SR 114-7: Regional Rights Amendment (At Final Vote)

[West_Midlander]

I also object to the foreign policy amendment.

[Bleach Blonde Bad Built Butch Bodies for Biden]

A 96 hour vote on both amendments is now open. Please vote Aye, Nay, or Abstain.

[Bleach Blonde Bad Built Butch Bodies for Biden]

Aye on both.

[Mr. Reactionary]

Aye on both.

[West_Midlander]

Nay on the first, aye on the second. I would also like my amendment to be recognized as such since it has minor changes from the Wulfric-Scott Amendment.

[Dr. MB]

Aye on the nuke one
Nay on the furry one

[West_Midlander]

REGIONAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT

1. Article VIII, Section 1 of the Atlasian Constitution shall be amended as follows:

Section 1

This Constitution, and those laws, treaties, and other acts made by the Republic of Atlasia in pursuance thereof, shall be the supreme law of the land, and the executive and judicial officers of this government and of the several Regions shall be bound thereby, any thing in the laws or constitutions of the several Regions notwithstanding subject to the exceptions made in this Constitution. The constitution, laws, and other acts of the Regions shall be the supreme law within their respective territorial boundaries on the following subject matters: abortion; agriculture and farming; LGBTQIA+ issues and furry non-discrimination; length of terms of imprisonment and parole eligibility; collective bargaining, maximum work hours lower than forty hours per week, and wage floors; education and school activities; energy exploration and generation; mining, provided that no Region shall permit mountaintop removal; the manufacturing, sale, carrying, and ownership of weapons; Regional defense forces and militias; and the time, place, manner, and all other responsibilities of conducting Regional, State, and local elections.

Amendment Explanation

This amendment enumerates a list of Regional powers over which each Region shall be the highest authority within their respective territories over. This listed powers include certain non-discrimination laws , regulation and oversight of abortion, farming, length of prison sentences and parole eligibility, collective bargaining, minimum wages, maximum hours subject to a federal maximum of forty, education, mineral extraction subject to a federal ban on mountain top removal, gun control, Regional guards, and internal election oversight for non-federal elections.

I object. Can we go for this instead? I added one word and imo made the capitalization more consistent with the rest of the amendment.

Officially introducing this as an amendment.

[Pericles]

Nay on both

[Pyro]

Abstain, for both.

[Utah Neolib]

Abstain on 1, Aye on 2

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Senators, I am afraid I must step in as moderator to offer some advice


There are limits and risks to which legislating on LGBTQIA issues is acceptable under the TOS. This became an issue last summer and I want people to be mindful that just because the Atlasian Federal Government says its okay, doesn't mean its okay from the perspective of forum administration.

It also thus must be considered that this is something of an empty promise that the Federal Government cannot make to the Regions, since it doesn't have the ability to override forum level policy and thus cannot ensure that regions will actually be able to exercise much in the way of authority here.

[LAKISYLVANIA]

I don't understand any of those amendments, but

Nay to all

Use green btw if you add something new, not red...

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Senators, I am afraid I must step in as moderator to offer some advice


There are limits and risks to which legislating on LGBTQIA issues is acceptable under the TOS. This became an issue last summer and I want people to be mindful that just because the Atlasian Federal Government says its okay, doesn't mean its okay from the perspective of forum administration.

It also thus must be considered that this is something of an empty promise that the Federal Government cannot make to the Regions, since it doesn't have the ability to override forum level policy and thus cannot ensure that regions will actually be able to exercise much in the way of authority here.

Basically, the Federal Government is not going to prevent a region from passing something on LGBTs, progressive or conservative. If the moderators feel they need to step in somewhere, that's their territory. Nyman won't be bumping in with some blanket statement.

[At-Large Senator LouisvilleThunder]

Nay on both amendments.

The original proposed 10 amendments should be sufficient enough for passage.

[West_Midlander]

REGIONAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT

1. Article VIII, Section 1 of the Atlasian Constitution shall be amended as follows:

Section 1

This Constitution, and those laws, treaties, and other acts made by the Republic of Atlasia in pursuance thereof, shall be the supreme law of the land, and the executive and judicial officers of this government and of the several Regions shall be bound thereby, any thing in the laws or constitutions of the several Regions notwithstanding subject to the exceptions made in this Constitution. The constitution, laws, and other acts of the Regions shall be the supreme law within their respective territorial boundaries on the following subject matters: abortion; agriculture and farming; LGBTQIA+ issues and furry non-discrimination; length of terms of imprisonment and parole eligibility; collective bargaining, maximum work hours lower than forty hours per week, and wage floors; education and school activities; energy exploration and generation; mining, provided that no Region shall permit mountaintop removal; the manufacturing, sale, carrying, and ownership of weapons; Regional defense forces and militias; and the time, place, manner, and all other responsibilities of conducting Regional, State, and local elections.

Amendment Explanation

This amendment enumerates a list of Regional powers over which each Region shall be the highest authority within their respective territories over. This listed powers include certain non-discrimination laws , regulation and oversight of abortion, farming, length of prison sentences and parole eligibility, collective bargaining, minimum wages, maximum hours subject to a federal maximum of forty, education, mineral extraction subject to a federal ban on mountain top removal, gun control, Regional guards, and internal election oversight for non-federal elections.

