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Bergonnia, Trump and pence, Reformed badad, and Lalop
I never stated that he isn't open to answering questions. He has been in the past.
The point of this bill was to present a public forum for any questions and answers to be displayed in; a maximum of 12 questions a month. That is not a big ask, from any individual in this region.
I find it truly disgraceful that Badad has used this resolution to set veto precedent. He has set the precedent that simply because a PM disagrees with a bill, it can be struck down. Not because he disagrees with it policy wise or that he has communicated that he disagrees on a measure and we have moved forward nonetheless, but because he personally disagrees with it.
He made none of his concerns clear. He chose to remain silent as it went through the entire process of sponsorship and deliberation, and vetoed it at the end.
Perhaps making his views a valid and spoken topic prior to voting and then vetoing, would have been an apt move.
However, these actions set a radical precedent for the PM. I hope our PM understands the precedent he sets for further Administrations and recognizes the consequences of such an irresponsible action.
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Already ended a while ago, I had gone inactive for about 2 days.
Okay senators, apparently I am technically still a senator since Wentsworth hasn't returned during the time I went inactive, so I am going to post this here for the sake of simplicity.
I have added the "Vetoed" section under this factbook to keep stuff more organised, and removed the recently vetoed legislation from the passed legislation factbook:
In this dispatch you can find bills that were repealed by the senate or ruled unconstitutional by the high court of the New Western Atlantic
Recognizing that a person can pretend to be of a certain ideology and join a specific party in order to win votes, and swap to another party after being elected.
All government officials cannot leave their party after being elected until they have served the duration of their term.
If any government official opts to leave their party any time during their term, either a snap election shall be held, their Deputy will assume the position, or depending on whether it’s a Senator, the party that he/she was appointed by shall fill the vacancy. Example: John Doe runs as a Constructivist, going on to win the election. After winning, he swaps to the DSP. If a snap election is called by the Monarch, it will be held anywhere from 1-14 days after the official announces that he/she is leaving their respective party. The time the election takes place shall be decided by two factors. The current time of the announcement, what is currently happening domestically, elections, miscellaneous things or if currently nothing is happening. The drastic change of ideology, or party. As much as partisanship is preferred to be avoided, it is acknowledged that people are aware of the existing loophole and can abuse it if it remains. Undermining the people's bias to win an election is not completely avoidable, but taking preventive measures to limit its occurrence is insured in this bill’s passage. Noting that people will also vote for like minded candidates, or parties of agreeable and similar ideologies. Hereby makes it illegal to change your registered party once elected or appointed to office.
Our region realizes that the Senate has no current mechanism to amend existing Senate bills and resolutions, and we recognize that it's imperative for any legislative body to have a mechanism through which it can update, correct, and modify passed legislation as needs arise over time.
The Senate with 2/3s majority shall have the power to amend any piece of legislation passed by the Senate.
Upon the successful passage of a Senate bill/resolution amendment, the Senate Clerk shall be tasked with updating the piece of legislation in question.
Noting That the freedom of press should be unrestricted in the Senate, even if it is a separate region from the New Western Atlantic.
This Bill hereby Authorizes that the press of the New Western Atlantic may cover all-things that occur in the Senate; whether it be proposals, voting, or the written dialogue of Senate debate. The press shall not, however, have the ability to engage in Senatorial debate or discussions in the Senate RMB.
Concerned for the lack of organisation and absence of legislative guidelines.
Observing that many successful democratic regions throughout NationStates have adopted methods in determining procedures without requiring referendums to change legislative policies, and instead allow in-house reform to become permissible.
The Senate Hereby May determine vote thresholds for specific proposals such as; Simple majority for legislative resolutions Two thirds for cabinet appointments etc. May determine how the Senate leader is selected.Can not be influenced by a House of Delegates vote, unless it is an amendment.
Recognizing that the residents of the New Western Atlantic have the unrestricted right to read Senatorial debate and see how each member votes.
However this resolution does not allow for residents to engage in Senatorial debate, as the body is strictly for elected officials. If a nation is to post and engage in the Senate's RMB; then it will require special permission that much be granted by the Senate itself.
Hereby grants residents of the New Western Atlantic the ability to access the The Senate of the NWA in order to increase government transparency in the legislature
Recognizing the flaws in the old bill we request, to repeal it and replace it with this one.
