This EO will pardon all those convicted under the disastrous and unconstitutional "Common Sense Gun Control Act of 2019"

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Governor’s Medal of Governmental Achievement

/u/Vakiadia

/u/Vakiadia. Where do I even begin? He has served the State in innumerably many ways. An Indiana native, Vakiadia first served our state as a Libertarian Congressman from the Great Lakes District in the Sixth Congress, beating even myself in the primary and narrowly winning a seat in the General. From there, /u/Vakiadia joined the Civic Party, becoming a prominent member and serving in the Seventh Congress, again from the Great Lakes District. He would also serve as the Chairman of the Committee on the Environment, Science, and Technology after my departure to the Senate. Vakiadia would then serve in the Eighth Senate very briefly before being elected to the Governorship, becoming the first Governor and only Governor to serve two full terms in the State's history after being re-elected by a coin flip. As Governor he issued over half of the Executive Orders in the State's History, signed several pieces of legislation, and left a lasting mark on the state.

Governor’s Medal of Cultural and Artistic Achievement

Oprah Winfrey

For hosting the Oprah show for a quarter of a century and being an inspiration to all of us by becoming the first black female billionaire.

Jim O’Heir, Chris Pratt, and Nick Offerman

For starring in the State Sitcom, Parks and Recreation, after being born in the State of Great Lakes.

Mark Twain, born Samuel Clemens

For defining Midwestern American culture through his literary works.

/u/Bomalia

For defining the state's meme culture.

Governor’s Medal of Economic and Scientific Achievement

Milton Friedman

For leaving a lasting impression on American economics after working at the University of Chicago for several decades.

I'm very happy to make this my first act as Governor. It will cut ties to Planned Parenthood and designate them as a domestic terrorist group.

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Here is the link to the actual Order.

WHEREAS, many are still imprisoned for possession of cannabis; despite cannabis being nationally legalized and decriminalized:

THEREFORE, I, finnishdude101, Governor of the Central State, by the authority vested in me by the twelfth Section of the Fifth Article of the Constitution of the Central State, do hereby order as follows:

Every person convicted for possession of marijuana, and solely possession of marijuana, is hereby pardoned.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the Central State to be affixed. Done at the capitol in the City of Chicago this fifth day of November anno domini two-thousand and fifteen.

I also call upon the Assembly to introduce legislation which assists in all released in finding jobs once released.

The Right to Die Act of 2016

Preamble: Whereas citizens of the United States have certain natural rights that they are born with which include life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Whereas citizens have the right to end their life humanly if they so choose to.

SEC. 1. Title

This Bill shall be known as the Right to Die Act of 2016.

SEC. 2. Definitions

A. Adult- an individual who is 18 years of age or older.

B. Capable- means that in the opinion of a court or in the opinion of the patient's attending physician or consulting physician, psychiatrist or psychologist, a patient has the ability to make and communicate health care decisions to health care providers, including communication through persons familiar with the patient's manner of communicating if those persons are available.

C. Terminal disease- an incurable and irreversible disease that has been medically confirmed and will, within reasonable medical judgment, produce death within six months.

D. Attending physician- the physician who has primary responsibility for the care of the patient and treatment of the patient's terminal disease.

E. Disability- a physical or mental condition that limits a person's movements, senses, or activities.

SEC. 3. Death

A. An adult who is capable, is a resident of Jefferson, is suffering from a terminal disease or disability, and who has voluntarily expressed his or her wish to die, may make a written request for medication for the purpose of ending his or her life in a humane and dignified manner.

B. No one shall qualify for ending their life solely because of age.

SEC. 4. Written Request for Medication to End One’s Life

A. A valid request for medication shall be signed and dated by the patient and witnessed by at least 2 individuals who, in the presence of the patient, attest that to the best of their knowledge and belief the patient is capable, acting voluntarily, and is not being forced to sign the request.

B. Both of the witnesses shall be a person who is not:

B1. A relative of the patient by blood, marriage or adoption;

B2. A person who at the time the request is signed would be entitled to any portion of the estate of the qualified patient upon death under any will or by operation of law; or

B3. An owner, operator or employee of a health care facility where the qualified patient is receiving medical treatment or is a resident.

C. The patient's attending physician at the time the request is signed shall not be a witness.

D. A patient may rescind his or her request at any time in any manner.

SEC. 5. Physician Immunity

A. Any physician who administers medication for the purpose of ending the patient's life at the patient's request shall be be immune to civil or legal liability for administration of it.

SEC. 6. Enactment

A. This act shall take effect 30 days after its passage into law.

This bill was written by Minority Leader /u/justdefi (L-Illini) and Majority Leader /u/StyreotypicalLurker (D-Winnebago).

This bill is sponsored by Minority Leader /u/justdefi (L-Illini), Majority Leader /u/StyreotypicalLurker (D-Winnebago), and /u/bballcrook21 (L-Ohio River).

In my capacity as Governor, I have issued the following statement in regards to the actions of NE State:

Greetings,

It has come to my attention that the powers at be in Northeastern State have seen fit to cut ties with Western state. This is a regrettable action, and I oppose it in the strongest possible terms. More than ever, America needs unity, and not this partisan nonsense that tears us apart. While I disagree from time to time with the actions of other states, I would never take it out on the hard working citizens within that state. This embargo of Western State will achieve nothing but to further entrench both sides of this tricky debate, and preclude any good faith debate or negotiation.

