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[Bojikami]

OOC and IC mixed note:
I have been given consent by Nariterrr to reopen this bill. Sponsors anyone?

Judicial Oversight Commission (Establishment) Amendment
Author: The Hon. Michel Nugati (Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Ethnic relations and Urban Affairs|Skyviolia)
Sponsors:

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An Amendment of the Constitution of Elizia to establish, define, and appropriate the Judicial Oversight Commission as well as its officers.

BE IT THEREFORE ENACTED by the Head of the State, by and with the counsel of the Government, and the authority of the Federal Parliament by virtue of the powers placed upon it by the Law, as follows:

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Part IV of the Constitution shall have the following articles added under Section II of Part IV of the Constitution, titled 'The Judicial Oversight Commission.' Furthermore, all other articles in Part IV shall be reorganized into Section I, titled 'The Judicial System.' -

Article I– Establishment:

a. The Judicial Oversight Commission is hereby ordained as an independent department of the Government of Elizia.
b. The Commission shall be under the jurisdiction of the Department of Justice, which shall be responsible for administrating, advising and supervising the Commission.
c. The commission shall be composed of twelve politically independent members, they shall be -

i. Three judges of a Court of First Instance appointed by the Home Secretary to the Commission
ii. One Judge from the Court of Cassation appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court to the Commission.
iii. Three federal lawyers appointed by the Elizian Bar Association
iv. Five non-lawyer citizens with a higher education and considerable knowledge in the law as well as public administration. Two of which will be appointed by the Attorney General, one appointed by the Supreme Court and two appointed by the Commission itself.

d. Members of the Commission shall serve for four-year terms. Upon the termination of their term, they may not serve on the Commission once again, with the exception of judges from the Court of Cassation, who may serve twice.
e. The Commission shall have a Commission Chair, who shall be primus inter pares and shall be elected by the Commission by a simple majority, he shall serve as chair for one year. The Commission Chair shall be responsible for oversight and maintaining decorum.
f. Members of the Commission may be removed from their offices if maladministration, corruption or inadequate behavior can be proven by an exclusionary hearing by members of the Commission assembled. Members of the commission shall also be temporarily relieved of their offices if a conflict of interest can be proven.

Article II – General purpose and jurisdiction of the Commission:

a. The Commission shall exist to protect the integrity of the judicial process and the judicial independence and foster and promote public confidence in courts and court officers. It shall exist to investigate complaints of judicial misconduct and/or maladministration and to discipline judges, magistrates or sitting members of a tribunal. The Commission shall be entitled to investigate and review complaints of misconduct or maladministration and when promptly warranted conduct hearings, depositions, or discoveries regarding alleged misconduct or maladministration.
b. The Commission shall have jurisdiction over all members of federal or provincial tribunal magistrates or judges, as well as judges of the Court of First Instance, Court of Cassation and Supreme Court of Elizia. Its jurisdiction may also fall upon former judges.
c. The Commission shall not have the power to overturn a decision issued by a judicial officer, however, it may request that such decisions are overturned by a duly empowered appellate court.

Article III – Filing a complaint:

a. Any person, including a member of the Commission, is duly empowered to file a complaint against a judge. Complaints must be in writing and submitted to the Commission office.
b. For a complaint to be accepted, it must name the respective official, as well as the authority of the official as well as a detailed description of misconduct or maladministration with evidence
c. Complaints that are ultra vires of the authority of the Commission will not be accepted.
d. Upon the filing of a lawful complaint, an investigative officer shall conduct a discreet and confidential investigation into the allegations and will issue lawful recommendations on whether the Commission should consider the complaint. If the Commission by a majority of those assembled votes to consider the complaint, the process shall continue, if the Commission votes against the consideration, the complaint is defeated.
e. Complaints shall be confidential unless public hearings are considered.