Debates are controlled by the Speaker. Debates must last a minimum of 1 day and a maximum of 5 days. During this process amendments can be suggested and added. And you may voice why you think, this bill shouldn't or should exist.
Not all bills are required to be voted on but all bills are, required by the constitution to have time for debate. Voting will last up to a maximum of 7 days, and a minimum of 1 day. Voting will take place on the Senate RMB. Voting will be counted by the Senate Leader, If the SML is taking to long to start the vote, Or finish it a senator may start a motion to have the Shadow leader take over that vote. If 1/3rd of the current senators approve this motion the Shadow Leader, will be allowed to start, finish, or continue this vote. The chain of command would be Senate leader, Shadow leader, unless The Deputy leader is promoted to Senate Leader.
Bribery by means of materialistic goods for a political candidate(s) to vote for a specific piece of Legislature/Legislation, run or prevent running for office, and/or resign from a current position they are holding or seat they will assume shall be prohibited by law. Section 1: Bribes may include, but not limited to, creation and/or bribing stamps for Telegrams, the creation of a lawsuit against a personal/political rival, the cessation of an ongoing or pending lawsuit, trading of votes for political power as to be specified in Article 5 of this bill, gifts, Discord and/or regional privileges. Section 2: Political candidates/officers may not bribe voters with items mentioned in Article 1 Section 1 of this bill.
Non-Government Organizations are prohibited from providing special incentives for Political candidates/officers to act) to vote for a specific piece of Legislature/Legislation, run or prevent running for office, and/or resign from a current position they are holding or seat. Section 1: The provision of an incentive would be an NGO voting for a specific political candidate in return the political candidate who is elected then creates favorable legislation and/or public policy which benefits the NGO directly. Section 2: The Regional Role Play Officer(s) are prohibited from offering favorable treatment to specific politicians for certain performance they find favorable through rewards in role play.
Regional Elected Officers shall be prohibited from abusing the duties bestowed upon them that would go above their line of duty to the people which results in an unjust result. Section 1: An example of this would be the ejection of a member of the region by an officer for no cause or to further that individual(s) political agenda(s) and/or self-motivation. Section 2: Duties for officers shall be defined promptly as they as assigned in the New Western Atlantic Constitution.
The People’s Service Act .L.R. -033 is to be repealed in full upon passage of this Bill. (Januray 5, 2018)
Means of trading votes for to inherit or to give away a political position in reward for the individual(s) vote shall be declared illegal by law. Section 1: This shall include the example of an individual(s) who pledge a series of vote by them self or group/organization in order for these Individual(s) to gain government positions as a reward for the support/votes they have purposed. Section 2: The act of voting for a party in a Senate election who then uses the votes to elect Senators in party primaries is to be excluded from Article 5.
Before the powers of office can be given to any officer who isn’t granted these powers through the Constitution itself ie the Prime Minister, shall take before being granted these powers take an oath at the beginning of every term of office. The oath shall be as followed and must be stated submitted to the Monarch. “I __ hereby swear upon (Higher beings/God, or the Law, it is up to the one taking the oath) to protect and defend the constitution above all other duties of office and I acknowledge that with the breaking this (Holy/Sulem depending on the oath taker.) Oath I can be found Guilty in the Court of Law and can be punished.”
The following acts listed below are criminal, illegal, and banned, with people who commit such acts being subjected to penalties which the Court decides reasonable equivalent to the crime committed; Blackmail: Threatening to reveal damaging information (true or false) as a method of coercion to get a nation(s) to/not perform certain acts in a way in which the blackmailer finds favorable by means of Doxxing or releasing or threatening to release personal information about the individual in the real world to member(s) of Nationstates. Conspiracy to commit a crime: Conspiring to commit a crime against a nation(s)/entity with evidence to suggest that the conspiring party fully intended to go through with their plans. Falsifying documents: Giving false information for documents to illegally obtain goods, money, or services in Nationstates. Fraud: Posing as someone/something or using other such tactics in an attempt to swindle money or some other good from a nation(s). Harassment: Constant severe harassing of an individual(s) that could cause said person to become psychologically distressed or suicidal as a result. Lying to an investigator: Lying to the an investigator to prevent them from finding a criminal or from discovering a crime that has been committed in the region. Perjury: Lying under oath when sworn to tell the truth. Stalking: The excessive following of a nation(s) against their will both on and off Nationstates which causes the stalked nation(s) to reasonable fear for their well-being. Treason: Leaking vital Regional Government information to other regions, attempting to betray or undermine the New Western Atlantic, and other acts that endanger the safety of the New Western Atlantic. Trespassing: The act of violating the privacy of one's own property, such as forcibly having a nation(s) relinquish their nation(s)’s password so the trespasser gains access to that nation. Voter fraud: Using deceptive means to vote more than once by means of puppets. Witness Tampering or Intimidation: Trying to intimidate or tamper with the witness to a crime as a means of stopping them from reporting the crime.
