NSG Senate Chamber [NSG Senate] - Version 4

[Calimera II]

I am actually really disappointed the way to radical Revenue Collection and Defence of Aurentine Citizenship Act passed. I think it's a horrible way to punish people that isn't productive.

The last laugh is on them when they discover next financial year I don't pay myself a salary anymore.

Haha ^^

[Calimera II]

I'd like to submit this to the Domestic Development que when voting is over:

Guild of Aspiring Artists Act
Urgency: Moderate | Author: Dangelia [CMP] | Category: Domestic Development
Co-sponsors: The Union of the West, Vazdania, Ainin, Divitaen

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RECOGNIZING that for many people, the only jobs that they are able to do are of the Performing Arts, Visual Arts, and/or literature.

AFFIRMING the spirit of the Creative Aurentina Act.

COMMITED to enshrining a love of the Visual Arts, Performing Arts, and literature into the people of Aurentina.

HEREBY enacts the following:

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Section 1- Establishment of the Guild of Aspiring Artists
1. There is established a body to be known as the Guild of Aspiring Artists.

Section 2- General Functions of the Guild of Aspiring Artists
1. The Guild of Aspiring Artists has the general functions of —
(a) Promoting understanding, fluency, mastery, skill and the love of the Visual Arts, Performing Arts and Literature among Aurentina's artists.
(b) Identifying, supporting, and developing —

(i) talent, and
(ii) excellence,

in the arts and culture,
(c) Sponsoring concerts for performing musicians and for composers within the Guild of Aspiring Artists who are deemed eligible to perform their piece or have their piece performed.
(d)Hosting classes in music performance, conducting, Jazz studies, contemporary improvisation, voice and opera, chamber music, counterpoint, composition, music theory, dance, theater (plays, musicals, opera, ballet), choreography, painting, photography, plastic arts, sculpting, prose, poetry, and writing.

2. In exercising the function mentioned above, the Guild of Aspiring Artists must do so with a view to —

(a) encouraging as many people as possible to access and participate in the arts and culture,
(b) assisting artists, no matter what their profession or background, in having a steady income for whatever they do.
(c) increasing the diversity of people who access and participate in the arts and culture.

Section 3- Eligibility for becoming a member of the Guild of Aspiring Artists
1. A person is eligible to join if —

(a) he/she is at least seven years of age
(b) he/she is in the top 40% of people in the Guild of Aspiring Artists Bimonthly Competion

2. The Guild of Aspiring Artists Bimonthly Competition —

(a) is during the first week of every other months
(b) is a set of competitions, each competition representing a class.
(c) each competition is further divided into age groups of 7-9, 9-12, 12-15, 15-18, 18-20, 20-24, and 24+.

(i) the first day of the competition week has the competitions for all the classes for the group age of 7-9.
(ii) the second day of the competition week has the competitions for all the classes for the group age of 9-12.
(iii) the third day of the competition week has the competitions for all the classes for the group age of 12-15.
(iv) the fourth day of the competition week has the competitions for all the classes for the group age of 15-18.
(v) the fifth day of the competition week has the competitions for all the classes for the group age of 18-20.
(vi) the sixth day of the competition week has the competitions for all the classes for the group age of 20-24.
(vii) the seventh day of the competition week has the competitions for all the classes for the group age of 24+.
(d) whoever is in the top 35% of the competitions described in Section 3.2. is eligible to join the Guild of Aspiring Artists

3. Anyone who is deemed eligible can take however many classes his/her chooses.


Section 4- Funding for the Guild of Aspiring Artists
1. In exercising the function mentioned Section 2.1., the Guild of Aspiring Artists will be funded—

(a) by grants from the Ministry of Culture
(b) by private donations
(c) by a fee of £9 per person that is paid by anyone who wishes to join the Guild of Aspiring Artists

I don't see the need for this since it will just be another artist promoting act, and we've just passed one. This will only be a burden for Aurentine taxpayers.

[The Nihilistic view]

The last laugh is on them when they discover next financial year I don't pay myself a salary anymore.

Haha ^^

Quite, I have the senate salary and plenty of savings so I can just invest the money in growing the company or something. Much more prudent to re-invest in the business than pay 55% income tax if I draw the money out as a salary.

[Calimera II]

Haha ^^

Quite, I have the senate salary and plenty of savings so I can just invest the money in growing the company or something. Much more prudent to re-invest in the business than pay 55% income tax if I draw the money out as a salary.

Totally true. At least we can be happy there isn't a rampant inflation or something.

