LOTF: An American Political Roleplay (116th Congress)

[The Democratic Marxists]

Senate Floor - President Pro Tempore

"Without objection the motion passes. The clerk will call the role."

Senator Winthrop (D-MA): Present.

[Puertollano]

Senator Levi Murphy (D/MN): Aye

[Azekopolaltion]

Senator Westra (D-NJ): Aye

[The Nordic Model]

Senator Rebekah Sharansky [D-IL]: Aye

[The World Capitalist Confederation]

Clerk: Senator Goldman?

Goldman stared blankly at the microphone, swallowing her throat. She didn't support this bill privately, but knew that she had to back it for the sake of her party influence. The party was moving left and she knew it.

Clerk: Senator Goldman?

Goldman's hands trembled, as she began to open her lips. She knew she did what she had to do, for the sake of her future ambitions. Or she could've just abstained, but even that wasn't enough to feed the progressive dogs. $10 billion wasn't all that much, anyway.

Clerk: Senator Goldman?

Goldman breathed in, and got ready to speak her deadly word.

Senator Goldman (D-CT): Aye.

[Dentali]

Senate Floor - President Pro Tempore

"Without objection the motion passes. The clerk will call the role."

Senator Winthrop (D-MA): Present.

Moore looked at her incredulously

[Fronket]

Senator Little (D-MD): Aye

[Gordano and Lysandus]

Representative Caroline Simone (D-NY-12)

Representative Simone's staff tables the following bill to the clerks of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Official Name: Insulating the Data of Everyday Americans Act
Nickname: IDEA Act

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Sponsor: Representative Caroline Simone (D-NY-12)
Cosponsors: Representative Thomas Volker (R-MO-8), Senator Abigail Winthrop (D-MA), Representative Emily Davenport (D-CA-34), Representative John Atang(D-NY-3), Representative Kathleen Nez (D-AZ-7)

Overview: A BILL TO make provisions such that American consumers of internet services are protected from the non-consensual usage by corporations of their personal data, in particular information regarding personal browsing history, location data, or contact details.

Section 1: Summary
Internet corporations, especially social media companies like Facebook and Twitter, have achieved an extraordinary degree of control over both the market and everyday people’s lives. Whilst it is laudable that American businesses have pioneered the market, especially with social media, reasonable steps must be taken to provide at least minimal regulations to defend and protect the privacy and other rights of consumers. This Act seeks to resolve the matter by ensuring that the critical data usage of large social media companies is conducted in a purely consensual manner.

Section 2: Definitions

a. The term “large internet corporation” shall here refer to an internet-based business which possesses assets greater than $1,000,000.
b. The term “plain terms” shall here refer to text which is simple and easy to understand for ordinary consumers, in whichever language they are consuming the product or service (i.e. If the product or service is offered in English and Spanish, then the text must be available in both English and Spanish).
c. The term “protected personal information” shall here refer to personal data belonging to a consumer of an internet product or service concerning their address, contact information, personal browsing history or location data.
d. The term “consent” shall here refer, specifically, to informed consent, that is to say, consent given wherein the giver is substantially informed on the choice being made.
e. The term “executive officer” shall here refer to a person or persons acting as the Chief Executive Officer or equivalent for a large internet corporation.

Section 3: Regulations

a. Wherein a large internet corporation offers a product or service online, they must provide - in plain terms - a request for consent to access any form of protected personal information from a consumer.

1) A large internet corporation may reserve the right to refuse the custom of a consumer who does not provide consent for access.
b. Wherein a large internet corporation wishes to sell or otherwise provide the protected personal data of a consumer to a third party, on each occasion, they must provide - in plain terms - a request for consent to sell or otherwise distribute any form of such data.

1) This does not apply wherein a large internet corporation is requested or otherwise compelled to provide such data to the United States Government, a State Government of the United States, or any law enforcement agency thereof.
c. The Federal Trade Commission will be empowered to use its authorities under Title 15 of the U.S. Code to order large internet corporations to cease and desist, and issue civil penalties, for failing to provide the consent requests required under subsections a and b, or for the access, sale or distribution of protected personal data without having received the required consent.

Section 4: Offenses under this Act

a. An executive officer of a large internet corporation who knowingly or negligibly violates section 3 of this act will be guilty of an offense.
b. An executive officer of a large internet corporation who knowingly or negligibly violates the regulations prescribed by section 3 of this Act will be fined not more than $500,000,000.

This bill is then honorably presented to the United States House of Representatives for consideration in order to protect the civil liberties and freedoms of the American people and to improve the United States Law and is backed by Representative Caroline Simone on Friday 22nd March.

Do Not Remove: 1337

[Nikaton]

Congressmen Thomas (NC-4) places the following bill into the House docket

Law Re-authorization Proposal Sheet

Official Name: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Nickname: IDEA

Overview: In 1975 Congress passed the IDEA recognizing the tragic fact that millions of children with special needs were denied a public education. The law passed ensured due process protection mandating that ALL children receive a free, appropriate, and public education (FAPE) as education was integral to good citizenship. The law is now in need of re authorization and should be amended to include a right to counsel for student and parent petitioner to ensure a FAPE is being met

Section 1: The IDEA has achieved major results for millions of American children but has failed to properly assist lower income families and children who cannot access the necessary process for ensuring a FAPE. Statistics from a WV Law Review article show that an attorney presence increases parent's chance of success by over 30% and builds awareness of the legal rights and remedies for aggrieved parents and children

Section 2: In order to fund this right to counsel under the spending clause; 0.75% of the military budget is to be reallocated to the states in order to address this issue and provide a civil right to counsel for IDEA petitioners.