Article IV – Initial proceedings:

a. If the Commission votes to consider the complaint, the respective judge(s) will be notified of the investigation privately and shall be given the opportunity to respond to allegations.
b. During initial proceedings, the Commission may request the presence of the judge privately to testify, as well as conduct a general investigation and collect facts.
c. When initial proceedings come to a close, the Commission shall issue one of the following four rulings -

i. Issuing an ADVISORY LETTER, where the infraction or misconduct/maladministration is minor. Advisory letters shall be letters to warning and caution.
ii. Where conduct is potentially serious, but not warranting of a public investigation, a PRIVATE ADMONISHMENT may be issued. Such admonishment will describe the misconduct, issue a letter of condemnation and warn of further disciplinary action.
iii. DISMISSAL OF COMPLAINT, if the Commission finds that, after an investigation of the body and of those assembled find that no wrongdoing can be found, the complaint shall be dismissed.
iv. MOVE TO PUBLIC INVESTIGATION, where it is evident that the charges against the judge are serious enough to warrant a public investigation.

Article V – Public investigation:

a. If the Commissioners assembled believe that there is probable cause that serious misconduct and maladministration, it may by simple majority of its members assembled move to public investigation.
b. If a public investigation is declared, all subsequent information regarding proceedings and all information declared classified shall be for the public record.
c. A Fact-Finding Hearing shall be scheduled where all evidence, information, etc. shall be submitted to the Commission for consideration. The respective judge shall have the right to attend the hearing with a lawyer to defend allegations against him.
d. After the fact-finding hearing concludes, a second hearing shall be scheduled for depositions, testimonials, motions, non-evidential presentations and other such things. During which, the Commission may issue subpoenas for testimonials.
e. After the public investigation has been concluded, the Commission will rule in one of these ways-

i. PUBLIC ADMONISHMENT, similar to a private admonishment, however, it shall be on the public record telling the respective judge to cease conduct in certain behaviors.
ii. REPRIMAND, an expression of severe displeasure with the actions of a judge, may authorize the diminishment of a judge's salary or the temporary and light suspension of a judge or a public apology or the removal of the judge from certain trial cases.
iii. CENSURE, whereby the conduct of the judge severely violates the integrity of his office and the administration and independence of the judicial system or undermines judicial integrity. Such censure may suspend the judge for a reasonable amount of time and fine him no more than $2,000 (USD). A censure shall include a legal requirement that the respondent to the censure follows a specified course of action to correct any wrongdoings as found by the Commission.
iv. DISMISSAL OF COMPLAINT, if the Commission finds that, after public investigation authorized by the body and of those assembled finds that no wrongdoing can be found, the complaint shall be dismissed.

f. In the most serious of cases, where a judge has conducted persistent and pervasive misconduct, is found to be guilty of misconduct where censure does not warrant enough punishment on the advice of the Supreme Court of Elizia, or a judge is no longer capable of performing his judicial duties, the Commission may determine, by two-thirds majority of its members, to remove the judge permanently.

Article VI– Appealing a decision made by the Commission:

a. A judge may submit a petition to the Supreme Court to review a public admonishment, public reprimand, public censure, or removal.
b. A judge may submit a petition the Supreme Court for a peremptory writ of mandamus to challenge an advisory letter or private admonishment.

Article VII – Regarding subordinate court officers:

a. Complaints against subordinate court officers shall be handled by the court which has jurisdiction over said officer.
b. If a subordinate court officer believes that he or she was punished unfairly, he may seek a hearing before the Commission to appeal the decision of the court, which it may.
c. The Commission may, in its own discretion, commence an investigation of the subordinate judicial officer if it appears that the court responsible for discipline the subordinate officer failed to investigate sufficiently and adequately, failed to impose proper discipline or imposed insufficient discipline.
d. The Commission shall if it chooses to open investigations against a subordinate officer, exercise its disciplinary authority over subordinate judicial officers by using the same rules and methods as prescribed in this Amendment for judges.

Subsidized Essential Foods Act 2016
Author: Mohamad Chouman (ECP)
Sponsors:

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An Act of the Federal Parliament to make provision to successfully allow low income households to eat healthily.

