The White House

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

Welcome to the White House for President Moderate's first term, lasting from noon on July 4, 2008 to November 7, 2008.

Official announcements will be made here.

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

Official Presidential Executive Orders

Executive Order Restoring Capital Punishment Within the Atlasian Military
1. The Executive Order Abolishing Capital Punishment Within the Atlasian Military, signed by President Ebowed on June 30, 2008, is hereby recinded.




Executive Order Restoring the Peoples' Right to Eat Crap That's Bad for Them
1. The Executive Order to Regulate Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (Trans Fat), signed by President Ebowed on July 1, 2008, is hereby repealed.

[Хahar 🤔]

When will the appointments be made? I'm eagerly waiting.

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

Official White House Agenda
As of July 13, 2008:

Appointment to Secretary of Forum Affairs: Gov. Inks.LWC Sen. EarlAW
Appointment to Secretary of External Affairs: SoEA MasterJedi
Appointment to Attorney General: Former Sen. BrandonH
Appointment to the Supreme Court:  Sen. Sam Spade

President Pro Tempore: No endorsement.

Amendment to End the Budget Requirement
Purpose: Removes language from the constitution which requires the presence of a GM to draft a budget, shuts down Senate business in its entirity without a budget, and otherwise makes the budgetary process an impossibility.

Second Amendment to the Consolidated Electoral System Reform Act
Purpose: Replaces instances of Midnight with 0001; removes references to "standard time"; defines midnight as it applies to election as the earliest moment in the day.

Amendment [to be determined] to the Atlasian Constitution
Purpose: Replaces instances of Midnight with 0001; removes references to "standard time".  Effectively replaces the 11th Amendment.

Amendment  [to be determined] to the Atlasian Constitution
Purpose: Gives the SoFA the power, in times of emergency or regional inactivity (at the President's discretion), to open and close regional voting booths.

Carbon Import Tax
Purpose: Extends the Atlasian Carbon Tax to goods manufactured abroad for sale domestically. Also subjects carbon created during import to tax.

Mass Transit Infrastructure Investment Act
Purpose: Allocate $15 billion (25% of the FY2009 Carbon Tax receipts) to new mass transit projects and upgrades throughout the regions.

Constitutional Amendment Extending Proportional Representation to Class A seats
Purpose: Change the method of electing "regional" Senators.

Green Energy Infrastructure Investment Act of 2008
Purpose: Allocate $15 billion (25% of the FY2009 Carbon Tax receipts) to the construction of new hydroelectric, geothermal, wind, and solar power plants throughout the regions. It is estimated that the plants will generate over 301 million MWh of electricity, or slightly more than 1% of current Atlasian demand.


Other Legislation Under Consideration
Fully Supported by the President
- Return to September 10th Bill (as rewritten 7 July 2008)

White House Neutral
- Miners' Widows Bill

Opposed by the President
- Gas Price Stabilization Bill
- Ratification of the Kyoto Treaty  (VETOED, 7 July 2008)

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

Official White House Scorecard

PR-STV Senators (For Election August 2008)

Senator	With	Against	Abstain	No Vote	Score
Colin Wixted (NLC-PA)	1	0	0	0	100%
Rocky Republican (NLC-ME)	1	0	0	0	100%
Afleitch (NLC-WI)	1	0	0	0	100%
Culture King (JCP-WA)	1	0	0	0	100%
EarlAW (AUB-NY)	0	1	0	0	0%

Regional Senators (For Election October 2008)

Senator	With	Against	Abstain	No Vote	Score
Verily (NLC-NH)	1	0	0	0	100%
MeekerMariner (AUB-VA)	1	0	0	0	100%
DownWithTheLeft (AUB-AL)	1	0	0	0	100%
Lewis Trondheim (Misc-ND)	1	0	0	0	100%
Torie (i-CA)	1	0	0	0	100%

Votes Counted
Appointment to the Supreme Court: Sen. Sam Spade.
Aye: 9 (Wixted, Flynn, Afleitch, CultureKing, Verily, MeekerMariner, DWTL, Trondheim, Torie)
Nay: 1 (EarlAW)

[DownWithTheLeft]

I think the SC appointment will be the most eagerly awaited

[CultureKing]

Official White House Scorecard

PR-STV Senators (For Election August 2008)

Colin Wixted (NLC-PA)	0 of 0	100%
Rocky Republican (NLC-ME)	0 of 0	100%
Afleitch (NLC-WI)	0 of 0	100%
Culture King (JCP-WA)	0 of 0	100%
EarlAW (AUB-NY)	0 of 0	100%

Regional Senators (For Election October 2008)

Verily (NLC-NH)	0 of 0	100%
MeekerMariner (AUB-VA)	0 of 0	100%
vacant	0 of 0	100%
Lewis Trondheim (Misc-ND)	0 of 0	100%
Torie (i-CA)	0 of 0	100%

Will you also take into the activity levels of a given senator when giving a score? This seems important (at least to me), especially given recent activity levels in the senate.

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

Will you also take into the activity levels of a given senator when giving a score? This seems important (at least to me), especially given recent activity levels in the senate.

Absolutely, 100%.  That's actually one of the main reasons why I came up with it.

Once votes actually start happening, I'll be keeping track of (1) votes in favor of my agenda, (2) votes against my agenda, and (3) votes missed.

[Хahar 🤔]

Will you also take into the activity levels of a given senator when giving a score? This seems important (at least to me), especially given recent activity levels in the senate.

Absolutely, 100%.  That's actually one of the main reasons why I came up with it.

Once votes actually start happening, I'll be keeping track of (1) votes in favor of my agenda, (2) votes against my agenda, and (3) votes missed.