1. A criminal act may be punished through restriction of basic rights, in a non-excessive manner, as the Court deems fit unless specified otherwise in this bill. The High Court shall not impose penalties which are deemed to be cruel or unusual. 2. Treason shall be punished by banjection from the region. 3. Repeated harassment shall be punished by banjection from the region. 4. Conspiracy shall be punished by a sentence that is lesser than what the actual crime would have rendered had it been carried out. 5. The penalties that the High Court imposes for crime(s) that were committed cannot be cruel or unusual in terms of length and/or severity
If crimes are committed more than once by the same nation(s) or if a nation(s) has committed numerous crimes in the past and then convicted of another crime, the New Western Atlantic has the right to issue a lengthier or costlier penalty on the offender then they otherwise would have issued to a first-time offender.
To hereby repeal and or replace “Telegram Act .L.R. 17” with the following;
The use of government provided Telegrams, must hereby follow one of these following requirements in order to be published: Notice of Election, Polling, Notice of an Official Regional or NationStates event, Notice of High Court rulings and announcements, Notices of the passage of laws, the Notices of Executive Orders, Letters of Resignation, Impeachment procedures, Important Notices of a change in Regional Positions, and or important notices of Regional milestones if declared so by the Monarch. Government Telegrams may not contain the following: Jokes, campaigning, promotion of any candidate or party, ads for other regions, insulting and inflammatory words and or spam, and or may hold any items which may be deemed illegal by law.
Notice of Election: Any information regarding an Election, or parties of the Election. Polling: Any survey which asks for residents to answer Notice of Official Regional or NationStates Event: Any information regarding an Official event for the Region or Nationstates Notice of High Court Rulings: Any information regarding the High Court, Jurors, or its cases Impeachment procedures: Any information regarding the Senate’s attempt at impeachment and or any process or news from the High Court regarding impeachment Notices of the Passage of Laws: Any information regarding any Bill which has or is about to become, lawNotices of Executive Orders: Any information regarding orders from the Prime Minister and or persons acting upon the Office of the Prime Minister Notices of Positions changes: Any information in regards to a person gaining, or losing a title of office.
Notices of Regional Milestones: Any information regarding the success of the Region, if permitted by the Monarch or person acting upon the office of Monarch Jokes: Any word play or sentences which were made for the intent to have people laugh. Campaigning: The attempt to get a person elected or appointed into an office of the Region, and or the attempt to pass a certain law, gain support for an alliance, gain support against an alliance, the attempt to promote any roleplay, game and or any group or organization there in those Roleplay or game. Promotion of candidate or party: To attempt to gain support behind any candidate or organization and or to gain backing against any candidate or organization. This rule does not however cover any information the permitted items in this Act as long as the item is objective and is not worded with the intent to harm the party concerned.
Ads for another region: Any attempt to get people to join, or to not join another region. Insulting and inflammatory words and or spam: Any sentence, phase, or word which, in common understanding, is deemed to be insulting or made with the intent to harm the person’s character, or any telegram which is repeatedly sent multiple times within a given time period. This rule does not apply if the Telegram is objectively and fairly quoting a concerned party, given that a proper context is defined as to not be used in an attempt to slander any persons.
Persons who are found guilty of this and have not been convicted of any offenses beforehand relating to misuse of powers, shall be revoked from the use of Communications powers for 2 weeks minimum. Persons who are found guilty of this and have been convicted of any offenses relating to the misuse of powers shall have Communication Powers revoked for a month minimum. Persons who plead guilty may be given only half that of the minimum value if it is their first time offense. At the passage of this bill all parties in the Region at that time, no matter their criminal past, shall be counted as persons who have not been convicted of any offenses relating to misuse of powers, as to not create a law in ex post facto
Preamble
In order to better the Region’s processes on impeachment we must establish an obligation for which officials of this Region must attend to, and should they breach this obligation then they could face a civil charge from the Senate moving for their removal from Government under the authority invested into it by Article 1, Section 2, Sub Section 2 of the New Western Atlantic Constitution.
