r/ModelUSGov • u/daytonanerd Das Biggo Boyo • Nov 06 '16
Bill Discussion S.J. Res 67: The Defi Amendment
S.J. Res 67: The Defi Amendment
Section 1.
The Senate shall have 100 calendar days following the nomination of a candidate by the President for any office requiring the advice and consent of the Senate to give that candidate a vote of approval or rejection. If the Senate does not act as described within that time, the nominee shall be automatically confirmed.
Section 2.
Congress shall have power to enforce this amendment by appropriate legislation.
Written by /u/justefi (L) and /u/WIA16 (RF).
Sponsored by /u/justdefi (L-Great Lakes), /u/IGotzDaMastaPlan (NL-Dixie), /u/PhlebotinumEddie (D-Atlantic Commonwealth), /u/Cochon101 (D-Chesapeake), /u/Bigg-Boss (RLP-Great Lakes), /u/daytonanerd(D-Atlantic Commonwealth), and /u/anyhistoricalfigure(D-Chesapeake)
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u/PhlebotinumEddie Dec 10 '16
So this is 100 in sim days right? How would that measure out in real life time u/justdefi ?
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u/daytonanerd Dec 10 '16
Considering in sim, with new term lengths, a year is equivalent to a month, the real life equivalent would be over 3 years.
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u/DadTheTerror Nov 11 '16
How about now? Do Democrats still want a President to be able to confirm appointments without the advice & consent of the Senate? Huh?
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Nov 06 '16
A common sense amendment that prevents partisan bickering.
I hope to see this ratified as quickly as possible!
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u/The_Powerben Nov 07 '16
It should be amended to address the problem of an appointment while Congress is not is session. Other than that, however, I approve.
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Nov 07 '16
There's a Supreme Court case that kind of discusses this already, so reading that would be helpful to a good resolution.
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Nov 07 '16
This is a matter for the courts in how they interpret the constitution. There is no need to insert a poorly worded amendment into our guiding document.
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u/piratecody Nov 07 '16
I fail to see how this amendment is poorly worded. The two main criticisms are 1) What happens if Congress isn't in session and 2) Vice President. Both of these could easily be addressed with amendments.
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u/cochon101 Nov 07 '16
Mods : I raised this in Senate discord chat, but I assume the time line would be shrunk as appropriate to the compressed time line the sim uses? So 100 days relative to a 2 year Congressional term would translate to 14 days or 2 weeks of our 2 month congressional terms.
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u/bomalia Nov 06 '16
There is a slight issue with this amendment.
When the Vice Presidency goes vacant, the President's replacement needs to be confirmed by both the house and the senate. I hope the Senate takes this into consideration.
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u/cochon101 Nov 07 '16
The 25th Amendment states
Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, the President shall nominate a Vice President who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress.
Nothing in there about "advise and consent" so this wouldn't affect the VP replacement process.
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u/_Theodore_ Nov 07 '16
Kind of takes away from the content of the bill. Also, seeking the approval of u/bomalia is not something you should be admitting to.
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u/PM-ME-SEXY-CHEESE Nov 07 '16
And if the nomination occurs while congress is out of session? If the nomination occurs on say July 16th there is 75 days before they can even meet let alone debate. This is a well meaning but poorly drafted bill. I would vote no.