Section 3: Passage of this bill greatly increase educational success in the country for all children. Increased funding for education has been linked with higher academic success per policy studies by the United States Department of Education

Section 4: IDEA is due for re-authorization and this amendment will bolster the legislative intent behind the law's original passage

This bill is then honorably presented to The House of Representatives for consideration in order to reauthorize IDEA to provide right to counsel in education settings to improve the United States Law and is backed by Brett Thomas on March 26th, 2020

Do Not Remove: 1337

[Dentali]

Representative Caroline Simone (D-NY-12)

"Mister Speaker, I move to vote on the resolution."

Rep J Atang (R-MO): "Seconded"

Speaker: Without objection the motion passes and we will proceed to a vote

[Shah Rukh Khan]

Rep J Atang (R-MO): "Seconded"

Speaker: Without objection the motion passes and we will proceed to a vote

Rep. Nuñez (D-MA-4): Nay

[New Cobastheia]

Rep. Kathleen Nez (D-AZ-7): Aye

[The World Capitalist Confederation]

Representative Theodore Vohoffsky (R-CA-45): "Nay."

[Greater Arab State]

House Floor

House Minority Leader Thomas Volker (R-MO-8): “Nay.”

[Gordano and Lysandus]

Representative Caroline Simone (D-NY-12)

"Aye!"

[Nikaton]

Representative Brett Thomas (NC-4): aye

[Agarntrop]

Representative John Atang (D-NY-3)

"Aye!"

[Alozia]

Representative Julia Piotrowska (D-IL-05)

"Aye"

[Dentali]

HOUSE FLOOR

Speaker: The proposed constitutional amendment does not have the 2/3rds majority required to advance to the Senate and fails.

The floor is now open to motions.

[Gordano and Lysandus]

HOUSE FLOOR

Speaker: The proposed constitutional amendment does not have the 2/3rds majority required to advance to the Senate and fails.

The floor is now open to motions.

Representative Caroline Simone (D-NY-12)

"Mister Speaker, I move to proceed with the docket."

[New Cobastheia]

HOUSE FLOOR

Speaker: The proposed constitutional amendment does not have the 2/3rds majority required to advance to the Senate and fails.

The floor is now open to motions.

Representative Caroline Simone (D-NY-12)

"Mister Speaker, I move to proceed with the docket."

Rep. Kathleen Nez (D-AZ-7): "Seconded."

[Agarntrop]

HOUSE FLOOR

Speaker: The proposed constitutional amendment does not have the 2/3rds majority required to advance to the Senate and fails.

The floor is now open to motions.

Representative Caroline Simone (D-NY-12)

"Mister Speaker, I move to proceed with the docket."

Rep. J Atang (D-NY-3)

"Seconded."

[Meelducan]

Senate Floor - President Pro Tempore

“With all votes tallied the bill fails. The Senate shall take a ten minute recess.” Myles proclaimed before heading to the Cloakroom to get a soda pop.

[Dentali]

Representative Caroline Simone (D-NY-12)

"Mister Speaker, I move to proceed with the docket."

Rep. J Atang (D-NY-3)

"Seconded."

HOUSE FLOOR

Speaker: With no objections the motion passes... "A Bill To Establish Election Day as a Federal Holiday" comes to the floor. With no sponsors in the house we will proceed to debate. Does anyone wish to speak for or against the bill?

Senate Floor

Senator Kost slips the following bill into the docket.

Official Name: A Bill to Establish Election Day as a Federal Holiday

Sponsor: Greg Kost (R-FL)

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Overview: The bill seeks to establish a new federal holiday to commemorate the United States of America's longstanding tradition of rule by the people for the people, with Election Day serving as the apotheosis of that democratic tradition. In the greatest country on earth, people should not be forced to choose between working to provide for their families and exercising their right to vote for their representatives. This bill ensures that no individual will be forced to make that choice.

Section 1: For purposes of any law relating to Federal employment, the Tuesday after the first Monday, in November of 2020 and each even-numbered year thereafter, shall be treated in the same manner as a legal public holiday described in section 6103 of title 5, United States Code.

Section 2: It is the sense of Congress that private employers in the United States should give their employees a day off on the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November in 2020 and each even-numbered year thereafter to enable the employees to cast votes in the elections held on that day.

This bill is thus honorably presented to the United States Senate for consideration in order to establish Election Day as a federal holiday, to enhance United States law, and is backed by Senator Greg Kost.

[Gordano and Lysandus]

HOUSE FLOOR

Speaker: With no objections the motion passes... "A Bill To Establish Election Day as a Federal Holiday" comes to the floor. With no sponsors in the house we will proceed to debate. Does anyone wish to speak for or against the bill?

Official Name: A Bill to Establish Election Day as a Federal Holiday

Sponsor: Greg Kost (R-FL)

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Overview: The bill seeks to establish a new federal holiday to commemorate the United States of America's longstanding tradition of rule by the people for the people, with Election Day serving as the apotheosis of that democratic tradition. In the greatest country on earth, people should not be forced to choose between working to provide for their families and exercising their right to vote for their representatives. This bill ensures that no individual will be forced to make that choice.

Section 1: For purposes of any law relating to Federal employment, the Tuesday after the first Monday, in November of 2020 and each even-numbered year thereafter, shall be treated in the same manner as a legal public holiday described in section 6103 of title 5, United States Code.

Section 2: It is the sense of Congress that private employers in the United States should give their employees a day off on the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November in 2020 and each even-numbered year thereafter to enable the employees to cast votes in the elections held on that day.

This bill is thus honorably presented to the United States Senate for consideration in order to establish Election Day as a federal holiday, to enhance United States law, and is backed by Senator Greg Kost.

Representative Caroline Simone (D-NY-12)

"I would like to speak for the bill, Mister Speaker."