I object. Can we go for this instead? I added one word and imo made the capitalization more consistent with the rest of the amendment.

Officially introducing this as an amendment.

As another note, I intend to withdraw this amendment if the Wulfric-Scott amendment fails.

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

If this is to earn my support and endorsement at referendum, then Regions exerting these powers must actually represent their residents. Fremont has an undemocratic three member Parliament, while the South denies any representation to the left despite 30% of the electorate voting for at least one Leftist candidate, clearly enough of a vote to merit representation in any commensense system, via a Subregional Gerrymandering scheme. This amendment requires a legislative body, all-at-large, of at least 4 members. It gives the South a nearly 3 month exemption so it can arrange a convenient time to reelect its legislature. Fremont already has an election scheduled in just a couple weeks.

Asking for Sponsor

REGIONAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT

1. Article VIII, Section 1 of the Atlasian Constitution shall be amended as follows:

Section 1

This Constitution, and those laws, treaties, and other acts made by the Republic of Atlasia in pursuance thereof, shall be the supreme law of the land, and the executive and judicial officers of this government and of the several Regions shall be bound thereby, any thing in the laws or constitutions of the several Regions notwithstanding subject to the exceptions made in this Constitution. The constitution, laws, and other acts of the Regions shall be the supreme law within their respective territorial boundaries on the following subject matters, provided a given region has a legislative body consisting of at least 4 members, elected entirely at-large, with no member elected on the basis of Subregional or district support, except that existing members elected on such a basis may continue to serve without affecting this eligibility, provided they win a seat via a future at-large election concluded by July 31, 2023.: abortion; agriculture and farming; length of terms of imprisonment and parole eligibility; collective bargaining, maximum work hours lower than forty hours per week, and wage floors; education and school activities; energy exploration and generation; mining, provided that no Region shall permit mountaintop removal; the manufacturing, sale, carrying, and ownership of firearms; Regional defense forces and militias; and the time, place, manner, and all other responsibilities of conducting Regional, State, and local elections, but excluding federal subregional and regional Senate elections.

Amendment Explanation

This amendment enumerates a list of Regional powers over which each Region shall be the highest authority within their respective territories over, provided they meet a legislative body requirement. This listed powers include regulation and oversight of abortion, farming, length of prison sentences and parole eligibility, collective bargaining, minimum wages, maximum hours subject to a federal maximum of forty, education, mineral extraction subject to a federal ban on mountaintop removal, gun control, Regional guards, and internal election oversight for non-federal elections.

[Dr. MB]

Aye on the nuke one
Nay on the furry one

Changing my vote to aye in the furry one

[Senator Spiral]

Aye on both. I will also sponsor Wulfric's amendment.

[West_Midlander]

The foreign policy amendment presents a clear danger to the integrity of the Union. It would mean that the Union is not a Republic and not a Confederation, but an alliance of loosely affiliated sovereign states, i.e., something that our international enemies are cheering on.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Nay on the first

Abstain on the Second

[Vice President Christian Man]

Nay on both

[Kahane's Grave Is A Gender-Neutral Bathroom]

Nay on both

[Vice President Christian Man]

Changing mine to aye on both.

[Bleach Blonde Bad Built Butch Bodies for Biden]

Amendment 1 (Nukes!): 5 ayes, 6 nays, 2 abstentions, 5 members not voting
Amendment 2 (Furries!): 7 ayes, 4 nays, 2 abstentions, 5 members not voting

Amendment 1 is rejected ( ), Amendment 2 is adopted ( )

Objection period is open for 24 hours on the WM Amendment:

REGIONAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT

1. Article VIII, Section 1 of the Atlasian Constitution shall be amended as follows:

Section 1

This Constitution, and those laws, treaties, and other acts made by the Republic of Atlasia in pursuance thereof, shall be the supreme law of the land, and the executive and judicial officers of this government and of the several Regions shall be bound thereby, any thing in the laws or constitutions of the several Regions notwithstanding subject to the exceptions made in this Constitution. The constitution, laws, and other acts of the Regions shall be the supreme law within their respective territorial boundaries on the following subject matters: abortion; agriculture and farming; LGBTQIA+ issues and furry non-discrimination; length of terms of imprisonment and parole eligibility; collective bargaining, maximum work hours lower than forty hours per week, and wage floors; education and school activities; energy exploration and generation; mining, provided that no Region shall permit mountaintop removal; the manufacturing, sale, carrying, and ownership of weapons; Regional defense forces and militias; and the time, place, manner, and all other responsibilities of conducting Regional, State, and local elections.

Amendment Explanation

This amendment enumerates a list of Regional powers over which each Region shall be the highest authority within their respective territories over. This listed powers include certain non-discrimination laws , regulation and oversight of abortion, farming, length of prison sentences and parole eligibility, collective bargaining, minimum wages, maximum hours subject to a federal maximum of forty, education, mineral extraction subject to a federal ban on mountain top removal, gun control, Regional guards, and internal election oversight for non-federal elections.

[Pericles]

Objecting.