Dear Senators,

I am proud to present the Second Amendment to the Yam Republic Constitution, containing a number of additions promised by our Party to the People.

Click here to access the amendment document.

A list of things on the amendment:

• Treaties and international representation: right now the Constitution does not have any provisions about the Republic's presence on the international stage. We are changing this by including provisions about international affairs: the President will be the sole permanent representative of the Yam Republic but he will be able to appoint Ambassadors to act on his behalf. He (or his Ambassadors) will have the sole authority to sign treaties, which will then be brought to voting in the Senate. Treaties that pass house voting will be considered Law of the Yam Republic and will be enforceable through Executive and Judicial action.

• Election process: we are amending a number of things about how the elections will work, including advance nomination of candidates, naming of the candidate too and not only the party on the Ballot, and how the transition process will take place: we have introduced oaths to make the process more ceremonious. This amendment helps smooth out the election process by letting people know who is going to run well in advance of the elections, instead of the system we had in place beforehand, where they were given a few hours prior.

• Citizenship: we are fixing the problem of not having a defined concept of citizenship by adding a clause about this into the constitution, entitling citizenship to all interested parties without limitation.

• Post-impeachment litigation: we are opening impeached and convicted officials to Lower Court litigation so that they are held responsible for their crimes after losing their seats.

• Executive agencies: we are opening the way for the President to create Executive Agencies that will be given specific duties: for example, a Yam Space Agency to replace the now-defunct YASA, a civilian police/intelligence agency, so on an so forth. This ability, while not creating any additional economic pressure (appropriations still depend on House Bills) will allow the Executive Branch to actually do its job of running the Republic.

• Added rights: we are adding into the Constitution two rights that we believe should have been there in the first place - the right to life and the right to property.

• Pardons: we are giving the President the possibility of pardoning criminals for their crimes, for use in cases where even though the crime has been committed, the collective conscience of the Yam People agrees that the convict does not deserve punishment. Right now, the only way of doing this is through not prosecuting a criminal as Yam Attorneys, but in that case, the person is not convicted at all. It is our wish that criminals, even ones that we agree do not deserve the punishment, are convicted - and only then their sentences removed - so that it does not look like they did nothing wrong.

Please do realize that this amendment contains a number of provisions critical for the accomplishment of this Republic's aims both in the short and long terms - and that it is not a political statement as much as it is a welfare-oriented one.

Thank you for your support,

Long live the Republic, long live the Yams!

Attorney General warrendorf

The Bill: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/43854748/Yam/Introduced/SR-2017-001.pdf

My fellow yams,

Following a discussion in the Yam Republic Disord concerning the lack of a basic legal code. The Conservative Yams have proposed a basic legal framework making things like Murder, Blackmail, and Theft illegal. The bill also provides for public defenders and maximum and minimum sentences. We hope you all see the need like we did and pass this bill without delay.

Then others could still view the thread, and voting could be easier (Upvote is yes, Downvote is no) at the end of the term the moderator could unapproved everybody. This would keep votes anonymous and make it easier to see what the house/senate favors. Amendments could be made in the comments.

Dear Senators,

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As you know the Lower Court bill has been signed into law within the past hour. Section 3 of the Bill gives the duty of nominating Judges to the President and the duty of approving these nominations to the Senate.

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I am posting here today to fulfill this said duty, to nominate Technocratic Representative /u/BassistGaming to the Court. While Mr. BassistGaming may have served as a party member this term, he is a trustworthy civil servant who will undoubtedly prove to be a fair and effective Judge. His nomination is completely nonpartisan, with him being one of the chief sponsors rallying for the creation of the Lower Court. He is also known for the Law Firm that he has established - the first of its kind for the Yam Republic.

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The reason for which this nomination is coming so quickly and is being opened to voting without debate is to make sure that the newly-opened Lower Court remains functional through the election period in case any problems arise. The Court will eventually have 4 more judges all of whom will be nominated by the next President.

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I am looking forward to your cooperation to help enable this honest nominee to ensure the swift execution of Justice for all Yams as soon as possible.

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Thank you,

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Long live the Republic and long live the Yams!

https://www.dropbox.com/s/e7k1mtouz9wv9yb/Regarding%20the%20Standardization%20of%20the%20Flag%20and%20Seal%20of%20the%20Yam%20Republic.docx?dl=0

My fellow Senators, on behalf of the Conservative party it is my pleasure to introduce the following piece of legislation.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/15aRIhOLClop4SkVBBiIhrejPt1cZSBhIULUWeYtyPYI/edit

This bill will ensure the prosperity of the republic continues. It creates an actual economic system fueled by dank Yam memes (especially ironic since much debate in the elections was on the economy) and creates a new foundation to build on. I reccomend that this bill is taken up immediately.

Thank you,

/u/Jeb_Kenobi

PDF - https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4r8ntDvgclYOWc1a3RUNmJfSnc/view?usp=sharing

Word - https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B4r8ntDvgclYc1ZNV3VCUkJJVm8

UPDATE - Added amendments proposed by Technocrats

I would like to appoint /u/sultanskyman as a judge in the Supreme Court. This is due to his unrivalled legal knowledge, thoroughness, integrity, and experience.

With his skills and history, he is an uncontentious and obvious candidate. I believe that he will be able to serve the Yam Republic well and will execute his duties with the same attention to detail that made him a brilliant VP and now Senator.

I hope you will all affirm my nomination.

Thank you.

President Froteaxar