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Post by Libertarian Democracy Tue Nov 14, 2017 10:53 pm

Senate of the Parliamentary Union
SO 2017-65
Amendments to SO#2016-03 ("Parliamentary Procedure Orders Act")

WE, the Parliament of the Union, do hereby ORDERED the following;-

Article 1
Current Articles III, IV, V, and IV of SO#2016-03 ("Parliamentary Procedure Orders Act") are deleted, and current Articles VII and VIII of the same are renumbered Articles VI and VII.

Article 2
The following is inserted as Articles III, IV and V of SO#2016-03 ("Parliamentary Procedure Orders Act"):
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III. Acts of Parliament:
The following procedural orders apply to proposed Acts of Parliament:
1) The bill shall be proposed in the Drafting Table section of the forums.
2) a) At any point when a bill is on the Drafting Table or in the Debate Hall, any Senator may request to be added to the bill as a co-sponsor.
b) The Prime Minister will then include that Senator as a co-sponsor on the next version of the bill.
3) When the bill has gathered the endorsements of at least two senators, it shall be considered ready to be debated, and when all bills and constitutional amendments that have previously gained that status have been debated, the Prime Minister shall move it to the Debate Hall section of the forums.
4) The Prime Minister shall set the time for the end of the debate at no less than two and no more than four days from its start, yet that debate time may be interrupted for between two and four days before returning to priority on the list of bills and constitutional amendments to be debated for its remaining allocated time, so that the Parliamentary Committees may evaluate and issue recommendations on the bill.
5) During the first half of the debate, a Motion to Pass to a Vote, especial to the Debate Hall of Parliament, may be tabled by any senator in the forum thread of the bill.
6) If such a motion gathers the endorsements of at least three senators, the Prime Minister may, at his discretion, choose to suspend the debate and skip step 7), moving directly to step 8).
7) a) The Prime Minister may, at the end of the debate time and at his discretion, grant an extension of between one and four days to the debate time.
b) Such an extension may only be granted once for each bill.
8) When the debate time has ended, the Prime Minister will first put all non-withdrawn amendments of the bill to vote simultaneously for at least two and no more than four days, before moving the bill, taking into account any amendments to it, to the Voting Chamber where the senators will vote for at least two and no more than four days or until all the senators have voted within that timeframe.
9) a) The Prime Minister may, at the end of the voting time and at his discretion, grant an extension of between one and four days to the voting time.
b) Such an extension may only be granted once for each bill.
10) If a majority or more of all the senators vote in favor of the bill, it becomes an Act of Parliament, and is sent to the President's desk to be signed or vetoed.
11) Otherwise, the bill is considered to have failed and is dropped.
12) If when Parliament is dissolved, any bill has commenced steps 4), 7), 8), or 9, then that step must continue until completed, but after it has been completed, no further action may be taken on the bill in question until a new Parliament is convened.
 
 
IV. Constitutional Amendments:
The following procedural orders apply to proposed Constitutional Amendments (see also SO 2015-2 Constitution Act):
1) The constitutional amendment shall be proposed in the Drafting Table section of the forums.
2) When the constitutional amendment has gathered the endorsements of at least three senators, it shall be considered ready to be debated, and when all bills and constitutional amendments that have previously gained that status have been debated, the Prime Minister shall move it to the Debate Hall section of the forums.
3) The Prime Minister shall set the time for the end of the debate at no less than four and no more than six days from its start, yet that debate time may be interrupted for between two and four days before returning to priority on the list of bills and constitutional amendments to be debated for its remaining allocated time, so that the Parliamentary Committees may evaluate and issue recommendations on the constitutional amendment.
4) a) The Prime Minister may, at the end of the debate time and at his discretion, grant an extension of between one and four days to the debate time.
b) Such an extension may only be granted twice for each constitutional amendment.
5) When the debate time has ended, the Prime Minister will move the constitutional amendment to the Voting Chamber where the senators will vote for at least four and no more than six days or until all the senators have voted within that timeframe.
6) a) The Prime Minister may, at the end of the voting time and at his discretion, grant an extension of between one and four days to the voting time.
b) Such an extension may only be granted twice for each constitutional amendment.
7) If a two thirds supermajority or more of all the senators vote in favor of the constitutional amendment, it had passed Voting Stage 1, and will pass to Voting Stage 2.
8) Otherwise, the constitutional amendment is considered to have failed and is dropped.
9) If when Parliament is dissolved, any constitutional amendment has commenced steps 3), 4), 5), or 6), then that step must continue until completed, but after it has been completed, no further action may be taken on the bill in question until a new Parliament is convened.
 