Will a vote missed be counted as a vote against your agenda?

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

Will you also take into the activity levels of a given senator when giving a score? This seems important (at least to me), especially given recent activity levels in the senate.

Absolutely, 100%.  That's actually one of the main reasons why I came up with it.

Once votes actually start happening, I'll be keeping track of (1) votes in favor of my agenda, (2) votes against my agenda, and (3) votes missed.

Will a vote missed be counted as a vote against your agenda?

It should be clear in the tally which vote was against the agenda and which vote was missed, but in the final "score," the two will be counted the same.

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

The White House recognizes both Sen. Conor (RockyRepublican) and Sen. Wixted to be fine individuals, capable legislators, and feels that either would make a fine choice as PPT of the Senate.

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

The White House will be opposing the recently introduced Gasoline Consumer Protection Act as a matter for the states to decide.

The White House will also oppose efforts to legalize heroin, an incredibly dangerous, life-ruining drug that has significant connections to organized crime.

[DownWithTheLeft]

The White House will be opposing the recently introduced Gasoline Consumer Protection Act as a matter for the states to decide.

The White House will also oppose efforts to legalize heroin, an incredibly dangerous, life-ruining drug that has significant connections to organized crime.

Looks like 50% off the bat for me  I CANNOT BE BOUGHT!!

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

White House Names Attorney General; Secretary of External Affairs
For Immediate Release

Attorney General
After conducting an exhaustive search for an Attorney General (which was thrown into turbulence by a Supreme Court vacancy), the White House has settled on a candidate who has served Atlasia in distinction in the past, proved himself to be capable in the courtroom, and otherwise maintained an enviable record during his previous term as Attorney General.

It is with great pleasure that I nominate former AG and Senator BrandonH to the position of Attorney General, and send his name to the full Senate for consideration.


Secretary of External Affairs
On the campaign stump, the President affirmed a commitment to returning matters of foreign affairs to Atlasia.  With this, the President has set out two key goals for the next Secretary of External Affairs.

Firstly, Atlasia must reconcile its place in the world before it can start to decide how best to participate in its politics.  As such, the SoEA will be charged with leading a nationwide debate on the place of Atlasia in the world, culminating in a nationwide referendum to finally settle the issue.  The previous attempt to do this failed, primarily because it was approached as a heavy-handed edict from an out-of-touch Senate that forced the people into an up-or-down vote on a relatively undesirable solution.  This new nationwide debate will avoid the mistakes of the past, and seek to create a consensus.

Secondly, Atlasia must make an effort to make its voice known on world affairs.  In the past, SoEAs have only been as good as the Presidents who nominated them.  The current SoEA made a good start with his China Panel, but eventually got dragged down by an administration that placed no emphasis on foreign policy and a Senate that showed little willingness to act on said policy.  The Moderate administration will be different in this respect: The goal of the SoEA is to draft actionable policy items for consideration by the Senate.  By the conclusion of this administration in November, it is the goal that we will have a coherent policy not just toward China, but toward Zimbabwe, and indeed, the Middle East as well.

The administration took pains to choose a nominee who has outlined a clear plan for accomplishing these goals.

A number of eminently qualified individuals offered their service to the administration, and it is with regret that only one can be chosen to serve as SoEA.  After questioning the applicants, one stood out as the most compatible with the foreign policy goals of the administration, the most knowledgeable and realistic about the state of current affairs, and the most willing and eager to serve in the position for the next four months.

With this in mind, the President renominates sitting SoEA MasterJedi to the position of Secretary of Forum Affairs.

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[Kaine for Senate '18]

Jedi will has been an excellent SoEA, I'm sure he will continue to serve well.  On Brandon, though, I'm not as sure.

[Хahar 🤔]

Jedi will has been an excellent SoEA, I'm sure he will continue to serve well.  On Brandon, though, I'm not as sure.

Reverse that statement and you'll get my feelings.

[DownWithTheLeft]

I could not be harder with the choices Moderate made of Jedi and BrandonH, two great Atlasians.

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

I could not be harder with the choices Moderate made of Jedi and BrandonH, two great Atlasians.

Too much information, thanks.

[DownWithTheLeft]

I could not be harder with the choices Moderate made of Jedi and BrandonH, two great Atlasians.

Too much information, thanks.

LOL that was really bad on my part

"happier", damn Moderate get your mind out of the gutter

[MasterJedi]

Jedi will has been an excellent SoEA, I'm sure he will continue to serve well.  On Brandon, though, I'm not as sure.

BrandonH was AG in the past, if he does the same job that he did before the Wiki should be having a facelift if he is confirmed.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

Jedi will has been an excellent SoEA, I'm sure he will continue to serve well.  On Brandon, though, I'm not as sure.

BrandonH was AG in the past, if he does the same job that he did before the Wiki should be having a facelift if he is confirmed.

Fantastic

[Brandon H]

Thank you Mr. President.

It also made my job as AG a lot easier because of the great job Jedi did as PPT.

[HappyWarrior]

I could not be harder with the choices Moderate made of Jedi and BrandonH, two great Atlasians.

Too much information, thanks.

LOL that was really bad on my part

"happier", damn Moderate get your mind out of the gutter

Maybe I should call myself HardWarrior then

[AndrewTX]

Excellen choices Mr. President

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

I could not be harder with the choices Moderate made of Jedi and BrandonH, two great Atlasians.

Too much information, thanks.

LOL that was really bad on my part

"happier", damn Moderate get your mind out of the gutter

Maybe I should call myself HardWarrior then

Wow - that's just scary.