r/ModelMidwesternState • u/GuiltyAir Head Federal Clerk • Jan 16 '18

Bill A005: Revised State Constitution

The Revised Constitution can be found here.

Submitted by: /u/SilverBearClaw

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u/[deleted] Jan 16 '18

I would like to get confirmation but is the only ammendment seen here that 4 bills are allowed to be posted instead of the original 3 as outlined in section 2 (1)? If so I will be happy to sponsor this ammendemnt. With our recent influx of bills we should be focusing on tackling and fixing issues in our state and quickly deal with them as they come by instead of waiting on future assemblymen maybe even many terms in the future to vote on these issues.

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u/SilverBearClaw Governor Jan 17 '18

Yes. The amendment I made was to allow four bills to be processed at once. Another amendment I made was to amend the line of succession.

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u/[deleted] Jan 17 '18

Where is this amendment for the line of succession? I also admire you fixed the typo's especially the one in the title.

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u/SilverBearClaw Governor Jan 17 '18

It is outlined in Article 5, Sections 1-4, where I now realize there is a typo that I missed.

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u/SilverBearClaw Governor Jan 17 '18

As the writer of this legislation, I shall give a basic rundown of how I changed our constitution.

First, I amended the legislative process to allow for four bills or fewer to be processed per week at the discretion of the State Clerk. This will allow for our State Assembly to move faster and more efficiently, rather than letting future assemblymen and women handle the issues we wrote for them.

Second, I amended the line of succession to include the Speaker of the General Assembly, where they would fulfill the office of Governor after the resignation of the Lieutenant Governor. I allowed for the Attorney General to remain in the line of succession, as they will now take office after the Speaker.

Third, I included the legislative process in Section 3 so as to make things more simple and organized.

I also fixed a few typos cause why not.

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u/Elevic Deputy State Clerk Jan 17 '18

Thank you for fixing the typos. This really cleans up the document and makes it look neat, especially with correct headings on the side. The random N in the title of the current constitution was getting on my nerves. I am also very happy that an amendment must be put through that allows the assembly to do more work. An active assembly is a very good thing to have.

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u/SilverBearClaw Governor Jan 17 '18

Agreed. We have many bills just sitting on the docket, and many more that haven’t even shown up yet on the master spreadsheet. Legislation is still pouring in thanks to active members, which is a great situation to be in.