BBE IT THEREFORE ENACTED by the Head of the State, by and with the counsel of the Government, and the authority of the Federal Parliament by virtue of the powers placed upon it by the Law, as follows:

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§1 – Defintions:
Essential Food Items- Items essential to the functioning of the human body such as sugars, liquids, carbohydrates, and such.
ESIP- Abbreviated for Essential Food Items Program

§2 – Criteria:
Criteria for citizens in order to be considered for subsidized food items.

1. If the house hold does not make enough to successfully hold 5,000 dollars to successfully feed each member of the family, they shall be considered for ESIP.
2. If a couple is separated and the Mother or Father has taken custody, they shall be considered for ESIP
3. If a man or woman is currently homeless, they shall be considered for ESIP.
4. If homeless or without work, they must provide proof of actively searching for work in order as to not establish a cycle of poverty.

§3 – Allowable Food Items:

1. Under ESIP, luxury food items shall not be subsidized. This includes certain meat products, certain sweets, as well as other unhealthy sodas and such.
2. Under ESIP, foods vital for healthy lives shall be subsidized. This includes the items in this list

[spoiler]Brown rice
Quinoa (also a protein source)
Millet
Soba noodles (also a protein source)
Tahini
Tempeh
Black beans
Cannelini beans
Pinto beans
Lentils
Chickpeas
Raw almonds
Raw cashews
Sunflower seeds
Walnuts
Almond butter
Kale
Lettuces
Onions
Garlic
Cilantro
Parsley
Tomatoes (plum and grape)
Various other vegetables (broccoli, brussels sprouts, sweet potatoes, fennel, )
Extra-virgin olive oil
Coconut oil
Sesame oil
Black pepper
Grey celtic/pink himalayan salt
Hot sauce
Turmeric
Cayenne
Gomasio
Cinnamon
Red pepper flakes
Maple syrup
Tamari
Stevia
Dijon mustard
Apple cider vinegar
Red wine vinegar
Miso
Coconut water
Kombucha (with chia seeds!)
Herbal teas
Almond or hemp milk
To add into smoothies: gogi berries, chia seeds, hemp seeds, cacao powder, maca powder
Lemons
Avocado
Apples
Bananas
Varied other fruits (berries, melon, mango, grapes)
Canned Foods
Dried Foods
Certain Cuts of Beef
All Poultry
All Grains
Certain Cuts of Lamb
Soy Sauce

Added a list and added some more criteria. Could I drum up some support?

[/spoiler]

Senator Shi An Ning sponsors both bills.

[The Symplegades]

Okay, Labour is gone. Anyone else interested in forming a new socdem party?

[DrWinner]

Mark Markson will sponsor Judicial Oversight Commission (Establishment) Amendment.

[Takhshiyt]

OOC and IC mixed note:
I have been given consent by Nariterrr to reopen this bill. Sponsors anyone?

Judicial Oversight Commission (Establishment) Amendment
Author: The Hon. Senator Michel Nugati (Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Ethnic relations and Urban Affairs|Bojikami)
Sponsors: The Hon. Senator Shi An Ning (Skyviolia)

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An Amendment of the Constitution of Elizia to establish, define, and appropriate the Judicial Oversight Commission as well as its officers.

BE IT THEREFORE ENACTED by the Head of the State, by and with the counsel of the Government, and the authority of the Federal Parliament by virtue of the powers placed upon it by the Law, as follows:

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Part IV of the Constitution shall have the following articles added under Section II of Part IV of the Constitution, titled 'The Judicial Oversight Commission.' Furthermore, all other articles in Part IV shall be reorganized into Section I, titled 'The Judicial System.' -

Article I– Establishment:

a. The Judicial Oversight Commission is hereby ordained as an independent department of the Government of Elizia.
b. The Commission shall be under the jurisdiction of the Department of Justice, which shall be responsible for administrating, advising and supervising the Commission.
c. The commission shall be composed of twelve politically independent members, they shall be -

i. Three judges of a Court of First Instance appointed by the Home Secretary to the Commission
ii. One Judge from the Court of Cassation appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court to the Commission.
iii. Three federal lawyers appointed by the Elizian Bar Association
iv. Five non-lawyer citizens with a higher education and considerable knowledge in the law as well as public administration. Two of which will be appointed by the Attorney General, one appointed by the Supreme Court and two appointed by the Commission itself.