Article 1 - The Executive Branch
The members of the Executive Branch shall consist of the Prime Minister, the Deputy Prime Minister, the Communications Minister, the Deputy Communications Minister, the Immigration Minister, the Deputy Immigration Minister, the Diplomacy Minister, the Deputy Diplomacy Minister, the Justice Minister, the Deputy Justice Minister, the Roleplay Director, the Deputy Roleplay Director, and any other Regional Officer created by the Monarch to serve under the Executive Branch.
The Prime Minister shall be obligated with the duty of supervising the Executive Branch, it is the obligation of the Prime Minister to ensure that all functions of the Executive Branch are performing their legal obligations.
The Deputy Prime Minister shall be obligated with the duty of resolving ties in the Senate and being able to take over the obligations of the Prime Minister within a reasonable and timely manner.
The Communications Minister shall be obligated with the duty of updating the Region on the recent events in the Region if reasonably important and in a timely manner should it be reasonable important.
The Deputy Communications Minister shall be obligated with the duty of being able to take over the obligations of the Communications Minister within a reasonable and timely manner.
The Immigration Minister shall be obligated with the duty of recruiting new members into the Region by promoting ourselves for a reasonable amount of time and with reasonable and correct advertising.
The Deputy Immigration Minister shall be obligated with the duty of being able to take over the obligations of the Immigration Minister within a reasonable and timely manner .
The Diplomacy Minister shall be obligated with the duty of promoting positive relations with potential allies or friendly Regions and to maintain, keep, or create embassies with reasonable active Regions with a reasonable amount of members, or destroy embassies with Regions who do not have reasonable activity or reasonable amount of members.
The Deputy Diplomacy Minister shall be obligated with the duty of being able to take over the obligations of the Diplomacy Minister within a reasonable and timely manner.
The Justice Minister shall be obligated with the duty of prosecuting persons who have violated the law of the Region.
The Deputy Justice Minister shall be obligated with the duty to take over the obligations of the Justice Minister within a reasonable and timely manner.
The Roleplay Director shall be obligated with the duty of making, maintaining, and providing an open roleplay to all residents of the Region.
The Deputy Roleplay Director shall be obligated with the duty of taking over the obligations of the Roleplay Director.
Any other Regional Officer created by the Monarch after the passage of this law shall be obligated to the dutys the Monarch sets for that office upon creation.
(This law shall not interfere with the Monarch’s ability to remove or create Ministries)
Article 2 - The Senate
The average member of the Senate, known as “Senators” shall be obligated with the duty of voting on bills on the Senate floor within a reasonable and timely manner.
The Chancellor of the Senate, known as “The Chancellor” shall be obligated with managing the Senate in its debates, bills, and voting processes.
The Deputy Chancellor(s) of the Senate, known as “The Deputy Chancellor” shall be obligated with taking over the obligations of the Chancellor of the Senate in a reasonable and timely manner.
The Shadow Leaders(s) of the Senate, known as “The Shadow Leader” shall be obligated with taking over the obligations of the Deputy Chancellor in a reasonable and timely manner.
The Minor Shadow Leader(s) of the Senate, known as “The Minor Shadow Leader” shall be obligated with taking over the obligations of the Shadow Leader in a reasonable and timely manner.
Article 3 - The High Court
The Jurors of the High Court, known as “Justices” shall be obligated with fairly, respectfully, and without bias, maintaining and overviewing trials and voting and partaking part in judicial discussions in cases.
The Chief Justice of the High Court, known as the “Chief Justice” shall be obligated with maintaining the docket of the High Court and delivering verdicts and the results of motions and discussions.
The most senior Justice, excluding the Chief Justice, being defined as a Justice who has been a Justice of the High Court in a consecutive manner, longer than any other Justice who is not the Chief Justice, known as “The Senior Justice” shall be obligated with taking over the obligations of the Chief Justice in a reasonable and timely manner until the Chief Justice is replaced, returns to his obligations, or the High Court cannot proceed and will therefore close the High Court until it is able to proceed again.
Article 4 - Penalty of Failing to Perform Legal Obligations
to execute its powers to impeach a party from Government in accordance to the Constitution and Senate Procedures
All Regional Officers and Government Officials are also obligated through other laws, therefore this law does not repeal or interfere with those other obligations.
