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Joseph Cao:
Quote from: President Joseph Cao on January 31, 2023, 12:02:29 AM
Signing statement
In the interests of full transparency with the public I will have to say my first thought about the bill was that I had no idea any fortune-tellers (among other things) were receiving federal funds, and my second thought was how proud the past incarnation of S019 would be that we are finally cracking down on this scourge to the nation and its citizens. My apologies to S019.
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STOPPING IMMORAL FRAUD ACT
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TITLE I: WAGE FRAUD
1. No federal contractor or employer operating in interregional commerce shall require any employee, except executive personnel, to sign any contract or agreement which provides for the forfeiture of the employee's wages for time worked as a condition of employment or the continuance therein, except as otherwise provided by law.
2. A federal contractor or employer operating in interregional commerce who willfully and with intent to defraud fails or refuses to pay earned wages in accordance with this act, unless the failure to pay was because of a bona fide dispute between the employer and its employee:
A. To an employee or employees is guilty of misdemeanor fraud if the value of the wages earned and not paid by the employer is less than $1,000; and
B. To an employee or employees is guilty of felony fraud if the value of the wages earned and not paid is $1,000 or more.
For purposes of this section, the determination as to the value of the wages earned shall be made by combining all wages the employer failed or refused to pay pursuant to this act.
3. The Attorney General may require a written complaint of the violation of this act and, with the written and signed consent of an employee, may institute proceedings on behalf of an employee to enforce compliance with this act, and to collect any moneys unlawfully withheld from such employee that shall be paid to the employee entitled thereto. In addition, following the issuance of a final order by the Attorney General or a court, the Attorney General may engage private counsel, approved by the Attorney General, to collect any moneys owed to the employee. Upon entry of a final order of the Attorney General, or upon entry of a judgment, against the employer, the court shall assess attorney fees.
4. In addition to being subject to any other penalty provided by the provisions of this act, any employer who fails to make payment of wages shall be liable for the payment of all wages due, and an additional equal amount as liquidated damages, plus interest accruing from the date the wages were due.
5. Any federal contractor or employer operating in interregional commerce who knowingly fails to make payment of wages in accordance with this act shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000 for each violation. The Attorney General shall notify any employer that the Attorney General alleges has violated any provision of this act by certified mail. Such notice shall contain a description of the alleged violation. Within 15 days of receipt of notice of the alleged violation, the employer may request an informal conference regarding such violation with the Department of Justice. In determining the amount of any penalty to be imposed, the Attorney General shall consider the size of the business of the employer charged and the gravity of the violation. Civil penalties owed under this section shall be paid to the Attorney General for deposit into the general fund of the Atlasia. The Attorney General shall prescribe procedures for the payment of proposed assessments of penalties that are not contested by employers. Such procedures shall include provisions for an employer to consent to abatement of the alleged violation and pay a proposed penalty or a negotiated sum in lieu of such penalty without admission of any civil liability arising from such alleged violation.
6. Final orders of the Attorney General or a proper court may be recorded, enforced, and satisfied the same as for a judgment
7. In addition to any civil or criminal penalty provided by this section, and without regard to any exhaustion of alternative administrative remedies provided for in this section, if a federal contractor or employer operating in interregional commerce fails to pay wages to an employee in accordance with this act, the employee may bring an action, individually, jointly, with other aggrieved employees, or on behalf of similarly situated employees as a collective action consistent with the collective action procedures of the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. § 216(b), against the employer in a court of competent jurisdiction to recover payment of the wages, and the court shall award the wages owed, an additional equal amount as liquidated damages, plus prejudgment interest thereon, and reasonable attorney fees and costs. If the court finds that the employer knowingly failed to pay wages to an employee in accordance with this act, the court shall award the employee an amount equal to 1.2X the amount of wages due and reasonable attorney fees and costs.
8. As used in this title, a person acts knowingly if the person, with respect to information, has actual knowledge of the information, acts in deliberate ignorance of the truth or falsity of the information, or acts in reckless disregard of the truth or falsity of the information. Establishing that a person acted knowingly shall not require proof of specific intent to defraud.
9. An action under this act shall be commenced within two (2) years after the cause of action accrued. The period for filing is tolled upon the filing of an administrative action until the employee has been informed that the action has been resolved or until the employee has withdrawn the complaint, whichever is sooner.
