[NSG Senate] Senate Chamber: Do We Have Work?

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Raharjo sighs.

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[Ainin]

"Oh jolly," John sarcastically whispered to Kevin Katdare from the government frontbenches, "the man that opposes time zones now opposes fractional-reserve banking."

[Nariterrr]

"Oh jolly," John sarcastically whispered to Kevin Katdare from the government frontbenches, "the man that opposes time zones now opposes fractional-reserve banking."

Corbor looked directly at the government bench, I hope their asses are comfortable, because they won't be sitting there for long Corbor thought to himself.

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[Ainin]

John wonders how a guy sitting a few rows back could possibly have heard something that even the Finance Secretary, two seats left of him, couldn't hear.

[MERIZoC]

"Oh jolly," John sarcastically whispered to Kevin Katdare from the government frontbenches, "the man that opposes time zones now opposes fractional-reserve banking."

"I would have opposed all the other excessive government regulation that everyone seems to love here but I've been a little busy nihilistically playing "LSD: dream emulator" on my phone, and smoking cigs."

Ujang Duong momentarily has visions of a blond Prussian man.

[Ikania]

Tian Zhao abstractly thinks of anarcho-syndicalism for a moment, and wonders why people hate police officers.

[Ainin]

"Mr. Speaker, the Chinese Interests Party rises in full support of the present bill. Creating a tried, tested and trusted framework for central banking in this nation will go a long way towards avoiding a return to the financial insecurities of the past and work to help rebuild investor confidence so recently shattered by our default. We see no reason, other than some idealistic attempt to chase a pie in the sky, to oppose this bill, and urge this House to vote for a stable financial system, for an Elizia open for business, and for this bill."

[Tumbra]

"I declare debate on the Central Bank Act closed."

"We now begin debate on the Postal Service Act, by Sen. Emilia Larsen."

"Do note that if Parliament is dissolved before the end of the week, the bills debated will be voted on during the first voting session of the new House."

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Postal Service Act

Author: Emilia Larsen (NWP)
Sponsors: Putu Hutapea (ENC), Tjilik Beluluk (PtH), Chu Canh Kim (LP), Abraham Kamassi (LP), Ahmed Corbor (SLP)
An act to establish a national postal and banking service.

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§1 - ENPA

1. The Ministry of Social Affairs is instructed to found the Elizian National Postal Authority
2. The Elizian National Postal Authority (ENPA) is tasked with the delivery of national and international mail in Elizia
3. ENPA shall be the sole commercial distributor of mail inside Elizia by 2020.

§2 - ENBIS

1. The Elizian National Postal Authority is instructed to found the Elizian National Bank and Insurance Service (ENBIS)
2. ENBIS is tasked with providing efficient banking and insurance services in Elizia.

§3 - Management and Profits

1. All companies mentioned in this legislation will receive a one-time starting investment by the Ministry of Social Affairs in order to have adequate starting capital.
2. The Ministry of Social Affairs shall be responsible for appointing the boards of the companies created by this legislation.

[Nariterrr]

"I see no problem with this bill, there really is no reason to oppose it. Creating a common postal system is important to the well-being structure of Elizia."

[Eol Sha]

"I have a concern or two with this bill. So, Section One, subsection 3 states that the 'ENPA shall be the sole commercial distributor of mail inside Elizia by 2020'. The way I read this is that we are, more or less, banning the establishment of private mail delivery services. Am I correct in this assumption?"

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[Eol Sha]

"I'm extremely confused at the purpose of the legislation currently up for debate. This legislation bans all private postal services for the sole purpose of creating not a government service, but a corporate monopoly this is unacceptable, and ridiculous.

Under the proposed system the mail services would neither have the efficiency of the private sector nor the equalizing force of the state, it would be the worst of both worlds and have a extremely negative impact on the communications - as well as the well being - of our great people."
- B. Traven

"Can you explain what you mean by 'corporate monopoly', Senator? I agree, though. The ban on private mail delivery services, intentional or unintentional, is worrisome."

[Davincia]

"I'm extremely confused at the purpose of the legislation currently up for debate. This legislation bans all private postal services for the sole purpose of creating not a government service, but a corporate monopoly this is unacceptable, and ridiculous.

Under the proposed system the mail services would neither have the efficiency of the private sector nor the equalizing force of the state, it would be the worst of both worlds and have a extremely negative impact on the communications - as well as the well being - of our great people."
- B. Traven

"The bill can always be amended, honorable speaker."

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[Eol Sha]

"Can you explain what you mean by 'corporate monopoly', Senator? I agree, though. The ban on private mail delivery services, intentional or unintentional, is worrisome."