(This law shall go into effect one full week after passage, and the Senate Chancellor shall after the passage of this law and within a week, send to all parties affected by this law, a copy or link to view this law in full, failing to do so is a violation of the Chancellor’s legal obligation to do so)
Recognising: That Nations that join during an Election window and votes are possible voter fraud and could be exploiting the current ability to join and vote in such a period after an election begins and before an election ends.
Noting: That allowing for this loophole to be open in future elections could allow for the exploitation of such an opportunity by foreign sources wishing to intervene and influence our elections.
Hereby: Closing the election voting window loophole by Barring all nations who join the NWA after election begins from voting and discounting all votes from all who do.
Article 1:
The New Western Atlantic shall hereby establish a Defender Military which shall henceforth be known as the New Western Atlantic Regional Defense, or NWARD for short.
Section 1: The NWARD shall be a military whose functions are restricted to defensive operations such as detags, liberations, refoundings, and raid prevention.
Section 2: The Military shall be voluntary and be comprised of NWA citizens who are in the World Assembly.
Section 3: Members of NWARD reserve the right to leave the military at any time of their choice.
Article 2:
The Head of the Military, who is to be known as the Marshall of the NWARD, is to be nominated by the Prime Minister and confirmed by a 2/3’s vote in the Senate.
Section 1: The Marshall is required to give a monthly report to the Senate, on the Senate of the NWA RMB, detailing all its operations, training requirements, potential threats to the region, and any and all military members who are going to trial and/or awaiting trial.
Section 2: The Marshall is to serve a 6-month term before the Prime Minister may wish to keep the sitting Marshall or to nominate a new one.
Section 3: If the Prime Minister elects to keep the sitting Marshall, the Senate is still required to hold a Confirmation vote.
Section 4: In the event that the Prime Minster selects a different Marshall candidate, the sitting Marshall is to continue their service until the new Marshall is confirmed by the Senate.
Section 5: In the event that the Marshall is found in violation of the law or becomes unfit to do their duty as Marshall of the NWARD, their appointed Deputy Marshall is then to take place until the selection process outlined by Article 2 has concluded.
Article 3:
Laws specific to the NWARD, in addition to those which apply to them as outlined in the current NWA Law Registry, shall be enforced and the following acts are henceforth outlawed and punishable in the Court of Law of the NWA:
Defection: The Act of a member of the NWARD leaving the region to join a raider region.
Election Rigging: The members of the NWARD are prohibited from voting in elections of other regions.
Espionage: The act of a nation joining the NWARD to leak vital information to other regions.
Illegal (Offensive) Raiding: The Use of the NWARD to raid another region for the means of establishing a new puppet colony and/or the overthrowing of an unpopular government.
Leaking: The Act of leaking any government information and/or information which is deemed harmful for the security of the NWA to other government and/or raiders.
Puppet Voting: Members of the NWARD are prohibited, through the use of puppets, from voting in NWA elections to vote more than once in said election.
Unauthorized Raiding: The means of engaging in defensive raiding of a region without the proper confirmation of the NWARD Marshall.
Article 4:
The Justice Minister is to appoint an Attorney to prosecute those in the NWARD who are accused of law violations outlined in Article 4. In the event that no Attorney exists, they may hire a lawyer to defend them in the court of law.
Section 1: Those accused of crimes under Article 4 have the right to refuse an attorney and may defend themselves in the court of law.
Article 5:
Members of the government who wish to join the military may still be allowed to serve in the government except as Marshall as this is a term specific position.
Section 1: Members of the region who relinquish their WA membership to a puppet for the military retain their citizenship rights and ability to vote with the permission of the Monarch, HM The united dark republic.
Article 6:
This law shall go into effect immediately upon passage.
Preamble
Acknowledging that transparency creates a greater sense of trust in the regional governing bodies,
Recognizing that there can be a disconnect between the average NWA citizen and the individuals who govern the region,
Believing that further efforts can be made to increase government transparency and the rights of the general citizenry to actively participate in the politics of the NWA,
Article I - Establishment:
Section I
Establishes the tradition of Prime Ministerial Queries; a written set of responses to no more than 6 policy questions submitted by Senators.
Article II - Frequency
Section I
Prime Ministerial Queries will occur every other Friday, unless the date happens to fall on an NWA holiday in which the Senate does not assemble. Should this be the case, Prime Ministerial Queries will be rescheduled for the day immediately following the intended date.