TITLE II: FRAUDULENT CONFIDENCE ARTS
1. It shall be unlawful for any person to, upon any federal property or leasehold, over federal electromagnetic spectrum, through the postal service, upon or over the property, facilities, utilities, vehicles, networks, or conveyances of any federally owned or regulated common carrier or internet service provider, or participate or travel in interstate or foreign commerce to for a fee or compensation which he directly or indirectly solicits or receives claim, pretend, advertise, or hold himself or herself out as being able to use occult or psychic powers, faculties or forces, clairvoyance, psychology, psychometry, spirits, mediumship, seership, prophecy, astrology, palmistry, necromancy, or other craft, science, cards, talismans, charms, potions, magnetism, or magnetized articles or substances, oriental mysteries, or magic of any kind, or numerology to:
A. tell fortunes;
B. overcome evil influences and bad luck;
C. treat the sick or ailing;
D. find or restore lost or stolen property;
E. locate gold, silver, ore, petroleum or other natural product;
F. restore lost love or friendship or affection;
G. unite or procure lovers, husbands, wives, lost relatives or friends; or
H. commune with or resurrect the dead
2. A violation of this title shall be punishable by imprisonment for no more than one (1) year, a fine of $10,000.00, and disgorgement of any profits.
3. This title shall not apply to any person who engages in such conduct as part of a show or exhibition solely for the purpose of entertainment or amusement and who announces such prior to such show or exhibition.
4. This title shall not apply to bona fide, non-commercial religious practice.
TITLE III: MALEVOLENT CRIMINAL ATTEMPTS
1. It shall be a felony for any person to, upon any federal property or leasehold, over federal electromagnetic spectrum, through the postal service, upon or over the property, facilities, utilities, vehicles, networks, or conveyances of any federally owned or regulated common carrier or internet service provider, or participate or travel in interstate or foreign commerce to use, attempt to use, or conspire to use occult or psychic powers, faculties or forces, clairvoyance, psychology, psychometry, spirits, mediumship, seership, astrology, palmistry, necromancy, or other craft, cards, talismans, idols, grimoires, spells, charms, potions, curses, oriental mysteries, or magic or witchcraft of any kind, or numerology to:
A. Resurrect the dead;
B. Animate a golem, humunculus, or other soulless automaton;
C. Summon or release a ghost, demon, djinn, or other malevolent spirit;
D. Alter the weather;
E. Possess another real and living person's body;
F. Kill, harm, or create misfortune, woe, or bad luck for another real and living person;
G. Coerce another real and living person into consenting to or engaging in any sexual act;
H. Transmutate, create, manifest, or teleport and unlawful item or substance;
I. Violate the privacy of another; or
J. Commit any other crime.
2. A violation of this title shall be punishable as follows:
A. If the violation of this title is successful in accomplishing any of 1(A) - (C) above, such violation shall be punishable by imprisonment for no less than five (5) years and no more than life and a fine of no less than $25,000.00 and no more than $1 million. If the violation of this title is not successful in accomplishing any of 1(A) - (C) above, such violation shall be punished as a criminal attempt punishable by imprisonment for no less than one (1) years and no more than ten (10) years and a fine of no less than $25,000.00 and no more than $100,000.00.
B. If the violation of this title is successful in accomplishing 1(D) above, such violation shall be punishable by imprisonment for no more than ten (10) years and a fine of no more than $50,000.00. If the violation of this title is not successful in accomplishing 1(D) above, such violation shall be punished as a criminal attempt punishable by imprisonment for no more than two (2) years and a fine of no more than $10,000.00.
C. If the violation of this title is successful in accomplishing 1(E) above, such violation shall be punished the same as for committing kidnapping. If the violation of this act is not successful in accomplishing 1(E) above, such violation shall be punished the same as for a criminal attempt to commit kidnapping.
D. If the violation of this title is successful in accomplishing any of 1(F) - (J) above, such violation shall be punished the same as for committing the crime accomplished by such violation. If the violation of this act is not successful in accomplishing any of 1(F) - (J) above, such violation shall be punished the same as for a criminal attempt to commit the crime intended by such violation.
E. Any person convicted of violating 2 above shall in addition to the punishments prescribed herein shall be required to register as a sex offender .
3. This title shall not apply to any person who engages in such conduct as part of a performance, show, or exhibition solely for the purpose of entertainment or amusement and who announces such prior to such performance, show, or exhibition.
4. This title shall not be construed as applying to prayer.
5. This title shall not be construed as applying to an exorcism carried out to free a person possessed by a ghost, demon, djinn, or other malevolent spirit.
TITLE IV: ENACTMENT
1. This act shall take effect sixty (60) days from the date of passage.
Passed 12-1-1-4 in the Atlasian Senate Assembled.