Article V. Emergency Legislation:
The following procedural exception applies only to proposed Acts of Parliament:
1) If at least three Senators and the Prime Minister concur that a bill on the Drafting Table is of such urgent importance to the survival and wellbeing of the Union, that it must pass directly to the Voting Chamber, steps 2) through 7) in Article III of this Act may be waived.
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Article 3
The current text of new Article VI of SO#2016-03 ("Parliamentary Procedure Orders Act") is numbered Clause 1 of that article, and the following is appended as Clause 2 of that article:
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2) The Speaker pro tempore of Parliament shall exercise the powers of the Prime Minister set out in this Act when they have been legally delegated to him by the Office of the Prime Minister, and until the said Office has revoked that delegation of powers.
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Article 4
We, the Parliament of the Union, enact these above provisions as Amendments to SO#2016-03 ("Parliamentary Procedure Orders Act"), and order the law to be updated upon such enactment.



September 1, 2017
The Rt. Hon. Prime Minister Abdoa, MP LSM GSM
The Rt. Hon. Minister of Jurisprudence Libertarian Democracy, RO MP LSM GSM




Debate Scheduled 14 - 17 November 2017
Motion to Pass to a Vote Tabled 14 November 2017
Motion Sustained 14 November 2017
Vote Scheduled  15 - 18 November 2017
Vote Passed 19 November 2017


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Post by Abdoa Tue Nov 14, 2017 11:53 pm

Abdoa votes in favor of the bill.
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Post by Libertarian Democracy Wed Nov 15, 2017 1:04 am

LibDem votes in favor.
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Post by S:t Artica and the N.K. Wed Nov 15, 2017 4:43 pm

Saint Artica and the N.K votes in favor.
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Post by Nassau-Windsor Wed Nov 15, 2017 9:13 pm

Nassau-Windsor votes in favour of this Amendment (Act).
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Post by United Terran Empire Thu Nov 16, 2017 1:46 am

The Empire votes in favour of this bill.
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Post by Aralunya Thu Nov 16, 2017 5:14 pm

Aralunya votes in favor.
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Post by Libertarian Democracy Sun Nov 19, 2017 3:13 am

The vote is closed and the results are as follows:

Voting: 6 (Senators Abdoa, Libertarian Democracy, Saint Artica and the Nordic Kingdoms, Nassau-Windsor, UnitedTerran, and Aralunya)
Absent: 3 (Senators Hashkin, Lhistonia, and Thomolia)
Majority: 6 votes in favor required to pass

In favor: 6 (Senators Abdoa, Libertarian Democracy, Saint Artica and the Nordic Kingdoms, Nassau-Windsor, UnitedTerran, and Aralunya)
In opposition: 0
In abstention: 0

The bill is PASSED and sent to the President for Assent or Veto.
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Post by Nassau-Windsor Wed Nov 22, 2017 11:43 am

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NASSAU-WINDSOR, LSM, of the Parliamentary Union of Nations and of all Our other Realms and Territories President.

TO Our trusty and well-beloved Members of Parliament and to other Members of Our Region whatsoever to whom these Presents shall come, Greeting!


FORASMUCH as in Our said Parliament this Amendment Bill has been agreed upon by you Our trusty and well-beloved Members of Parliament, in accordance with the provisions of the Law, and have presented it to Us for Our Presidential Assent;

THE title of which reads as follows: “Senate order 2016-03 Parliamentary Procedure Orders Amendment Act”;

BUT the said [type of document] is not of force and effect in the law without Our Presidential Assent, noting also that Our Presidential Desk is the accustomed place for giving Our Presidential Assent to such Bills as have been agreed upon by you said Members of Parliament;

WE have therefore caused these Our Letters Patent to be made and have signed them and by them do give Our Presidential Assent to the said Act;

WILLING that the said Act shall be of the same strength, force and effect as if We had been personally present in the Voting Chamber of Parliament and had there publicly and in the presence of you all assented to the same;

COMMANDING that these Our Presents do hereby declare this Our Presidential Assent endorse the said Act in Our name as is requisite and to record these our Letters Patent and the said Act in manner accustomed;

AND FINALLY WE do declare that after this Our Presidential Assent given and declared as is aforesaid then and immediately the said Act shall be taken and accepted as good and perfect Act of Parliament and be put in due execution accordingly.

IN WITNESS whereof We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent.
WITNESS Ourself at Our Presidential Desk the twenty-second day of November in the year of two-thousand and seventeen.

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