Section II
Due to the international structure of this region, there will be no set time in which the Queries must be posted.
Article III: - Selection of Questions
Section I
Recognizing that the Prime Minister holds a demanding position, they are hereby obligated to answer no more than 6 questions submitted to Prime Ministerial Queries; of which no caucus should have more than one question. Should a caucus fail to submit a question by the deadline, they shall forfeit their right to an answer until the next scheduled date of Prime Ministerial Queries.
Section II
Should a caucus submit more than one question, it is at the Prime Minister’s discretion which question they decide to answer.
Article IV - Submission of Queries to the Minister:
Section I:
All queries are to be submitted to the Senate Clerk through Telegram.
Section II
Senators are not obligated to submit a question, but are encouraged to do so.
Section III
Should a Senator wish to submit a question to Prime Ministerial Queries, they should do so no later two days before the scheduled date of PMQ release.
Article V - The Senate Clerk
Section I
It is the duty of the Senate Clerk to collect and compile all questions from Senators.
Section II
Following the collection and organization of Senate questions, the Senate Clerk is to forward questions to the Prime Minister.
Article VI - Release of Prime Ministerial Queries
Section I
The Prime Minister’s responses are to be published on the Senate RMB and the Senate Discord channel on the date in which Prime Ministerial Queries are scheduled.
Section II
The Senate Clerk is hereby obligated to keep a factbook in which the Senate’s questions and Prime Minister’s responses will be recorded. Questions and responses are to be organized by the date in which the given Prime Ministerial Queries occured.
Article VII - The Monarch
Section I
The Monarch shall submit a statement to be included with each occurance of Prime Ministerial Queries. It is at the Monarch’s discretion what statement they wish to make, whether that be a comment on the state of the region, a clever simile or anything in-between.
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I recognize this and I recognize the constitutionality behind it. I simply believe using it for this instance sets a bad precedent.
I will rework the resolution and attempt to address the issues of the PM and any other individual, after such a time I will resubmit it to the docket as a new resolution.
It doesn’t set a precedent as the PM could already Veto whenever they want. It changes nothing and doesn’t encourage anything
As no veto has previously occurred, the use of it in this instance illustrates the circumstances in which it may or may not be used.
Badad's actions leading up to the veto (or lack thereof) have set the precedent for what a PM should or should not do in the runup and aftermath to the issuing of a veto.
No one here questions whether or not he has the power. I question the use of it in these circumstances.
Post self-deleted by United cascadian peoples.
I think you're missing the point really.
Its use as the first veto sets a precedent for how it may be used in the future. There may be set-in-stone laws and guidelines for how it is used, but it is the actual first use of a power that sets a precedent.
There are certain laws and legislation we have that may be easily abused or extorted for political gain (I have referenced one of these multiple times to about 2 other Senators), but the actual use of the power is what determines how and when it will be used in the future.
If it is used justly, it sets a precedent of future individuals needing to uphold the same standard. If a power is abused, it is shown to be a power that any individual may use at their discretion whenever they so choose (Think like the Filibuster or Emergency Declaration in the US).
The use of a power matters, and the circumstances around its use also matter. That is what I am questioning with our current PMs actions.
United cascadian peoples Then I will give my reasoning.
In your Preamble it says this: Acknowledging that transparency creates a greater sense of trust in the regional governing bodies,
Recognizing that there can be a disconnect between the average NWA citizen and the individuals who govern the region,
Believing that further efforts can be made to increase government transparency and the rights of the general citizenry to actively participate in the politics of the NWA.
This is three different reasons. It's supposed to establish transparency and the rights of general citizens to become actively involved in the region yet only government officials are allows to ask mandated senatorial questions. This will do the exact opposite, it will put a buffer between those who are casually involved from wanting to get into the region.
In section 1 it says this: Establishes the tradition of Prime Ministerial Queries; a written set of responses to no more than 6 policy questions submitted by Senators.
So it's for the government, not the citizens. This doesn't create transparency even if it's put in the Discord or Regional RMB because now someone who either doesn't agree with the PM at the time or wants to protect the PM can either shoot down legitimate questions or ask rhetorical ones that can't be answered properly.
Alot of the other sections I will loop in with the one above. This is faux transparency between branches, and none for the people who can already question me on the RMB or discord at any time. The Senate doesn't gain power and the people will most likely scroll past. This is a bill for the sake of a bill. I understand people needing to ask questions but this bill would establish a precedent, one you say my veto will, that will exclude the people from the government and allow only a few to ask questions.