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Joseph Cao, President of the Republic of Atlasia
Joseph Cao:
Quote from: President Joseph Cao on January 31, 2023, 12:02:29 AM
Signing statement
In the interests of full transparency with the public I will have to say my first thought about the bill was that I had no idea any fortune-tellers (among other things) were receiving federal funds, and my second thought was how proud the past incarnation of S019 would be that we are finally cracking down on this scourge to the nation and its citizens. My apologies to S019.
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STOPPING IMMORAL FRAUD ACT
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TITLE I: WAGE FRAUD
1. No federal contractor or employer operating in interregional commerce shall require any employee, except executive personnel, to sign any contract or agreement which provides for the forfeiture of the employee's wages for time worked as a condition of employment or the continuance therein, except as otherwise provided by law.
2. A federal contractor or employer operating in interregional commerce who willfully and with intent to defraud fails or refuses to pay earned wages in accordance with this act, unless the failure to pay was because of a bona fide dispute between the employer and its employee:
A. To an employee or employees is guilty of misdemeanor fraud if the value of the wages earned and not paid by the employer is less than $1,000; and
B. To an employee or employees is guilty of felony fraud if the value of the wages earned and not paid is $1,000 or more.
For purposes of this section, the determination as to the value of the wages earned shall be made by combining all wages the employer failed or refused to pay pursuant to this act.
3. The Attorney General may require a written complaint of the violation of this act and, with the written and signed consent of an employee, may institute proceedings on behalf of an employee to enforce compliance with this act, and to collect any moneys unlawfully withheld from such employee that shall be paid to the employee entitled thereto. In addition, following the issuance of a final order by the Attorney General or a court, the Attorney General may engage private counsel, approved by the Attorney General, to collect any moneys owed to the employee. Upon entry of a final order of the Attorney General, or upon entry of a judgment, against the employer, the court shall assess attorney fees.
4. In addition to being subject to any other penalty provided by the provisions of this act, any employer who fails to make payment of wages shall be liable for the payment of all wages due, and an additional equal amount as liquidated damages, plus interest accruing from the date the wages were due.
5. Any federal contractor or employer operating in interregional commerce who knowingly fails to make payment of wages in accordance with this act shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000 for each violation. The Attorney General shall notify any employer that the Attorney General alleges has violated any provision of this act by certified mail. Such notice shall contain a description of the alleged violation. Within 15 days of receipt of notice of the alleged violation, the employer may request an informal conference regarding such violation with the Department of Justice. In determining the amount of any penalty to be imposed, the Attorney General shall consider the size of the business of the employer charged and the gravity of the violation. Civil penalties owed under this section shall be paid to the Attorney General for deposit into the general fund of the Atlasia. The Attorney General shall prescribe procedures for the payment of proposed assessments of penalties that are not contested by employers. Such procedures shall include provisions for an employer to consent to abatement of the alleged violation and pay a proposed penalty or a negotiated sum in lieu of such penalty without admission of any civil liability arising from such alleged violation.
6. Final orders of the Attorney General or a proper court may be recorded, enforced, and satisfied the same as for a judgment
7. In addition to any civil or criminal penalty provided by this section, and without regard to any exhaustion of alternative administrative remedies provided for in this section, if a federal contractor or employer operating in interregional commerce fails to pay wages to an employee in accordance with this act, the employee may bring an action, individually, jointly, with other aggrieved employees, or on behalf of similarly situated employees as a collective action consistent with the collective action procedures of the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. § 216(b), against the employer in a court of competent jurisdiction to recover payment of the wages, and the court shall award the wages owed, an additional equal amount as liquidated damages, plus prejudgment interest thereon, and reasonable attorney fees and costs. If the court finds that the employer knowingly failed to pay wages to an employee in accordance with this act, the court shall award the employee an amount equal to 1.2X the amount of wages due and reasonable attorney fees and costs.
8. As used in this title, a person acts knowingly if the person, with respect to information, has actual knowledge of the information, acts in deliberate ignorance of the truth or falsity of the information, or acts in reckless disregard of the truth or falsity of the information. Establishing that a person acted knowingly shall not require proof of specific intent to defraud.
9. An action under this act shall be commenced within two (2) years after the cause of action accrued. The period for filing is tolled upon the filing of an administrative action until the employee has been informed that the action has been resolved or until the employee has withdrawn the complaint, whichever is sooner.
