SR 108-14: No Rule of One Rules Package (Passed)

[WD]

A Resolution
To amend the Senate rules

Be it enacted by the Senate of the Republic of Atlasia assembled

Section 1. Title

1. This resolution may be cited as the

• No Rule of One Rules Package

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Section 2

Article 5 of the Official Senate Procedures and Rules for Operation is amended as follows:

Senate Rules


Article 5: Motions to Table

1.) Any Senator can, during a period of debate, with the support of one other Senator, introduce a motion to table the legislation.

2.) The PPT shall open a vote on the motion to table. This vote shall last for a maximum of two (2) days during which time the Senators must vote. Voting may be declared final at any time if the motion to table has been approved or rejected, and if a majority of senators have voted.

3.) For the motion to table to pass, two thirds of those voting (excluding abstentions) must support the motion.

4.) Tabled legislation shall be taken off the Senate floor by the President pro Tempore.

Sponsor: WeatherBoy

The gentleman from South Carolina is recognized

[Mr. Reactionary]

I very much appreciate this bill being listed as well as the PPTs decision to coordinate on bringing it to the floor quickly so that we can return to regular order. I think the 17 of us Senators who enjoy playing this game should support this endeavor as well as a forthcoming rule change proposal to limit non-germane amendments.

[OBD]

Fully support this package. It's time we closed this hilariously, but also idiotically large loophole, while also preventing bills from being completely hijacked for a myriad of poor reasons.

[GM Team Member and Deputy PPT WB]

After the mess of the past 48 hours or so, I think it’s clear this change should be made, along with one to remove the ability to completely retool bills to fit a new purpose (amendment coming soon)

[Mr. Reactionary]

Proposed amendment:

Section 3

Article 3 of the Official Senate Procedures and Rules for Operation is amended as follows:

Article 3: Amendments

1.) During the course of debate on legislation, any sitting Senator may offer amendments to the legislation. The President Pro Tempore may in good-faith remove amendments from consideration that are functionally impractical, frivolous, directly unconstitutional, entirely non-germane to the broader subject of the bill, or lack clear intent regarding the changes to be made. The amendment sponsor shall have 24 hours to object to the decision by the PPT and may overturn the action with the concurrence of 12/3rd of his fellow Senators. Unless stated otherwise in the amendment, components of the underlying legislation not referenced in an amendment will remain unchanged.

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[GM Team Member and Deputy PPT WB]

amendment is friendly

[beesley]

Both the resolution and the amendment have my support at this point in time.

[WD]

Sorry, 24 hours to object

[WD]

Mr. R’s amendment is adopted.

[GM Team Member and Deputy PPT WB]

Motion for a final vote.

[WD]

Motion for a final vote.

It’s too early to go to a final vote, but I request unanimous consent to waive the minimum debate time requirement and proceed to a vote. 24 hours to object to my request.

[Mr. Reactionary]

No objection on my part.

[beesley]

No objection on my part.

[Pedocon Theory is not a theory]

Motion for a final vote.

It’s too early to go to a final vote, but I request unanimous consent to waive the minimum debate time requirement and proceed to a vote. 24 hours to object to my request.

Objection.

[Sestak]

Wait, lmao, your solution here is to make the PPT even more of a dictator? To think that Yankee once said that my views of the powers of the position were dangerously overbearing. Now the Federalist Party has essentially given it the power to throw out whatever bills and amendments it doesn't like, with supermajority needed to do anything the PPT disagrees with?

[AustralianSwingVoter]

Wait, lmao, your solution here is to make the PPT even more of a dictator? To think that Yankee once said that my views of the powers of the position were dangerously overbearing. Now the Federalist Party has essentially given it the power to throw out whatever bills and amendments it doesn't like, with supermajority needed to do anything the PPT disagrees with?

Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.

[West_Midlander]

Amendment.

I don't see any reason to raise the threshold for simply bringing legislation to the floor and the "in good faith" section is totally subjective and could be abused by any PPT so raising the threshold to 2/3 seems unwise.

Section 3

Article 3 of the Official Senate Procedures and Rules for Operation is amended as follows:

Article 3: Amendments

1.) During the course of debate on legislation, any sitting Senator may offer amendments to the legislation. The President Pro Tempore may in good-faith remove amendments from consideration that are functionally impractical, frivolous, directly unconstitutional, entirely non-germane to the broader subject of the bill, or lack clear intent regarding the changes to be made. The amendment sponsor shall have 24 hours to object to the decision by the PPT and may overturn the action with the concurrence of 12/3rd of his fellow Senators. Unless stated otherwise in the amendment, components of the underlying legislation not referenced in an amendment will remain unchanged.

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[S019]

Objection

[Mr. Reactionary]

Wait, lmao, your solution here is to make the PPT even more of a dictator? To think that Yankee once said that my views of the powers of the position were dangerously overbearing. Now the Federalist Party has essentially given it the power to throw out whatever bills and amendments it doesn't like, with supermajority needed to do anything the PPT disagrees with?

Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.

Why are we enemies? We take an oath to be good, the rule requires good-faith. Id like to think that any of my fellow Senators who are not Calamity would reject bad-faith actions like the momentary retardation of WD on the 2 minute votes. Calamity is the only Senator Im aware of who has made shameful comments about "muh this game is dumb so im going to ruin it and kill it for everyone else because im a douche". Like, do the other Senators really plan on abetting blatant bad-faith?

[WD]

Objection being raised, a vote is now open on the amendment. Senators, please vote Aye, Nay, or Abstain.

[West_Midlander]

Aye

[WD]

Nay

[GM Team Member and Deputy PPT WB]

Aye. Though I'm not entirely sure which would be better, I'd err on the side of not letting the PPT control this entirely. It's relatively easy to get 1/3 of the senators to support the PPT on something that might be crazy in this environment.

[S019]

NAY

[Never Made it to Graceland]

Nay