SB 109-10: Federal ANWR Territorial Integrity Act (Tabled)

[GM Team Member and Senator WB]

Nay.

Yknow saying that Fremont needs to sort out their budget issues to not have over 100% taxes on the rich and then dumping half a trillion dollars of debt on them probably isn't the best combination if you want the former done.

Also, maybe i'm underestimating values here but the ones for the South are oddly low compared to the ones for Fremont. I understand there's a lot more fed land in Fremont but still doesn't look right though again this is mostly eyeballing it.

[Dr. MB]

Nay

[Kuumo]

Nay

[Mr. Reactionary]

Nay.

Yknow saying that Fremont needs to sort out their budget issues to not have over 100% taxes on the rich and then dumping half a trillion dollars of debt on them probably isn't the best combination if you want the former done.

Also, maybe i'm underestimating values here but the ones for the South are oddly low compared to the ones for Fremont. I understand there's a lot more fed land in Fremont but still doesn't look right though again this is mostly eyeballing it.

Thats us being charitable. There are no mineral resources worth anything at mammoth cave or congaree or the little coral reefs in florida. If you see $100 million thats us literally paying money solely to protect the park land, since the mineral rights arent even worth $100. The Everglades is the only federal land in the South with mineral wealth. I was literally just adding stuff for the south to contribute for since I knew threre would be whinning about "muh its not fair that the south isnt paying as much" when we have less overall to buy. Id love for the south to have a trillion dollars in oil to tap. Unfortunately its all in Alaska and under the Great Lakes. If you want, the south can buy the military bases located in the South too if its just about the money. Im sure we can find 100 billion worth of stuff to buy from the feds. Maybe the south would be willing to pay for 1/3 of anwr if we get to drill it.

[Joseph Cao]

Abstain. Since we're going forward with this I'd like to have constructive amendments of which this is one – as best as I can tell this system inherently disadvantages Frémont on account of their greater untapped reserves, which is nobody's fault, and several other systems we currently use to source federal revenue are similarly "unfair" to one constituency or another, but given this would essentially maintain the environmental status quo and little else I get why Scott is annoyed about it.

[Joseph Cao]

Closing the vote:

Lincoln: Vacant
Northeast: AGA – Aye
Great Lakes: Cao – Abstain

Frémont: Kuumo – Nay
Mountain West: AFE – Not voting
Pacific: Western Democrat – Nay

South: Mr. R – Aye
Upper South: Yankee – Not voting
Deep South: Muad'dib – Not voting

STV1: MB – Nay
STV2: Weatherboy – Nay
STV3: Deadprez – Aye
STV4: West_Midlander – Aye
STV5: Sestak – Nay
STV6: OSR – Not voting
STV7: Blairite – Nay
STV8: Adam – Not voting
STV9: Liam – Nay

Amendment rejected by a vote of 4-7-1-5. Debate resumes.

[Joseph Cao]

Where are we on this?

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

I don't think there's much of a consensus here. The ANWR is already protected from drilling by federal and regional law. Fremont is not going to pay just to keep things the way they are. I recommend tabling this bill.

[WD]

Motion to table

[GM Team Member and Senator WB]

seconding

[Senator-elect Spark]

Opening the tabling vote. It lasts for 4 days.

[WD]

Aye

[Senator-elect Spark]

No

[West_Midlander]

Abstain

[Mr. Reactionary]

Aye

[FT-02 Senator A.F.E. 🇵🇸🤝🇺🇸🤝🇺🇦]

Abstain

[SevenEleven]

Aye.

[Devout Centrist]

Aye

[S019]

AYE

[GM Team Member and Senator WB]

Aye

[AGA]

Aye

[Senator-elect Spark]

The motion to table this legislation passes.

TABLING VOTE:

AYE - WD, SevenEleven, Mr. R, Blairite, S019, WB, AGA, Yankee ( 8 ), 80%
NAY - Spark (1), 10%
ABSTAIN - WM, AFE (2), 10%

This bill is removed from the floor and is officially tabled.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Aye FTR on tabling