TITLE II: FRAUDULENT CONFIDENCE ARTS
1. It shall be unlawful for any person to, upon any federal property or leasehold, over federal electromagnetic spectrum, through the postal service, upon or over the property, facilities, utilities, vehicles, networks, or conveyances of any federally owned or regulated common carrier or internet service provider, or participate or travel in interstate or foreign commerce to for a fee or compensation which he directly or indirectly solicits or receives claim, pretend, advertise, or hold himself or herself out as being able to use occult or psychic powers, faculties or forces, clairvoyance, psychology, psychometry, spirits, mediumship, seership, prophecy, astrology, palmistry, necromancy, or other craft, science, cards, talismans, charms, potions, magnetism, or magnetized articles or substances, oriental mysteries, or magic of any kind, or numerology to:
A. tell fortunes;
B. overcome evil influences and bad luck;
C. treat the sick or ailing;
D. find or restore lost or stolen property;
E. locate gold, silver, ore, petroleum or other natural product;
F. restore lost love or friendship or affection;
G. unite or procure lovers, husbands, wives, lost relatives or friends; or
H. commune with or resurrect the dead
2. A violation of this title shall be punishable by imprisonment for no more than one (1) year, a fine of $10,000.00, and disgorgement of any profits.
3. This title shall not apply to any person who engages in such conduct as part of a show or exhibition solely for the purpose of entertainment or amusement and who announces such prior to such show or exhibition.
4. This title shall not apply to bona fide, non-commercial religious practice.
TITLE III: MALEVOLENT CRIMINAL ATTEMPTS
1. It shall be a felony for any person to, upon any federal property or leasehold, over federal electromagnetic spectrum, through the postal service, upon or over the property, facilities, utilities, vehicles, networks, or conveyances of any federally owned or regulated common carrier or internet service provider, or participate or travel in interstate or foreign commerce to use, attempt to use, or conspire to use occult or psychic powers, faculties or forces, clairvoyance, psychology, psychometry, spirits, mediumship, seership, astrology, palmistry, necromancy, or other craft, cards, talismans, idols, grimoires, spells, charms, potions, curses, oriental mysteries, or magic or witchcraft of any kind, or numerology to:
A. Resurrect the dead;
B. Animate a golem, humunculus, or other soulless automaton;
C. Summon or release a ghost, demon, djinn, or other malevolent spirit;
D. Alter the weather;
E. Possess another real and living person's body;
F. Kill, harm, or create misfortune, woe, or bad luck for another real and living person;
G. Coerce another real and living person into consenting to or engaging in any sexual act;
H. Transmutate, create, manifest, or teleport and unlawful item or substance;
I. Violate the privacy of another; or
J. Commit any other crime.
2. A violation of this title shall be punishable as follows:
A. If the violation of this title is successful in accomplishing any of 1(A) - (C) above, such violation shall be punishable by imprisonment for no less than five (5) years and no more than life and a fine of no less than $25,000.00 and no more than $1 million. If the violation of this title is not successful in accomplishing any of 1(A) - (C) above, such violation shall be punished as a criminal attempt punishable by imprisonment for no less than one (1) years and no more than ten (10) years and a fine of no less than $25,000.00 and no more than $100,000.00.
B. If the violation of this title is successful in accomplishing 1(D) above, such violation shall be punishable by imprisonment for no more than ten (10) years and a fine of no more than $50,000.00. If the violation of this title is not successful in accomplishing 1(D) above, such violation shall be punished as a criminal attempt punishable by imprisonment for no more than two (2) years and a fine of no more than $10,000.00.
C. If the violation of this title is successful in accomplishing 1(E) above, such violation shall be punished the same as for committing kidnapping. If the violation of this act is not successful in accomplishing 1(E) above, such violation shall be punished the same as for a criminal attempt to commit kidnapping.
D. If the violation of this title is successful in accomplishing any of 1(F) - (J) above, such violation shall be punished the same as for committing the crime accomplished by such violation. If the violation of this act is not successful in accomplishing any of 1(F) - (J) above, such violation shall be punished the same as for a criminal attempt to commit the crime intended by such violation.
E. Any person convicted of violating 2 above shall in addition to the punishments prescribed herein shall be required to register as a sex offender .
3. This title shall not apply to any person who engages in such conduct as part of a performance, show, or exhibition solely for the purpose of entertainment or amusement and who announces such prior to such performance, show, or exhibition.
4. This title shall not be construed as applying to prayer.
5. This title shall not be construed as applying to an exorcism carried out to free a person possessed by a ghost, demon, djinn, or other malevolent spirit.
TITLE IV: ENACTMENT
1. This act shall take effect sixty (60) days from the date of passage.
Passed 12-1-1-4 in the Atlasian Senate Assembled.