d. Members of the Commission shall serve for four-year terms. Upon the termination of their term, they may not serve on the Commission once again, with the exception of judges from the Court of Cassation, who may serve twice.
e. The Commission shall have a Commission Chair, who shall be primus inter pares and shall be elected by the Commission by a simple majority, he shall serve as chair for one year. The Commission Chair shall be responsible for oversight and maintaining decorum.
f. Members of the Commission may be removed from their offices if maladministration, corruption or inadequate behavior can be proven by an exclusionary hearing by members of the Commission assembled. Members of the commission shall also be temporarily relieved of their offices if a conflict of interest can be proven.

Article II – General purpose and jurisdiction of the Commission:

a. The Commission shall exist to protect the integrity of the judicial process and the judicial independence and foster and promote public confidence in courts and court officers. It shall exist to investigate complaints of judicial misconduct and/or maladministration and to discipline judges, magistrates or sitting members of a tribunal. The Commission shall be entitled to investigate and review complaints of misconduct or maladministration and when promptly warranted conduct hearings, depositions, or discoveries regarding alleged misconduct or maladministration.
b. The Commission shall have jurisdiction over all members of federal or provincial tribunal magistrates or judges, as well as judges of the Court of First Instance, Court of Cassation and Supreme Court of Elizia. Its jurisdiction may also fall upon former judges.
c. The Commission shall not have the power to overturn a decision issued by a judicial officer, however, it may request that such decisions are overturned by a duly empowered appellate court.

Article III – Filing a complaint:

a. Any person, including a member of the Commission, is duly empowered to file a complaint against a judge. Complaints must be in writing and submitted to the Commission office.
b. For a complaint to be accepted, it must name the respective official, as well as the authority of the official as well as a detailed description of misconduct or maladministration with evidence
c. Complaints that are ultra vires of the authority of the Commission will not be accepted.
d. Upon the filing of a lawful complaint, an investigative officer shall conduct a discreet and confidential investigation into the allegations and will issue lawful recommendations on whether the Commission should consider the complaint. If the Commission by a majority of those assembled votes to consider the complaint, the process shall continue, if the Commission votes against the consideration, the complaint is defeated.
e. Complaints shall be confidential unless public hearings are considered.

Article IV – Initial proceedings:

a. If the Commission votes to consider the complaint, the respective judge(s) will be notified of the investigation privately and shall be given the opportunity to respond to allegations.
b. During initial proceedings, the Commission may request the presence of the judge privately to testify, as well as conduct a general investigation and collect facts.
c. When initial proceedings come to a close, the Commission shall issue one of the following four rulings -

i. Issuing an ADVISORY LETTER, where the infraction or misconduct/maladministration is minor. Advisory letters shall be letters to warning and caution.
ii. Where conduct is potentially serious, but not warranting of a public investigation, a PRIVATE ADMONISHMENT may be issued. Such admonishment will describe the misconduct, issue a letter of condemnation and warn of further disciplinary action.
iii. DISMISSAL OF COMPLAINT, if the Commission finds that, after an investigation of the body and of those assembled find that no wrongdoing can be found, the complaint shall be dismissed.
iv. MOVE TO PUBLIC INVESTIGATION, where it is evident that the charges against the judge are serious enough to warrant a public investigation.

