects to the amendment within 24 hours, it shall be adopted. Otherwise, a vote on the amendment shall be taken 24 hours after being proposed unless there is less than 24 hours of debate remaining on the bill. If there is less than 24 hours of debate remaining on the bill, a vote on the amendment shall be taken before proceeding to a final vote on the bill. Such vote shall be open for 48 hours, or until all General Court Deputies have voted, if earlier. An amendment shall pass if a simple majority of General Court Deputies vote in favor of it (with abstentions and absences not counted as votes).

C. The sponsor of a proposed amendment may remove it from the floor by tabling it at any time before a vote on the amendment has concluded.

D. After the conclusion of the first 72 hours for debate, any General Court Deputy may call for a vote on said legislation. The Speaker shall open a vote if there is no objection from the Court within 24 hours of the call for a vote. If a General Court Deputy objects to the motion within 24 hours, a vote shall be held on whether or not to proceed to a final vote, with a two thirds simple majority required for the objection to be overruled if the legislation has been on the floor for less than 240 hours; and a simple majority required if the legislation has been on the floor for more than 240 hours. The presentation of a call for a vote shall not impact the ability to dispose of existing amendments, in such cases the Court shall take votes on amendments followed by the final vote if such call for a vote is successful. However, new amendments may not be offered when a final vote motion is pending.

E. At the motion of the Speaker, the General Court may waive the 72 hour requirement by unanimous consent. Consent shall be granted should no Deputy object within 24 hours.

F. Votes on legislation shall last for 48 hours, or until the whole membership has voted, whichever comes first. Only votes cast within the exact 48 hours after the Speaker has opened the vote shall be valid. Any votes cast after the 48 hours has expired are to be considered invalid, and may not be counted by the Speaker. This text shall not be interpreted as to deny Deputies the right to change their vote before the Speaker has officially closed voting via a post in the appropriate legislation thread. A piece of proposed legislation shall pass if a simple majority of Deputies vote in favour of it (with abstentions and absences not counted as votes). The Speaker shall certify the results of any vote within 24 hours of the end of the voting period.

G. In the event that passed legislation is vetoed, any Deputy may introduce a motion to override within 72 hours. No debate shall be required. An override vote shall last 48 hours, or until all Deputies have voted, if earlier. This text shall not be interpreted as to deny Deputies the right to change their vote before the Speaker has officially closed voting via a post in the appropriate legislation thread.

H. In the event where all Deputies have missed a vote, the Presiding Officer may exercise one of two options: they may extend the vote for 24 hours (they may do so repeatedly), this shall not require consent to suspend the rules, or they may certify the vote as a failed vote, due to not receiving a single AYE vote. Whichever option the presiding officer chooses may be overridden by objection from a two-thirds absolute majority, in which case the presiding officer must choose the other option. If a sufficient amount of Deputies object to both options, the presiding officer may choose whichever option they desire.

I. In the event that a gubernatorial redraft is sent to the General Court, the Speaker shall open an immediate vote. No debate shall be required. The vote shall last 48 hours, or until all Deputies have voted, if earlier. This text shall not be interpreted as to deny Deputies the right to change their vote before the Speaker has officially closed voting via a post in the appropriate legislation thread.

J. Any Deputy may remove their sponsorship of a bill at any time. If no Deputy sponsors the bill within 24 hours, the bill shall be removed from the floor.

K. Should there be a case where a second is required to take action, it must occur on this forum and in the same thread as the thing being seconded. If a second is required for a vote to begin, the second required to begin the vote must be made before the vote can begin. A second must be explicitly stated as such.

L: Non-Lincoln regional legislators, regional executives and federal officeholders shall not be allowed to speak on the floor.