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Joseph Cao, President of the Republic of Atlasia
Joseph Cao:
I want to be very clear with the establishment of this team that the administration's aim is to open an opportunity to publicly and transparently explore the precise enumerations of regional rights as applicable to all regions in line with the Constitution, which is the source for the rules we are bound by as well as every region's existence as a playable, legally authoritative entity, including the South. I am happy to hear out all regions on what they have to offer, again including the South. As I have said before, secession is not a line I am willing to cross, and it must also be clear to everyone going in that no region is getting special treatment at the expense of others. That defeats the point of regions. At any rate it is good that there has been a conversation about such relationships on AFE in recent days.
Those appointed to the commission are players I trust to do likewise and engage in good-faith conversation about the same topic while respecting the same red lines against being party to the breaking-up of our union. In particular, two of them have held or hold executive authority as head of a region, one as former Governor of the South, and all of them bring substantial regional and federal governing experience to the table. I have every confidence in their ability to find common ground.
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EXECUTIVE ORDER
To facilitate proper and constructive dialogue with the Regions
1. A Regional Relations Commission shall be established to open conversation with interested parties representing the regions on the subject of their intended roles within the nation of Atlasia.
2. Old School Republican of the state of New York, Tack50 of the state of Maine, and West Midlander and North Carolina Yankee of the state of North Carolina are hereby appointed to the commission.
3. The Attorney General and the Secretary of Internal Affairs shall retain advisory roles to the commission in accordance with their duties to the federal government of Atlasia.
Joseph Cao, President of the Republic of Atlasia
Joseph Cao:
Quote from: President Joseph Cao on February 03, 2023, 01:18:41 AM
Signing statement
I think the Senate has done its due diligence on this bill, and in regard to the amendments proposed memes are fine and all but don't really mesh well with the wider bill in addition to what Yankee said. The inclusion of Flat Earth is kind of funny in that context however.
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FIGHT RACISM AND SEXISM ACT
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1. No public school receiving federal funds shall require, or make part of any course taught at such school positive affirmation of any of the following concepts:
A. That one (1) race or sex is inherently superior to or inferior to another race or sex;
B. That an individual, by virtue of his or her race or sex, is inherently racist, sexist, privileges, biased, oppressive, or responsible whether consciously or unconsciously;
C. That an individual should be discriminated against or receive adverse treatment solely or partly because of his or her race or sex;
D. That members of one (1) race or sex cannot and should not attempt to treat others without regards to race or sex;
E. That an individual's moral character is necessarily determined by his or her race or sex;
F. That an individual, by virtue of his or her race or sex, bears responsibility for actions committed in the past by other members of the same race or sex;
G. That any individual should feel discomfort, guilt, anguish, or any other form of psychological distress on account of his or her race or sex;
H. That meritocracy, market-based economics, or traits such as a hard work ethic are racist or sexist, or were created by a members of a particular race to oppress members of another race;
I. That Atlasia or any Region thereof, their respective constitution and bill of rights, their government, or their history is fundamentally racist or sexist;
J. That the planet Earth is flat rather than spherical.
2. No public school receiving federal funds shall incorporate buttplugs, anal beads, dildos, or any other sex toy, or instruction on the use thereof, into its sexual education curriculum.
3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023.
Passed 11-3-3-1 in the Atlasian Senate assembled.
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Joseph Cao, President of the Republic of Atlasia
Joseph Cao:
Quote from: President Joseph Cao on February 03, 2023, 01:21:48 AM
Signing statement
Very good stuff, a lot of personal info gets exposed in this area in particular and it makes plenty of sense to try to clamp down on its transmission to foreign parties when we have the ability to do so. Great that everyone who showed up could get behind this.
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AirBNB Privacy Act
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1. It shall be unlawful for any person, or the officers, employees, or agents thereof, who operates in Atlasian commerce by marketing and facilitating the short-term rental of residential property to customers, to sell or share location data, customer time, date, or place data, or communications with or from a customer or a property owner to any foreign government or third party unless presented with a valid warrant.
2. A violation of this act shall be a misdemeanor punishable by disgorgement of any profits, imprisonment for no more than one (1) year, and a fine of $10,000.00 per individual person whose data was sold. Any data collected in violation of this paragraph shall be subject to forfeiture.
3. A customer whose data was unlawfully shared or sold pursuant to this act may maintain a civil action to recover actual damages, punitive damages of up to $10,000, reasonable legal costs, and any equitable relief necessary to enforce this act.
4. This act shall take effect 30 days from the date of passage.
Passed 15-0-0-3 in the Atlasian Senate assembled.
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Joseph Cao, President of the Republic of Atlasia
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