[Bleckonia]

Social Justice Act
Author: PM Alexander Ainin [NDP] | Urgency: High | SIMBEDS: Domestic Development
Sponsors: David Sloman [NDP], Wulukuno Porunalakai [NDP], Max Roman [NDP], Zephiniah Nuckerberg [NDP], Joshua Burchett [RG], Rupert Weinthal [ALM]
The Senate of the Aurentine Commonwealth,

Whereas often-abused and unprivileged persons in lower classes of society deserve the protection of the law against discrimination and personal attacks, as mandated by the International Law Act,

Whereas government is the only institution capable of enforcing justice in an uniform and objective fashion,

Whereas the Government of Aurentina believes everyone is born free and equal, as affirmed by our ratification of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and Charter of the United Nations,

Hereby enacts the following into law:

This act may be referred to as the Social Justice Act of 2013, tabled by Prime Minister Alexander Ainin of the New Democratic Party.

Section 0
Homeless person is defined as an actual person (see below) without a permanent residence within Aurentina, but is either a citizen or permanent resident.
Restaurant is defined as a business located in a fixed location larger than 100m² selling food, drinks or both, and with access to tap water (see below).
Tap water is defined as drinkable water originating from a government-owned water filtration facility.
Actual person is defined as a member of the Homo sapiens family.
Person is defined as an entity prosecutable by law for offences.

Section I

All restaurants are mandated to offer a glass at least 250 mL of tap water to persons at no charge.
All owners of restaurant owners are mandated to inform its existing staff of the above regulation, and to explain this to all new staff.
All persons that fail to implementing either clause within 31 days of the act's passage is violation of a statute, a contravention.
The Ministry of Health shall be mandated to inform all restaurant owners within 10 days of the act's passage, through the Aurentine Postal Service.
Restaurants that lack addresses shall be given one by the relevant authority, and the Ministry of Health shall have to mail its owners with the provisions of this act within 15 days of the creation of the address.

Section II

The Ministry of the Interior shall be mandated to create and operate night shelters for homeless persons.
It must build at least one publicly-administered shelter in every census-designated area (see: Aurentine Postal Service Act) for every 10,000 persons (rounded to the nearest ten thousand). Too blanket. What about rich areas where virtually no homeless people are?
All shelters must have able to accommodate a minimum of 25 actual persons comfortably, to be verified by the Ministry of Labour each year.
Shelters must provide an adequate quantity of free food, an unlimited amount of free water, and comfortable bedding to all homeless persons.
A shelter may only refuse access to a person for the following reasons:
The person is clearly not a homeless person, which the staff is allowed to verify by asking for an adequate form of identification. If it cannot be presented, the staff may forbid the person from entry at its discretion.
The person's entry may severely disrupt the public order or may put the staff or residents at risk of bodily or psychological harm.

If you make the modifications I've suggested, I'll sponsor the bill.

[The Nihilistic view]

Is the glass thing necessary?

[Bleckonia]

Is the glass thing necessary?

What, my edit or the clause in the first place?

[The Nihilistic view]

Is the glass thing necessary?

What, my edit or the clause in the first place?

The edit.

[Dangelia]

I'd like to submit this to the Domestic Development que when voting is over:

Guild of Aspiring Artists Act
Urgency: Moderate | Author: Dangelia [CMP] | Category: Domestic Development
Co-sponsors: The Union of the West, Vazdania, Ainin, Divitaen

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RECOGNIZING that for many people, the only jobs that they are able to do are of the Performing Arts, Visual Arts, and/or literature.

AFFIRMING the spirit of the Creative Aurentina Act.

COMMITED to enshrining a love of the Visual Arts, Performing Arts, and literature into the people of Aurentina.

HEREBY enacts the following:

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Section 1- Establishment of the Guild of Aspiring Artists
1. There is established a body to be known as the Guild of Aspiring Artists.

Section 2- General Functions of the Guild of Aspiring Artists
1. The Guild of Aspiring Artists has the general functions of —
(a) Promoting understanding, fluency, mastery, skill and the love of the Visual Arts, Performing Arts and Literature among Aurentina's artists.
(b) Identifying, supporting, and developing —

(i) talent, and
(ii) excellence,

in the arts and culture,
(c) Sponsoring concerts for performing musicians and for composers within the Guild of Aspiring Artists who are deemed eligible to perform their piece or have their piece performed.
(d)Hosting classes in music performance, conducting, Jazz studies, contemporary improvisation, voice and opera, chamber music, counterpoint, composition, music theory, dance, theater (plays, musicals, opera, ballet), choreography, painting, photography, plastic arts, sculpting, prose, poetry, and writing.