"The bill defines the ENBIS and ENPA as corporations, and the fact that they are not receiving tax dollars but rather are having to make their own money means they will inevitably put their bottom line before societies wishes. (Given the fact that the board members would be appointed by The Ministry of Social affairs would push it slightly towards more of service but not enough when you consider the above.)"

"Nowhere in the bill is the word 'corporation' mentioned. They are referred to as companies, though."

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"I declare debate on the Central Bank Act closed."

"We now begin debate on the Postal Service Act, by Sen. Emilia Larsen."

"Do note that if Parliament is dissolved before the end of the week, the bills debated will be voted on during the first voting session of the new House."

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Postal Service Act

Author: Emilia Larsen (NWP)
Sponsors: Putu Hutapea (ENC), Tjilik Beluluk (PtH), Chu Canh Kim (LP), Abraham Kamassi (LP), Ahmed Corbor (SLP)
An act to establish a national postal and banking service.

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§1 - ENPA

1. The Ministry of Social Affairs is instructed to found the Elizian National Postal Authority
2. The Elizian National Postal Authority (ENPA) is tasked with the delivery of national and international mail in Elizia
3. ENPA shall be the sole commercial distributor of mail inside Elizia by 2020.

§2 - ENBIS

1. The Elizian National Postal Authority is instructed to found the Elizian National Bank and Insurance Service (ENBIS)
2. ENBIS is tasked with providing efficient banking and insurance services in Elizia.

§3 - Management and Profits

1. All companies mentioned in this legislation will receive a one-time starting investment by the Ministry of Social Affairs in order to have adequate starting capital.
2. The Ministry of Social Affairs shall be responsible for appointing the boards of the companies created by this legislation.

"I support this bill, but I also think that the ENPA and ENBIS should be completely funded by the government." states Thu Tran of the SLP.

[House of Judah]

"While I agree with the need for a public means of delivering post throughout the country, the creation of a state sanctioned monopoly with minimal government oversight, which this bill would do, would be disastrous for Elizia and I stand firmly against it."

[Tumbra]

"After this bill, the Speaker will entertain free speeches, seeing that we have reached the end of the legislative queue."

"We now begin debate on the Tobacco Use Reduction Act, by the Hon. John Chiu."

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Tobacco Use Reduction Act
| Author: The Hon. John Chiu MP, Home Secretary (ChIP) |
| Sponsors: Oneracon, Maklohi Vai, The Licentian Isles, Nariterrr, Davincia |

An Act to provide for peace, order and good government; and for connected purposes.

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Preamble
WHEREAS the recreational use of tobacco is a scourge upon the public health of this nation,

WHEREAS restrictions on its promotion and public usage have proven effective around the world in reducing the use of this harmful drug,

WHEREAS it is the duty of the government of Elizia to protect public health and welfare, by means including but not limited to regulation and criminalisation of harmful activities,

THE PARLIAMENT OF ELIZIA RESOLVES to enact the following act into law.

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§1 - Plain packaging requirement

1. The top two-thirds of the area of a cigarette package shall be reserved for a warning label, which shall be designed, approved and altered at the discretion of the Cabinet of Elizia.
2. The bottom one-third of the area shall consist of the brand name written in twenty-four point Helvetica, or equivalent, in black typeface over a white background. No graphics or imagery shall be permitted on this area.
3. The individual retail of cigarettes is unlawful. Cigarettes shall only be retailed in groupings of six to thirty-six, enclosed within a cardboard container.
4. Automated concession devices that retail cigarettes or other tobacco paraphernalia are unlawful on the soil of the Federation of Elizia. Such devices located on foreign-flagged vessels within the territorial waters of Elizia are not within the purview of this Act.

§2 - Advertising and retail regulations

1. Tobacco retailers shall keep their products in enclosed or otherwise hidden locations that are not immediately visible to customers.
2. Posters, radio and television advertising, billboards, the Internet, and any other medium of advertising on Elizian soil shall not carry advertisements for cigarettes, cigars, electronic cigarettes and other tobacco paraphernalia; and the corporations that manufacture such products.
3. Corporations that manufacture cigarettes, cigars, electronic cigarettes and other tobacco paraphernalia shall not be permitted to sponsor athletic or academic competitions in Elizia; radio, television and Internet programs produced in Elizia; or initiatives of an Elizian government agency.
4. The retail of electronic cigarettes in Elizia is unlawful without a prescription from an accredited medical doctor. Only pharmacies shall retail electronic cigarettes.
5. The use of flavouring to alter cigarettes or cigars in order to increase consumption, such as menthol, fruits, candies and herbs, is prohibited. The cabinet of Elizia shall have final determination of what constitutes flavouring.

