Mideast Assembly Thread

[Peter]

Public Smoking Ban Bill
1. It shall be illegal in the Mideast, for a person to smoke inside buildings and establishments open to the public, such as bars, restaurants, public transportation, cinemas, and libraries.
2. If a person is found guilty of smoking in public areas, then that person shall be fined no less than a hundred dollars and no more than five hundred dollars.
3. Smoking inside buildings that are not open to the public, shall not be affected by the passage of this Act.
4. Any facility or establishment that earns at least 50% of it's annual gross revenue from the sale of tobacco and paraphernalia for the smoking of tobacco may apply to the regional government for a license of variance, and this law shall not apply to any such duly licensed facility or establishment.

Debate has ended for more than 24 hours. A vote on this bill is called.

[Swedish Rainbow Capitalist Cheese]

Public Smoking Ban Bill
1. It shall be illegal in the Mideast, for a person to smoke inside buildings and establishments open to the public, such as bars, restaurants, public transportation, cinemas, and libraries.
2. If a person is found guilty of smoking in public areas, then that person shall be fined no less than a hundred dollars and no more than five hundred dollars.
3. Smoking inside buildings that are not open to the public, shall not be affected by the passage of this Act.
4. Any facility or establishment that earns at least 50% of it's annual gross revenue from the sale of tobacco and paraphernalia for the smoking of tobacco may apply to the regional government for a license of variance, and this law shall not apply to any such duly licensed facility or establishment.

Debate has ended for more than 24 hours. A vote on this bill is called.

Aye

[RIP Robert H Bork]

Aye.

[Peter]

Aye.
The Ayes have it. The Ayes have it. The bill is transmitted to the Governor for his signature or veto.

[Peter]

I hereby introduce our next item in a pre-amended form:

Constitutional Amendment to change the candidacy declaration deadline

Article IV, Section 1, Clause 7 is amended to read:

In order to be a candidate on the ballot, a candidate must declare their candidacy for that office on the Candidate Declaration Thread at least forty-eight hours prior to the earliest possible commencement of the election for that office.
Debate is now open

[RIP Robert H Bork]

I support this.

[Peter]

Constitutional Amendment to change the candidacy declaration deadline

Article IV, Section 1, Clause 7 is amended to read:

In order to be a candidate on the ballot, a candidate must declare their candidacy for that office on the Candidate Declaration Thread at least forty-eight hours prior to the earliest possible commencement of the election for that office.

24 hours have passed without debate.

Voting on the bill is open.

[RIP Robert H Bork]

Aye.

[Swedish Rainbow Capitalist Cheese]

Aye to the amendment


When exactly does the 6th assembly end and the 7th begin?

[Peter]

Aye
This Session ends on Friday at noon per Article IV, Section 1, Clause 8 of the Mideast Constitution.
The Ayes have it. The Ayes have it. The Governor is directed to arrange a public poll for ratification of this Amendment.

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

Aye
This Session ends on Friday at noon per Article IV, Section 1, Clause 8 of the Mideast Constitution.
The Ayes have it. The Ayes have it. The Governor is directed to arrange a public poll for ratification of this Amendment.

Said poll will open on Thursday at noon.

[Peter]

As soon as possible please Mr Governor ....

[Peter]

The 6th Assembly is hereby adjourned sine die. Its business is dismissed and its members mandates have now expired. The New Assembly is directed to swear-in.

[Peter]

Order, Order.

As Dean of the Assembly, I assume the Chair to preside over an election of Speaker. I ask for nominations.

[Badger]

Order, Order.

As Dean of the Assembly, I assume the Chair to preside over an election of Speaker. I ask for nominations.

As he is the most experienced member of Atlasian government in the Assembly, I hereby nominate Peter for Speaker.

Second?

[Badger]

Aye
This Session ends on Friday at noon per Article IV, Section 1, Clause 8 of the Mideast Constitution.
The Ayes have it. The Ayes have it. The Governor is directed to arrange a public poll for ratification of this Amendment.

Said poll will open on Thursday at noon.

The vote has obviously been delayed. Any idea when we can expect the polls to open, Governor?

[Swedish Rainbow Capitalist Cheese]

Order, Order.