2. In exercising the function mentioned above, the Guild of Aspiring Artists must do so with a view to —

(a) encouraging as many people as possible to access and participate in the arts and culture,
(b) assisting artists, no matter what their profession or background, in having a steady income for whatever they do.
(c) increasing the diversity of people who access and participate in the arts and culture.

Section 3- Eligibility for becoming a member of the Guild of Aspiring Artists
1. A person is eligible to join if —

(a) he/she is at least seven years of age
(b) he/she is in the top 40% of people in the Guild of Aspiring Artists Bimonthly Competion

2. The Guild of Aspiring Artists Bimonthly Competition —

(a) is during the first week of every other months
(b) is a set of competitions, each competition representing a class.
(c) each competition is further divided into age groups of 7-9, 9-12, 12-15, 15-18, 18-20, 20-24, and 24+.

(i) the first day of the competition week has the competitions for all the classes for the group age of 7-9.
(ii) the second day of the competition week has the competitions for all the classes for the group age of 9-12.
(iii) the third day of the competition week has the competitions for all the classes for the group age of 12-15.
(iv) the fourth day of the competition week has the competitions for all the classes for the group age of 15-18.
(v) the fifth day of the competition week has the competitions for all the classes for the group age of 18-20.
(vi) the sixth day of the competition week has the competitions for all the classes for the group age of 20-24.
(vii) the seventh day of the competition week has the competitions for all the classes for the group age of 24+.
(d) whoever is in the top 35% of the competitions described in Section 3.2. is eligible to join the Guild of Aspiring Artists

3. Anyone who is deemed eligible can take however many classes his/her chooses.


Section 4- Funding for the Guild of Aspiring Artists
1. In exercising the function mentioned Section 2.1., the Guild of Aspiring Artists will be funded—

(a) by grants from the Ministry of Culture
(b) by private donations
(c) by a fee of £9 per person that is paid by anyone who wishes to join the Guild of Aspiring Artists

I don't see the need for this since it will just be another artist promoting act, and we've just passed one. This will only be a burden for Aurentine taxpayers.

Creative Aurentina promotes the arts in Aurentina, the Guild of Aspiring Artists tries to gives these artists a future and a decent income.

[The Nihilistic view]

Quite, I have the senate salary and plenty of savings so I can just invest the money in growing the company or something. Much more prudent to re-invest in the business than pay 55% income tax if I draw the money out as a salary.

Totally true. At least we can be happy there isn't a rampant inflation or something.

Yeah inflation not too bad fight now, see what happens when the economy picks up.

[Bleckonia]

What, my edit or the clause in the first place?

The edit.

So we're clear on quantities. Some restaurant could cheap out and just pour a shot glass of water.

[Maryginia]

The edit.

So we're clear on quantities. Some restaurant could cheap out and just pour a shot glass of water.

My apologies for posting this here, But Bleck,Check your TG's.

[The Nihilistic view]

The edit.

So we're clear on quantities. Some restaurant could cheap out and just pour a shot glass of water.

Surly they can then ask for another glass?

[Soviet Canuckistan]

Submitting this.

Galt's Gulch Alternative Expropriation Act
Author: Soviet Canuckistan (Rhino) | SIMBEDS: Domestic Development | Urgency: High
Sponsors: Beta Test (ALM), Geilinor (Rhino), The Saint James Islands (ALM), Uiiop, NEO Rome Republic (NDP), Finium (NCP)

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The Senate of the Aurentine Commonwealth,

SEEING that the owners of Galt's Gulch were part of the silly vote

SEEING that the silly vote and the land of the silly vote must not be split

SEEING that a public park helps no one and seeing the irony in the Libertarians helping the poor

Hereby,

TRANSFERS the ownership of Galt's Gulch to the Rhinoceros Party of Aurentina for the purposes of the creation of a rhinoceros preserve so that the rhinos of the world can be safe from human harm.

ALLOWS the Rhinoceros Party of Aurentina to do any other activities from the site such as making CIA black sites, chemical and thermonuclear production or separating from Aurentina to create the workers paradise that the Commies never could.

EDIT:Name changed so as not to conflict.

May I ask why this isn't in the Domestic Development queue (but in the not to be voted on this round thing)?

[Maklohi Vai]

Submitting this.

