Expansion of Presidential Line Item Veto Power Amendment[Passed/Sent to Regions]

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Aye

[PBrunsel]

Aye

[Hatman 🍁]

Abstain

[Sam Spade]

With 7 ayes, 1 absention and 2 not voting, the amendment has passed.

[Sam Spade]

I will "motion for cloture" - as silly as it might sound, it is mandated by the OSPR (which probably also need to be amended on this point)


We are now voting on the "motion for cloture".  Please vote Aye, Nay or Abstain.


Aye.

[Keystone Phil]

Aye

[PBrunsel]

Aye

[Ebowed]

Aye

[Brandon H]

Aye

[Hatman 🍁]

aye

[Јas]

Tally on Sam's Cloture Motion
Aye: 6 (Sam; Phil; PBrunsel; Ebowed; Brandon; Earl)
Nay: 0
Yet to Vote: 3 (Al; Lewis; Rob)

7 Aye votes are needed to pass the motion.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Aye

[Sam Spade]

With 7 votes in favor and 3 not voting, the motion for cloture has passed.

We are now moving to final passage of this bill:

Expansion of Presidential Line Item Veto Power Amendment

Article I, Section 3, Clause 4 of the Constitution shall be amended to read as follows:

Whensoever the Senate shall pass a bill and present it to the President, he shall have the option to redraft the bill and return it to the Senate in redrafted form. The President shall have this option once with each particular bill presented to him. The original sponsor of the bill, as so defined in Senate rules, shall either file a motion to approve the President’s redraft by a simple majority vote, and return it to the President for his signature or veto, or withdraw the bill from the Senate.

If the Senate approves the President's redraft by a simple majority vote, the redrafted bill shall be returned to the President for his signature or veto.  If the Senate rejects the President's redraft, the original sponsor shall either file a motion to send the original draft of the bill back to the President for his signature or veto, or shall direct the Senate to resume debate on the bill as presented to the President.

Please vote Aye, Nay or Abstain.

[Keystone Phil]

Aye

[Hatman 🍁]

Nay

[Ebowed]

Aye

[PBrunsel]

Aye

[Brandon H]

Aye

[DownWithTheLeft]

Aye, it just adds presidential power without taking away senate power a good compromise was reached

[minionofmidas]

Nay, of course.

[Јas]

Tally on Final Vote
Aye: 5 (Phil; Ebowed; PBrunsel; Brandon; DWTL)
Nay: 2 (Earl; Lewis)
Yet to Vote: 3 (Al; Rob; Sam)

7 Aye votes are needed to send the amendment on for ratification or rejection by the Regions.

[Sam Spade]

Why do I get the feeling my vote will be the deciding vote?

I really am still undecided concerning this amendment, which I helped create.  I might even be willing to listen to opinion.

[Јas]

Why do I get the feeling my vote will be the deciding vote?

I really am still undecided concerning this amendment, which I helped create.  I might even be willing to listen to opinion.

Obviously, I want you to vote in favour.

But I do think that where one is undecided on an issue such as this, which potentially goes on to the people for consideration, that it is better to trust in the people to decide than to deny them that choice.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Nay

[Sam Spade]

After much consideration...

Aye.