As Dean of the Assembly, I assume the Chair to preside over an election of Speaker. I ask for nominations.

As he is the most experienced member of Atlasian government in the Assembly, I hereby nominate Peter for Speaker.

I second the nomination.

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

Aye
This Session ends on Friday at noon per Article IV, Section 1, Clause 8 of the Mideast Constitution.
The Ayes have it. The Ayes have it. The Governor is directed to arrange a public poll for ratification of this Amendment.

Said poll will open on Thursday at noon.

The vote has obviously been delayed. Any idea when we can expect the polls to open, Governor?

My apologies - some personal stuff came up, and I completely forgot about this until last night, but I was unable to get on the computer because we had guests sleeping in the basement where the computer is.  It'll be up for a vote next Thursday at noon.  Again, my apologies.

[Peter]

Many thanks to those of you have nominated me. I happily accept another term.

Just a FYI - my internet access will be sporadic this week - I have just moved house and there is no connection there yet which means I will be reliant on library services.

Any bill once posted shall become the business of this assembly.

[Badger]

I also will be absent for most, if not all of the next week and a half starting this Friday. My family and I are going camping and won't be back until 8/9. IF I find a little down time when visiting my folks in town I'll try to check in, but it's unlikely.

[Swedish Rainbow Capitalist Cheese]

I also will be absent for most, if not all of the next week and a half starting this Friday. My family and I are going camping and won't be back until 8/9. IF I find a little down time when visiting my folks in town I'll try to check in, but it's unlikely.

Actually that's pretty good timeing, cause I'll be away Friday to Monday.

Looks like there will not be much action in the Assembly this week

[Swedish Rainbow Capitalist Cheese]

Since Badger said he'd most likely be back sometime today, and since Peter hopefully has settled in his new place by now, I have decided it's time to get the Assembly running again.

I'd like to introduce the following bill to the Assembly.

Mideast Freedom to Roam Bill

1 Anyone shall have the right to access, use, and pass through privately owned land in the Mideast Region. Such as beaches, forests, and fields, as long as they do not damage or disturb the area in any way.   
2 It shall be legal to camp on private land for a maximum of 48 hours, as long as campers do not in any form damage or disturb the area, and leave the place in the same condition as they found it.
3 Activities that require usage of the area's resources, such as hunting, fishing, berry and mushroom picking, may not be practiced without the landowner's clear consent.   
4 The direct circumferences of 60 m around residential buildings are considered gardens and yards, and are therefore excluded from this bill.
5 Nature reserves and other areas with delicate and sensitive ecosystems are excluded from this bill.
6 Fields were crops are being grown, are excluded from this bill.
7 During hunts, landowners have the right to dismiss visitors from the hunting ground.
8 If a person, who is practicing their Freedom to Roam, damages or disturbs the area by polluting, vandalising, and ruining the surroundings, they may be subject to a fine of up to $500 as well as paying additional damages to the landowner.   
9 If a person, who is practicing their Freedom to Roam, chooses to illegally engage in activities such as hunting, fishing, berry and mushroom picking may be subject for a fine of up to $500 as well as paying additional damages to the landowner.
10 If a landowner, without reason, tries to dismiss or chase away people from his or her land, he or she may be subject for a fine of up to $250.

[DownWithTheLeft]

WTF you can camp on private land!!  That is easily the most disasterous thing I have heard in awhile

[Swedish Rainbow Capitalist Cheese]

WTF you can camp on private land!!  That is easily the most disasterous thing I have heard in awhile

You can in Sweden, Finland, Norway and Scotland. No one is complaining here It's really great for the tourism. People come from Germany and Denmark and the Netherlands to camp in the wildernes, buy things in our stores, and eat at our resturants. So it might help create a boost in tourism in the Mideast, which would of course be helpful to our economy. 

[Purple State]

Perhaps it would be better to qualify this by setting a minimum size the land needs to be. If I'm on half an acre, the last thing I want is a trailer pulling up onto my lawn and pitching tents all over. But if I own a massive forest in my backyard, this could be beneficial.

I would rather some choice in this though, perhaps a registry that people sign up on if they wouldn't mind. Just seems like we would be impinging a bit on property rights otherwise.