In Article VII Section 1: The Monarch shall submit a statement to be included with each occurance of Prime Ministerial Queries. It is at the Monarch’s discretion what statement they wish to make, whether that be a comment on the state of the region, a clever simile or anything in-between.
Wait, your party is based on revolutionary ideals and direct democracy but your bill not only institutionalizes faux transparency, but it gives the Monarch unofficial word and power that carries weight by law. If it was in the books this law gives the Monarch unintended power. IRL we'd call the result of this Plain Folks Propaganda; giving the unofficial last word and publicity in front of the people which has given numerous politicians almost zealous worship to the public eye; including Former President Barack Obama, General Scott Miller, former Sec. Def. Jim Mattis, and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
Now for my more personal opinion. Regardless of what I say you'll disagree. If I read the bill and say nothing then some will consider me a place-holder yet if I do anything more then welcome people into the region with power that the Senate before agreed to give me, I'm closer to Mussolini. You say I set an abusive precedent of using power for political gain yet you created a bill that gives ultimate questioning power to the ones in charge; something your own party should be vehemently against. Now if that bill passes I no longer have to answer to the people, I only have to answer to what is more or less an unofficial council of authority who a normal joe would consider to be too far removed from the struggles of life to understand it. Your bill gives unofficial Monarchial power, senatorial ignorance, and exclusion from the people in our region to even want to participate.
Baconbacon123, Heisenbee, Senator ormantum, and The thin white duke
Dear Colleagues Senators,
I made a promise, "If the Court decides that everything is constitutional, I, while respecting my democratic and fair values and ideas, will resign as senator to the Senate NWA." Here's the court's decision. Here, however, the judges' views must be taken into account. The court's decision refers to the majority coalition agreement in the Senate. The majority opinion reaches the following conclusion: "Therefore, because of (i) there is only a Chancellor, (II) Co-Chancellor is only a title that has no special power, and (iii) and Deputy Chancellor, we find that the current arrangement is constitutional. " We note that at the first point, the Court says "there only being a single Chancellor", which supports my idea, and point II says: "Co-Chancellor is a title that has no special power" which again supports my idea. In conclusion, the agreement is constitutional, but the position of the Co-Chancellor has no power in the control of the Senate. Therefore, in keeping with my promise, values and ideals, I decided to remain a senator of the NWA Senate and transpose the court's decision into law. It is my duty that the court's decision be respected and transposed into law.
In connection with my future as a Senator, I will start writing a bill about the Co-Chancellor, but I will begin and work on a proposal to amend the Constitution, which will make the Constitution clearer.
I would like to thank all those who have supported my idea and those who have encouraged me to continue. I look forward to starting a new productive mandate in the service of the citizens. Thank you!
Post by Bennisia suppressed by 
New Suternia.
This is disgraceful. You have no democratic mandate whatsoever yet are exercising your power in this way. The Senate is democratically elected to make decisions in behalf of the people. Useless Prime Minister. Coward.
Post by Lalop suppressed by New Suternia.
Hes vetoing bad legislation. You know what normal executives do.
Notifying the senate that 
Wentsworth will be fully taking his seat back today, and as such from now on I am no longer a senator for the Unity Party.
Wentsworth and Senator ormantum
I can confirm this. I thank 
Suternia for their service and humbly reenter the hell that is the NWA Senate.
The only person who has any right to say this is UCP, regardless of whether I disagree with him or not. You have democratic mandate yet you've done what with it? Nothing. The fact that you haven't been kicked for inactivity from the Senate is beyond me.
I do hope everything goes well Ghan, and you are successfully able to move forward!
Welcome back!
Sorry but who actually are you? How dare you talk to me like that. I am a long-standing resident of this region and an active Senator. Give me an example of my inactivity ... I always vote on Bills. Whether I contribute to debate or not is up to me. Don’t dare speak to me like that. Have some respect. You might be PM but you weren’t elected to that position and nobody knew who you were before you were suddenly elevated to the top job. Now hush and go back to your vetoing.
Current guidelines on senate inactivity define it as missing three or more votes consecutively, if I recall correctly. Under that definition, Bennisia is far from being kick worthy.
Unless of course you wish to propose we amend the rules to mandate all senators participate in debates and propose legislation?
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