Article V – Public investigation:

a. If the Commissioners assembled believe that there is probable cause that serious misconduct and maladministration, it may by simple majority of its members assembled move to public investigation.
b. If a public investigation is declared, all subsequent information regarding proceedings and all information declared classified shall be for the public record.
c. A Fact-Finding Hearing shall be scheduled where all evidence, information, etc. shall be submitted to the Commission for consideration. The respective judge shall have the right to attend the hearing with a lawyer to defend allegations against him.
d. After the fact-finding hearing concludes, a second hearing shall be scheduled for depositions, testimonials, motions, non-evidential presentations and other such things. During which, the Commission may issue subpoenas for testimonials.
e. After the public investigation has been concluded, the Commission will rule in one of these ways-

i. PUBLIC ADMONISHMENT, similar to a private admonishment, however, it shall be on the public record telling the respective judge to cease conduct in certain behaviors.
ii. REPRIMAND, an expression of severe displeasure with the actions of a judge, may authorize the diminishment of a judge's salary or the temporary and light suspension of a judge or a public apology or the removal of the judge from certain trial cases.
iii. CENSURE, whereby the conduct of the judge severely violates the integrity of his office and the administration and independence of the judicial system or undermines judicial integrity. Such censure may suspend the judge for a reasonable amount of time and fine him no more than $2,000 (USD). A censure shall include a legal requirement that the respondent to the censure follows a specified course of action to correct any wrongdoings as found by the Commission.
iv. DISMISSAL OF COMPLAINT, if the Commission finds that, after public investigation authorized by the body and of those assembled finds that no wrongdoing can be found, the complaint shall be dismissed.

f. In the most serious of cases, where a judge has conducted persistent and pervasive misconduct, is found to be guilty of misconduct where censure does not warrant enough punishment on the advice of the Supreme Court of Elizia, or a judge is no longer capable of performing his judicial duties, the Commission may determine, by two-thirds majority of its members, to remove the judge permanently.

Article VI– Appealing a decision made by the Commission:

a. A judge may submit a petition to the Supreme Court to review a public admonishment, public reprimand, public censure, or removal.
b. A judge may submit a petition the Supreme Court for a peremptory writ of mandamus to challenge an advisory letter or private admonishment.

Article VII – Regarding subordinate court officers:

a. Complaints against subordinate court officers shall be handled by the court which has jurisdiction over said officer.
b. If a subordinate court officer believes that he or she was punished unfairly, he may seek a hearing before the Commission to appeal the decision of the court, which it may.
c. The Commission may, in its own discretion, commence an investigation of the subordinate judicial officer if it appears that the court responsible for discipline the subordinate officer failed to investigate sufficiently and adequately, failed to impose proper discipline or imposed insufficient discipline.
d. The Commission shall if it chooses to open investigations against a subordinate officer, exercise its disciplinary authority over subordinate judicial officers by using the same rules and methods as prescribed in this Amendment for judges.

"Forgive me if I missed it, but I would like to see if at least two positions on the board are democratically elected. Other than that, I do endorse this bill."

Endorsed - Raju Sandeep - Libdems

[Eol Sha]

What exactly is being amended in the Judicial Oversight Commission Amendment?

[Tectonix]

Here is the thing, I tried this but was shutdown due to the possibility of corruption.

It's food, how corrupt can it get.

With the government having such leverage over its people this way-(think it's pretty obvious food's not something you can sustain your internal bodily functions without), it does indeed create the possibility for corruption.

[Eredion]

Okay, Labour is gone. Anyone else interested in forming a new socdem party?

Just join your leftist brothers from the ECP.

[Skyviolia]

What exactly is being amended in the Judicial Oversight Commission Amendment?

Amend is the wrong word. I tweaked it a bit.

[Collatis]

Okay, Labour is gone. Anyone else interested in forming a new socdem party?

Just join your leftist brothers from the ECP.

The Social Liberal Party is probably a better fit for a social democrat.

[Eredion]

Just join your leftist brothers from the ECP.

The Social Liberal Party is probably a better fit for a social democrat.

But we are not the hardcore old school vanguard communists, we are pretty social democrat.

[Collatis]

The Social Liberal Party is probably a better fit for a social democrat.

But we are not the hardcore old school vanguard communists, we are pretty social democrat.

If you are social democratic, I would recommend changing your name. Communists, no matter how moderate, and social democrats tend not to mix.