§3 - Public smoking restrictions

1. No individual under the age of eighteen (18) shall consume tobacco or any nicotine-based substance in any form. Indigenous municipalities may seek individual exceptions to this clause for specific events from the Home Office.
2. All buildings or subdivisions thereof zoned for non-residential purposes are subject to an opt-out smoking ban.
3. All owners of such property choosing to opt-out must display a sign stating so in Malay, English and Chinese in a visible manner at all entrances.
4. The following types of structures shall be tobacco-free zones, where the use of tobacco is prohibited under any circumstance:
   i. property of the federal government of Elizia,
   ii. childcare and educational facilities,
   iii. bus and train stations, airports,
   iv. medical facilities and pharmacies,
   v. banks and credit unions,
   vi. supermarkets and other grocery purveyors,
   vii. rooms within a restaurant or other food-service business where food is handled.
5. Smoking is prohibited within a five (5) metre radius of any entrance or exit of a tobacco-free zone.
6. Smoking is prohibited in any motor vehicle, train or aircraft within the jurisdictional arbitrage of Elizian courts.

§4 - Criminal and administrative offences

1. Unlawful retail of tobacco paraphernalia shall be defined as:
   i. Selling or giving tobacco products to an individual under the age of eighteen (18),
   ii. Operating an automated concession device that retails cigarettes or other tobacco paraphernalia,
   iii. Retailing individual cigarettes or cigarettes in improperly-packaged containers,
   iv. Failure to demonstrate a serious attempt to hide tobacco from public retail display.
2. Unlawful retail of tobacco paraphernalia is a felony. It shall be punished by no more than eight (8) months' imprisonment and a fine equivalent to 150% of monthly income.
3. Failure to prevent public smoking shall be defined as failure by the owner of a facility where a tobacco ban is present to prevent occupants from smoking. It is a misdemeanour and shall be punished by no more than six (6) weeks in prison and a fine equivalent to 20% of monthly income
4. Public smoking shall be defined as:
   i. smoking within a tobacco-free zone or any other area where smoking is prohibited by law,
   ii. smoking while underage.
5. Public smoking of tobacco paraphernalia is an administrative offence. It shall be punished by no more than a fine equivalent to 30% of monthly income.

§5 - Applicability and enforcement

1. This act is valid wherever the jurisdictional arbitrage of Elizian courts apply.
2. This act, save for Section 1, shall come into effect on 30 September 2016. Section 1 shall take effect on 1 January 2017.
3. "Smoking" is defined as the consumption of any product containing tobacco.
4. "Cigarette" is defined as any product containing tobacco intended for consumption via burning.
5. "Electronic cigarette" is defined as any product that attempts to simulate the use of tobacco through the vaporization of a nicotine-based fluid.
6. "Pharmacy" is defined as a store that primarily retails medical products and instruments.
7. The Cabinet of Elizia shall have the power to designate a product that falls under the definition of cigarette as a "cigar," thereby exempting it from Section 1 requirements.
8. Cigarettes, cigars, electronic cigarettes and other tobacco paraphernalia in violation of this Act are unlawful property and therefore may be seized and destroyed without compensation by law enforcement.

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[Arachaea]

"After this bill, the Speaker will entertain free speeches, seeing that we have reached the end of the legislative queue."

"We now begin debate on the Tobacco Use Reduction Act, by the Hon. John Chiu."

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Tobacco Use Reduction Act
| Author: The Hon. John Chiu MP, Home Secretary (ChIP) |
| Sponsors: Oneracon, Maklohi Vai, The Licentian Isles, Nariterrr, Davincia |

An Act to provide for peace, order and good government; and for connected purposes.

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Preamble
WHEREAS the recreational use of tobacco is a scourge upon the public health of this nation,

WHEREAS restrictions on its promotion and public usage have proven effective around the world in reducing the use of this harmful drug,

WHEREAS it is the duty of the government of Elizia to protect public health and welfare, by means including but not limited to regulation and criminalisation of harmful activities,

THE PARLIAMENT OF ELIZIA RESOLVES to enact the following act into law.

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§1 - Plain packaging requirement

1. The top two-thirds of the area of a cigarette package shall be reserved for a warning label, which shall be designed, approved and altered at the discretion of the Cabinet of Elizia.
2. The bottom one-third of the area shall consist of the brand name written in twenty-four point Helvetica, or equivalent, in black typeface over a white background. No graphics or imagery shall be permitted on this area.
3. The individual retail of cigarettes is unlawful. Cigarettes shall only be retailed in groupings of six to thirty-six, enclosed within a cardboard container.
4. Automated concession devices that retail cigarettes or other tobacco paraphernalia are unlawful on the soil of the Federation of Elizia. Such devices located on foreign-flagged vessels within the territorial waters of Elizia are not within the purview of this Act.