Section 4: Final Business

A. The General Court shall be dissolved at the start of the general elections.

B. The "Final Business" period of the General Court shall commence 36 hours prior to dissolution of the General Court session and shall end at dissolution.

  i. At the start of Final Business, the Speaker shall declare in all pending legislative threads that Final Business has commenced and the session is nearing its end.

    a. At this time, the Speaker must no longer open new legislative threads.

    b. At this time, the General Court shall not consider new amendment proposals or votes.

   ii. All legislation on the floor of the General Court shall go to a final vote at the start of the final business period, unless either the sponsor of the legislation or an absolute majority of the General Court voices an objection to the vote. Such a vote shall close no later than the time of dissolution. Any legislation left incomplete at the end of a session shall be carried over to the next session.

Section 5: Role of the Speaker
A. The Speaker is the presiding officer of the General Court and is tasked with interpreting and enforcing the Standing Orders as prescribed in this act.

B. At the beginning of each term of the General Court, and at any time when the office is vacant, the first order of business shall be to elect the Speaker. Prior to the election of a Speaker, the most senior Deputy may serve as Acting Speaker for the purposes of electing a Speaker only. If such individual is not available, the Governor may act as Speaker. If the Governor is also unavailable, the next most senior deputy shall preside, and so on and so forth until a deputy able to preside is found. Time served in the 10th Lincoln Council may be used to determine seniority in the 1st General Court.

C. The Presiding Officer shall begin with a nomination period, to last 24 hours, followed by a 48 hour vote between the nominated candidates. The vote may be certified early if all Deputies have voted. Votes may be changed until certification. Write in votes will be allowed. Late votes shall not be counted. The Speaker shall immediately assume office.

D. The General Court may, at any time, remove the Speaker by introducing legislation to do such. The motion shall take precedence over all other business before the Court, and shall only be open to debate at the discretion of the presiding officer. A 48 hour vote, according to the provisions of Section 3, may begin immediately. The Governor will designate a Deputy to preside in the place of the Speaker. The Legislation may designate the new Speaker, or a new one may be elected afterward as detailed above.

Section 6: Rules Dispute

A. The Court may elect to suspend any section of these rules at any time with the consent of two-thirds of sitting Deputies. Such a vote may begin at any time, shall last for 48 hours, and shall not require any debate period beforehand.

B. The presiding officer may unilaterally suspend any section of these rules at any time, unless another Deputy objects. If a Deputy objects, suspending the rules shall require the consent of two-thirds of sitting Deputies.

--- Such objection must be raised within 24 hours. The presiding officer shall have the option to proceed with the effect of the suspension without waiting for an objection, and then turn back if an objection is raised within 24 hours, but if this option is taken, all action taken going back to the moment of the suspension becomes null and void if an objection is raised. The presiding officer may also elect to wait the full 24 hours before proceeding. The suspension must be announced in some form - there does not need to be any specific phrasing, but it must be made clear that some sort of action is being taken that one could stop or alter by the means of objecting within 24 hours.

C. If a Deputy believes that a given action is in violation of the rules, such a Deputy may raise a point of order. This can be done on the thread in which rules are being broken, or on a new thread the Deputy may create. The Presiding Officer shall immediately rule on the point of order. If the point of order is upheld, all action objected to by the point of order shall be null and void. Any Deputy may appeal the ruling within 24 hours by calling for an immediate vote on it. The Question shall be "Shall the Decision of the Officer stand as the judgment of the Court?" Such a vote will last 48 hours and serve as the final disposition of the point of order.

D. Questions or Disputes regarding the General Court Rules shall not be within the purview of the Lincoln Court or the Supreme Court, unless the Presiding Officer is refusing to recognize the existence of a point of order, in which case the judiciary shall be limited to the ability to compel the Presiding Officer to proceed with handling the point of order and any related appeal. However, in this case, the authority of the judiciary to hear the case ends the moment the Presiding Officer complies with their duties relevant to the point of order, even if such compliance comes during legal proceedings.

E. The text known as the "Lincoln Council Errata" is hereby repealed in its entirety.

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