[Eredion]

But we are not the hardcore old school vanguard communists, we are pretty social democrat.

If you are social democratic, I would recommend changing your name. Communists, not matter how moderate, and social democrats tend not to mix.

We got tendencies, we are core communists.

[The Sarian]

But we are not the hardcore old school vanguard communists, we are pretty social democrat.

If you are social democratic, I would recommend changing your name. Communists, no matter how moderate, and social democrats tend not to mix.

^
Communists traditionally refer to social democrats as social fascists...

[Tectonix]

The Space Act
Author: Alexander J. Maxwell (SLP)

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§1 – Definitions:
Space: The three-dimensional region that extends from the Kármán Line (62 mi; 100 km above the planet surface) out in every direction. Space shall be a region that if part of it is claimed by a planet-based sovereign entity (such as Elizia), that claimed area will be under the jurisdiction and discretion of the sovereign entity claiming it. Overlapping claims will need to be negotiated by the two or more sovereign entities whose claims overlap.

Astronomical (Celestial) Body (Object): A naturally-occurring physical entity residing within space that has been proven by science in general to exist. Examples include the Moon, the Sun, Jupiter, Ceres, an asteroid, and more.

§2 – Government Permittance:
The following are to be permitted under federal law, and may only be overturned by the decision of a high judicial body (i.e: Supreme Court):

a. The right for both public and private entities to enter the region known as space without fear of legal repercussions from Elizian-based legal entities.
b. The right of private organizations to do space-related negotiations and business dealings; for example: providing aerospace travel services to the consumer.
c. The right of the federal government to impose regulations upon the private aerospace/space industry, as long as it follows the required legal process (see §3).
d. The right of a government-sanctioned and publicly-funded space agency to exist and represent the nation of Elizia in space, through the research, construction and proliferation of, but not limited to: exoatmospheric vehicles, satellite(s), deep space probes, rockets, unmanned aerospace vehicles, sovereignly-recognized colonies on other celestial bodies, space elevators, a space station, land-to-space communication centres and solar sail-based exoatmospheric vehicles.

§3 – Government Entities:
The following entities shall be constituted under this Act:

a. The National Elizian Space Agency: a government-sanctioned, publicly-funded federal agency tasked with represent the nation and sovereignty of Elizian in space (see §2, Section "d").
b. The Federal Space Regulatory Organization: A federally-sanctioned organization tasked with producing regulations that are related to space and space-related activites, which will be approved by the...
c. The Senate Space Proliferation Oversight Committee: A senatorial committee tasked with overseeing the proliferation of space in both the public and private sector, as well as approving or denying the regulations proposed by the Federal Space Regulatory Committee and enforcing the approved regulations.

Stem Cell Medicinal and Research Act of 2016
Author: Alexander J. Maxwell (SLP)

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§1 – Definitions:
Stem Cell: An undifferentiated cell of a multicellular organism that is capable of giving rise to indefinitely more cells of the same type, and from which certain other kinds of cell arise by differentiation | Cells with the ability to divide for indefinite periods in culture and to give rise to specialized cells.

DNA: Deoxyribonucleic acid, a chemical found primarily in the nucleus of cells. DNA carries the instructions or blueprint for making all the structures and materials the body needs to function. DNA consists of both genes and non-gene DNA in between the genes.

Embryonic Stem Cell: Primitive (undifferentiated) cells derived from a 5-day preimplantation embryo that are capable of dividing without differentiating for a prolonged period in culture, and are known to develop into cells and tissues of the three primary germ layers.

Somatic (Adult) Stem Cell: A relatively rare undifferentiated cell found in many organs and differentiated tissues with a limited capacity for both self renewal (in the laboratory) and differentiation. Such cells vary in their differentiation capacity, but it is usually limited to cell types in the organ of origin.

Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (iPSC): Somatic (adult) cells reprogrammed to enter an embryonic stem cell–like state by being forced to express factors important for maintaining the "stemness" of embryonic stem cells (ESCs). Mouse iPSCs were first reported in 2006 (Takahashi and Yamanaka), and human iPSCs were first reported in late 2007 (Takahashi et al. and Yu et al.). Mouse iPSCs demonstrate important characteristics of pluripotent stem cells, including the expression of stem cell markers, the formation of tumors containing cells from all three germ layers, and the ability to contribute to many different tissues when injected into mouse embryos at a very early stage in development. Human iPSCs also express stem cell markers and are capable of generating cells characteristic of all three germ layers.

§2 – Government Permittance:
The following are to be permitted under federal law, and may only be overturned by the decision of a high judicial body (i.e: Supreme Court):

a. The usage of all forms of stem cells in the fields of, but not limited to: medicine, biology, biochemistry, biochemical engineering, nanotechnology, in vitro fertilization, microbiology and epidemiology.
b. The ability for both the public and private sector to use all forms of stem cells at their discretion, primarily for the fields mentioned in "a", without the threat of legal and criminal action taken against them.
c. Government subsidies of stem cell research.
d. The genetic manipulation of both living and deceased stem cells of every variety.

§3 – Government Entities:
The following entities shall be constituted under this Act:

a. The Senate Stem Cell Oversight Committee (oversees the proliferation of stem cell research in the public sector, along with the portion of the private sector invested in stem cell research whom receive government subsidies).
b. The Corporate Stem Cell Oversight Subcommittee-(Subordinate to the SSCOC; oversees the proliferation of stem cell research in the portion of the private sector whom does not receive government subsidies, and is not affiliated with any government entity).

[Lykens]

no tenemos dinero por aquel

[Tectonix]

no tenemos dinero por aquel

Y como es eso un factor en teniendo la infraestructura para un día tener la capacidad de hacer toda las cosas en mi propuesta? (Google Translate-free, y'all)

[Lykens]

none of the lesser dirt poor nations in south east asia have infrastructure for space things that they hope to one day finance

[Tectonix]

none of the lesser dirt poor nations in south east asia have infrastructure for space things that they hope to one day finance

Is Elizia really a "lesser dirt poor nation" as you say? Either way, by infrastructure I meant the legal framework in place for when space "things" can one day be built and occur in.

[The Liberated Territories]

A government that has to define what our rights are is a redundant one.

Opposed to the Space Act.

[Tectonix]

A government that has to define what our rights are is a redundant one.

Opposed to the Space Act.

Although I do not critize the fact that you're opposed to my Act, I am confused on what you mean by "A government that has to define what our rights are is a redundant one." Have you ever heard of the Constitution?

[The Sarian]

none of the lesser dirt poor nations in south east asia have infrastructure for space things that they hope to one day finance :P

Is Elizia really a "lesser dirt poor nation" as you say?

Yes. It's one of the weakest economies in the world.

[Tumbra]

Is Elizia really a "lesser dirt poor nation" as you say?

...have you even read the proposal

[The Miaphysite Church of Coptic Archism]

Space is very cool. Space is very expensive. Were we in a wealthier country it might be different but as is, strongly against the space act.

[Tectonix]

Is Elizia really a "lesser dirt poor nation" as you say?

Yes. It's one of the weakest economies in the world.

Well then...I hereby repeal my Space Act, as it will serve no immediate purpose in Elizia.

[Collatis]

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Gaybar Act

Author: Kevin Katdare (LD)
Sponsors: Ezra Abdel Abbas Suleiman (SLP), Chi Guozhi (LD), Tjilik Beluluk (PtH), Thu Tran (ECP), Faisal Sharif (Ind)

An Act to promote fun and happiness in bars

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Section One: Definitions

• Gaybar - a bar where lots of fun and happiness is had

Section Two

• The Ministry of Culture or its equivalent will maintain a list of bars deemed to be Gaybars
• Bars may be added to the list by the Minister of Culture or equivalent at his or her discretion
• The White Lotus shall henceforth be labelled as a Gaybar
• The White Lotus is henceforth exempt from any and all laws regarding the substance lachryma papaveris