§2 - Advertising and retail regulations

1. Tobacco retailers shall keep their products in enclosed or otherwise hidden locations that are not immediately visible to customers.
2. Posters, radio and television advertising, billboards, the Internet, and any other medium of advertising on Elizian soil shall not carry advertisements for cigarettes, cigars, electronic cigarettes and other tobacco paraphernalia; and the corporations that manufacture such products.
3. Corporations that manufacture cigarettes, cigars, electronic cigarettes and other tobacco paraphernalia shall not be permitted to sponsor athletic or academic competitions in Elizia; radio, television and Internet programs produced in Elizia; or initiatives of an Elizian government agency.
4. The retail of electronic cigarettes in Elizia is unlawful without a prescription from an accredited medical doctor. Only pharmacies shall retail electronic cigarettes.
5. The use of flavouring to alter cigarettes or cigars in order to increase consumption, such as menthol, fruits, candies and herbs, is prohibited. The cabinet of Elizia shall have final determination of what constitutes flavouring.

§3 - Public smoking restrictions

1. No individual under the age of eighteen (18) shall consume tobacco or any nicotine-based substance in any form. Indigenous municipalities may seek individual exceptions to this clause for specific events from the Home Office.
2. All buildings or subdivisions thereof zoned for non-residential purposes are subject to an opt-out smoking ban.
3. All owners of such property choosing to opt-out must display a sign stating so in Malay, English and Chinese in a visible manner at all entrances.
4. The following types of structures shall be tobacco-free zones, where the use of tobacco is prohibited under any circumstance:
   i. property of the federal government of Elizia,
   ii. childcare and educational facilities,
   iii. bus and train stations, airports,
   iv. medical facilities and pharmacies,
   v. banks and credit unions,
   vi. supermarkets and other grocery purveyors,
   vii. rooms within a restaurant or other food-service business where food is handled.
5. Smoking is prohibited within a five (5) metre radius of any entrance or exit of a tobacco-free zone.
6. Smoking is prohibited in any motor vehicle, train or aircraft within the jurisdictional arbitrage of Elizian courts.

§4 - Criminal and administrative offences

1. Unlawful retail of tobacco paraphernalia shall be defined as:
   i. Selling or giving tobacco products to an individual under the age of eighteen (18),
   ii. Operating an automated concession device that retails cigarettes or other tobacco paraphernalia,
   iii. Retailing individual cigarettes or cigarettes in improperly-packaged containers,
   iv. Failure to demonstrate a serious attempt to hide tobacco from public retail display.
2. Unlawful retail of tobacco paraphernalia is a felony. It shall be punished by no more than eight (8) months' imprisonment and a fine equivalent to 150% of monthly income.
3. Failure to prevent public smoking shall be defined as failure by the owner of a facility where a tobacco ban is present to prevent occupants from smoking. It is a misdemeanour and shall be punished by no more than six (6) weeks in prison and a fine equivalent to 20% of monthly income
4. Public smoking shall be defined as:
   i. smoking within a tobacco-free zone or any other area where smoking is prohibited by law,
   ii. smoking while underage.
5. Public smoking of tobacco paraphernalia is an administrative offence. It shall be punished by no more than a fine equivalent to 30% of monthly income.

§5 - Applicability and enforcement

1. This act is valid wherever the jurisdictional arbitrage of Elizian courts apply.
2. This act, save for Section 1, shall come into effect on 30 September 2016. Section 1 shall take effect on 1 January 2017.
3. "Smoking" is defined as the consumption of any product containing tobacco.
4. "Cigarette" is defined as any product containing tobacco intended for consumption via burning.
5. "Electronic cigarette" is defined as any product that attempts to simulate the use of tobacco through the vaporization of a nicotine-based fluid.
6. "Pharmacy" is defined as a store that primarily retails medical products and instruments.
7. The Cabinet of Elizia shall have the power to designate a product that falls under the definition of cigarette as a "cigar," thereby exempting it from Section 1 requirements.
8. Cigarettes, cigars, electronic cigarettes and other tobacco paraphernalia in violation of this Act are unlawful property and therefore may be seized and destroyed without compensation by law enforcement.

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"While I do support regulating tobacco, this act, in places, comes across as too authoritarian. I have selected statements I have issues with, if you would like to ask me for my issues with them then please do." Senator Thu Tran states.

"[*]The retail of electronic cigarettes in Elizia is unlawful without a prescription from an accredited medical doctor. Only pharmacies shall retail electronic cigarettes.
[*]The use of flavouring to alter cigarettes or cigars in order to increase consumption, such as menthol, fruits, candies and herbs, is prohibited. The cabinet of Elizia shall have final determination of what constitutes flavouring."

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