Withdrawal Resolution [Passed]

[Sam Spade]

I propose an amendment to strike Section 2

When will the vote on this start?

Once the motion on the friendly amendment has gone through.

[minionofmidas]

I propose an amendment to strike Section 2

When will the vote on this start?

Once the motion on the friendly amendment has gone through.

Alrighty. Guessed so.

[Sam Spade]

Oh, and I have a friendly amendment to strike the word "he" from section 1.

Senators have 24 hours to object to this friendly amendment.

This amendment has been accepted as friendly without objection.

[Sam Spade]

We are voting on the following amendment.

I propose an amendment to strike Section 2.

Please vote Aye, Nay or Abstain.


Aye.

[Ebowed]

Aye

[Brandon H]

Aye

[Keystone Phil]

Aye

[minionofmidas]

Nay.

[Hatman 🍁]

Nay

[Sam Spade]

Presently, the vote is 4-2, with PBrunsel, Rob, Al, and DWTL not voting yet.

[PBrunsel]

Aye

[The Dowager Mod]

I could have used a withdrawal resolution before i got pregnant.......

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Nay

[DownWithTheLeft]

Aye

[Јas]

Tally on DWTL's Amendment
Aye: 6 (Sam; Ebowed; Brandon; Phil; PBrunsel; DWTL)
Nay: 3 (Lewis; Earl; Al)
Abstain [Didn't Vote]: 1 (Rob)

The amendment passes.

[Sam Spade]

We are now voting on the following amendment:

Amendment to replace the full text with:

To add a new appropriatley numbered section to the OSPR stating the following:
Any bill that has reached the senate floor may be withdrawn by the originaly sponsor at any time except during a vote or until after an amendment to it has been passed by a vote. A bill may still be withdrawn after a friendly amendment.

Please vote Aye, Nay or Abstain.


Nay, primarily to get to my rewrite of this resolution.

[DownWithTheLeft]

Nay, this still allows bills to be manipulated and unfairly changed

[PBrunsel]

I would like to see Senator SamSpade's own amendment and I can basically aggree with Senator DWDL about the manipulation factor. So I must vote nay out of default.

[Hatman 🍁]

Abstain

[Keystone Phil]

Nay

[Ebowed]

Aye

[Brandon H]

Nay for the reasons stated.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Aye

[Јas]

With 5 Nays and 1 declared abstention, the amendment fails.

Result on Lewis's Amendment
Aye: 2 (Ebowed; Al)
Nay: 5 (Sam; DWTL; PBrunsel; Phil; Brandon)
Abstentions: 3 (Earl; Lewis*; Rob*)

*Abstention by reason of not voting.

[Sam Spade]

We are now voting on the following amendment:

Amendment to replace the bill with the following:

Three new appropriately numbered clauses shall be added to Article 4, Section 1 with the following text:

1. After a piece of legislation is introduced on the Senate floor, the original sponsor may motion to withdraw the legislation under consideration at any point prior to a final vote on passage or after the President has vetoed the legislation, but the original sponsor may not motion to withdraw the legislation if the Senate is presently voting on any Amendments to the legislation or is presently voting on a motion for cloture.

2. Co-sponsors of legislation under consideration shall have no power to withdraw legislation nor contest withdrawal of legislation by the original sponsor.  Any office-holding Senator may assume sponsorship of the legislation within 72 hours after the original sponsor has motioned to withdraw, but only by unanimous consent of the Senate (excluding the original sponsor).  Once a motion to assume sponsorship has been placed by the Senator who wishes to sponsor the legislation, Senators shall have 48 hours to object to this motion.  The bill shall be withdrawn from the Senate floor if any Senator objects to this motion.

3. For the purposes of Articles 3, 4 and 5, the original sponsor shall be defined as the Senator who introduced the legislation in the Legislation Introduction Thread.

Article 3, Section 2, Clause 4, Subsection d shall be amended as follows:

d. 72 hours after a motion to withdraw by the original sponsor or after a motion to assume sponsorship has failed unanimous consent.

Please vote Aye, Nay or Abstain.


Aye.