Galt's Gulch Alternative Expropriation Act
Author: Soviet Canuckistan (Rhino) | SIMBEDS: Domestic Development | Urgency: High
Sponsors: Beta Test (ALM), Geilinor (Rhino), The Saint James Islands (ALM), Uiiop, NEO Rome Republic (NDP), Finium (NCP)

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The Senate of the Aurentine Commonwealth,

SEEING that the owners of Galt's Gulch were part of the silly vote

SEEING that the silly vote and the land of the silly vote must not be split

SEEING that a public park helps no one and seeing the irony in the Libertarians helping the poor

Hereby,

TRANSFERS the ownership of Galt's Gulch to the Rhinoceros Party of Aurentina for the purposes of the creation of a rhinoceros preserve so that the rhinos of the world can be safe from human harm.

ALLOWS the Rhinoceros Party of Aurentina to do any other activities from the site such as making CIA black sites, chemical and thermonuclear production or separating from Aurentina to create the workers paradise that the Commies never could.

EDIT:Name changed so as not to conflict.

May I ask why this isn't in the Domestic Development queue (but in the not to be voted on this round thing)?

It's illegal, in short: viewtopic.php?p=17675697#p17675697

[New Bierstaat]

Is the glass thing necessary?

I just want to pop in here and remind you that there are poor and needy and even homeless people even in wealthy areas. My girlfriend lives in the extremely wealthy northwest suburbs of Chicago, and even there, they have food banks and homeless shelters, and they are well-used.

[Oneracon]

Is the glass thing necessary?

I just want to pop in here and remind you that there are poor and needy and even homeless people even in wealthy areas. My girlfriend lives in the extremely wealthy northwest suburbs of Chicago, and even there, they have food banks and homeless shelters, and they are well-used.

This is very important to note, just because an area is "rich" doesn't mean that there are not significant amounts of people in need as well.

[The Nihilistic view]

Is the glass thing necessary?

I just want to pop in here and remind you that there are poor and needy and even homeless people even in wealthy areas. My girlfriend lives in the extremely wealthy northwest suburbs of Chicago, and even there, they have food banks and homeless shelters, and they are well-used.

Just trying to work out what that has to do with my question.

[New Bierstaat]

I just want to pop in here and remind you that there are poor and needy and even homeless people even in wealthy areas. My girlfriend lives in the extremely wealthy northwest suburbs of Chicago, and even there, they have food banks and homeless shelters, and they are well-used.

Just trying to work out what that has to do with my question.

Sorry, meant to reply to Bleck's post before yours.

[President Pro-Tempore of the Senate]

Having talked at length with the powers that be this is the full debate schedule currently up.

-Child Protection Act
-Social Justice Act
Railway Operations and Regulations Act
Free Aurentine Language Education Act
Aurentine Education Act


Five bills mean there will be a minimum of 48 hours of debate. Thank you.

[Calimera II]

The RORA is simply excellent. Although I would like the fines to be higer, but well. That can be changed later.

[The Licentian Isles]

I would like to submit a bill to the queue.

Second Amendment to the Broadcasting Act
Authors: Sen. Erich Malgrave [MSP], Sen. Alex Mackay [RG] | Urgency: Very Low | SIMBEDS: Domestic Development
Sponsors: Min. Alfred Wintle [IND], Sen. Boris Johnson [ALM], Min. Jen Coren [RefP], Min. Dhimitri Pelle [CMP], Sen. John Geil [NDP], Sen. Taras Ignatiev [USLP], Sen. Christina Jorsalafarer [IND]

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The Senate of the Aurentine Commonwealth,

Noting that the Aurentisë Televisënetwörk requires revenue to function effectively as a public broadcaster.

Believing that a public broadcaster should not favour or be manipulated by private corporations and companies.

Also believing that a public broadcaster is diluted by private advertising.

Acknowledges that other forms of revenue collection should have been attempted before introducing private advertising.

The clause of Section IV of the Broadcasting Act reading "ATN shall not carry any advertising, save for Public Service Announcements" is hereby reintroduced with immediate effect.

[Minarchist States]

In FALEA, why should immigrants be forced to take mandatory language classes? We already have an optional course. And at the taxpayers expense, too? I understand its to help them assimilate but geez.

[The Nihilistic view]

In FALEA, why should immigrants be forced to take mandatory language classes? We already have an optional course. And at the taxpayers expense, too? I understand its to help them assimilate but geez.

Because they need to be able to speak with the people here. If they can't speak English its not going to work very well is it for them or us.

[Calimera II]

In FALEA, why should immigrants be forced to take mandatory language classes? We already have an optional course. And at the taxpayers expense, too? I understand its to help them assimilate but geez.

Ohh yea they should be forced. otherwise we will get whole communities and generations of not integrated foreigners. I prefer paying some tax to prevent this.