SB 108-09: Atlasian Steel Act (Failed)

[WD]

AN ACT
To nationalize the steel industry

Be it enacted by the Senate of the Republic of Atlasia

Section 1. Title

This legislation may be cited as the Atlasian Steel Act.

Section 2. Nationalization

1. All steel manufacturers are brought into public ownership immediately upon passage of this act and shall be placed under the control of an Atlasian Steel Authority.

2. To complete the undertaking as outlined above, the Republic of Atlasia shall establish an Atlasian Steel Authority (hereafter ASA) which shall be comprised of all former privately-held steel companies and shall hold a legal monopoly in these sectors.

3. The purpose of the aforementioned ASA shall be the economization of operations and the modernization of production methods to raise safety and efficiency standards across the country, as well as provide steel at a low cost, prevent competitive waste, and co-ordinate research and development in those sectors.

4. The government of the ASA shall be federal and cooperative. In each region will be established a regional steel authority under a board of directors composed of representatives of labor, the consumers, security, and the environment. The number of labor directors shall be four, and the number of directors for all other constituencies shall be two. Each regional authority will elect five representatives to the national board of directors. Two of the national directors elected by each regional authority shall represent labor, and one each shall represent the consumers, security, and the environment.
 
5. The labor directors shall be chosen by a vote of the steel workers; the consumer directors by a vote of the regional legislature, the security and environment directors by the regional executive at the regional level and by the president at the federal level.

6. The term of a Board director shall be four years.

7. The President shall appoint a Chair of the ASA Board of Directors who shall have no vote unless they are equally divided. The Chair shall serve a four year term.

8. All persons owning any of the aforementioned industry brought into public ownership shall be fairly compensated for the sale of said industries to the Republic of Atlasia.

Sponsor: Western Democrat

The gentleman from Oregon is recognized

[WD]

This bill, which was considered and unfortunately rejected in the last Senate, will bring under public ownership the steel industry. This is essential to work towards the goal of stabilizing and protecting what is an already weakened and faltering industry. I think every Atlasian can agree that a strong steel industry is essential to a strong Atlasia.

[Mr. Reactionary]

Can we also nationalize the VCR production industry?

[Pedocon Theory is not a theory]

Can we also nationalize the VCR production industry?

Support. Will be introducing a bill on this shortly.

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

Motion to Table

[WD]

Objection

[Joseph Cao]

As was pointed out in the last Senate it is circular and self-serving logic to say that the steel industry, which declined because of a combination of poorly applied government policy that failed to respond properly to a myriad of factors, is now going to be saved by palming the entire thing off onto the government whose poorly conceived policies were in part responsible for this mess. WD pointed out last time we debated this that other countries have nationalized their steel industries as well but he also conflated not nationalizing with giving up entirely, and that is a false dichotomy – the Senate, if not WD himself, has in the past voted on policies that fall into neither bucket. The difference between a more protectionist trade policy in specific areas, renegotiation with developing markets etc. and full-on nationalization is that the first option doesn't leave the government and by extension the taxpayer with a massive steel bomb in their lap if things go south.

[WD]

Moving to a final vote in 24 hours

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

Objection to final vote

[WD]

A vote on cloture is now open. Please vote Aye, Nay, or Abstain

[Mr. Reactionary]

Nay

[West_Midlander]

Nay

[Never Made it to Graceland]

Aye

[beesley]

Aye

[Kuumo]

Aye

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

Nay

[Pedocon Theory is not a theory]

Aye

[Continential]

Aye, even though I plan on voting against this.

[WD]

Aye

[Saint Milei]

Nay

[Joseph Cao]

Nay.

[GM Team Member and Senator WB]

Aye

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Nay

[WD]

Closing in 24 hours

[WD]

On invoking cloture:

Aye (7): Crane, Beesley, Kuumo, CalamityBlue, Ishan, Western Democrat, Weatherboy

Nay (6): Mr. R, West Midlander, Muad’dib, DeadPrez, Joseph Cao, North Carolina Yankee

Not voting (5): S019, Tack, Discolovante, Old School Republican, FalterinArc


Cloture is invoked.