My government is strongly in favor of gay marriage, and will continue to fight for that belief every day. But as we recognize our right to believe in gay marriage, we recognize the right of Western State to oppose it. America is strengthened most when disparate groups come to together to argue passionately.

I strongly urge the Governor to withdraw this executive order. If you believe Western State is wrong in the Gay Marriage bill, as I myself do, present a strong argument and argue in good faith. I fear this foolish action will achieve precisely the opposite.

I would also like to direct your attention to the Western State Lt. Governor's statement on the matter (https://www.reddit.com/r/ModelWesternState/comments/3ns2xf/statement_on_northeast_state_executive_order_005/cvqri50)

GregortheNerd Governor of Central State

/u/Lenin_is_my_friend will be banned from discourse in the Central State and ModelUSGov at large for 3 days at the consent of the Triumvirate, Head Mod, and myself for intentionally and consciously violating a warning issued to other members of the community, and for repeat offenses. He will still be allowed to vote in the chambers, but will be banned from the public state and general subs for the next 72 hours.

• /u/AdmiralJones42, Deputy Clerk

• /u/NateLooney, Clerk Triumvir

• /u/Ed_San, Clerk Triumvir

• /u/MoralLesson, Head Moderator

Preamble

Whereas Central State has not taken enough measures to secure security for its citzens.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Jefferson, represented in the General Assembly.

SECTION 1.

800,000 Bunkers shall be built in Central State

Section 2.

A bunker shall be 10 feet wide, 10 feet long and 10 feet tall and will also be built in a circular shape. The bunkers will be built out of concrete.

Section 3:

All needed resources will be provided to finish these bunkers as fast as possible, following the passage of this bill.

This bill was written by the Radical Left Party, and is sponsored by /u/DuceGiharm (RLP)

The Font Type and Handwriting Non-Discrimination Act of 2016

Section (I): Title

This bill shall be known as The Font Type and Handwriting Non-Discrimination Act of 2016

Section (II): Definitions

(a): font type- the face and size of texts or written words

(b): comic sans MS- a casual, non-connecting font type derived from the classic text of comic books

Section (III): Preamble

Whereas, people's preferred font types are not reflective of their actual ability, And whereas, countless people's applications are rejected for their preferences in fonts. And whereas, protections currently exist for people's sexual choices. And whereas, calligraphy, legible handwriting, or the use of only certain fonts in typing are not requirements to receive a HS diploma. The right of citizens to not be discriminated on the basis of their font preferences or poor handwriting shall not be infringed.

Section (IV): Protections

(a): It is hereafter illegal for any business to reject an applicant on the basis of the font used in their applications or resumes unless the business specified which font to use.

(b): It is hereafter illegal to reject any handwritten application or resume on the basis of legibilit.

(c): If no written requirements regarding the fonts were given to an employee regarding a task given to an employee, that employee may not be punished in any manner or fired for the use of any font they choose.

Section (V): Standard of Proof

(a): There must be clear evidence of a less qualified individual receiving a position over another.

(b): There must be a difference between the fonts of the two individuals in question.

(c): In cases where an employee feels they were wrongfully punished or fired, the fulfillment, or lack, of required fonts, which had been given to the employee in written form must be proven.

Section (VI): Punishment

Any business or company found guilty of discrimination on the basis of font or legibility of handwriting shall be fined 10% of its net income.

Section (VII): Effect

This bill shall take effect immediately upon its passing into law.

This bill is sponsored by /u/UbiEsTu (L-Michigimea)

Bill 019: Columbus Day Abolition Act

PREAMBLE: Recognizing that Christopher Columbus was a genocidal murderer who enslaved an entire island of people, and that more must be to recognize the native people of our nation, this government decrees that Columbus Day shall henceforth be replaced by a day celebrating those great people who lived here before European settlement.

SECTION I: Let Columbus Day cease to be an official holiday celebrated on the 2nd Monday of October.

SECTION II: Let “Indigenous Peoples Day” become an official state holiday on the 2nd Monday of October.

SECTION III: Let this bill be enacted on the 1st of January, 2016.

This bill was submitted by /u/s_heap (Soc-Shenanadoah).

A description of Indigenous Peoples Day can be found here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigenous_Peoples%27_Day

See the fancified EO here.

WHEREAS, the Central State Constitution provides that all natural persons, female and male alike, are equal before the law and that no person shall be deprived of any right because of race or national origin; and

WHEREAS, the Central State’s government has a solemn obligation to respect and uphold these principles in its policies relating to employment, education, and contracting; and

WHEREAS, the use of racial and gender set-asides, preferences and quotas is generally inconsistent with the obligation of government to treat all individuals as equals without respect to race or gender; and

WHEREAS, the laudable goal of increasing diversity in the Central State’s government and institutions of Higher Education, and in the allocation of state contracts, can and should be realized without the use of racial and gender set-asides, preferences and quotas.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FINNISHDUDE101, as Governor of the Central State, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the State of the Central State, do hereby promulgate the following executive order effective immediately:

Section 1: Non-Discrimination in Government Employment

a. It is the policy of my Administration to provide equal opportunity to all qualified citizens of the Central State, to prohibit discrimination in employment because of race, gender, creed, color, national origin or sexual orientation, and to promote the full realization of equal employment opportunity through a positive, continuing program in each Executive Agency and the Office of the Governor. This policy of equal opportunity applies to every aspect of employment policy and practice in my Administration.

b. It is the policy of my Administration to seek out employees for hiring, retention, and promotion who are of the highest quality and ethical standards, and who reflect the full diversity of the Central State’s population. Unless otherwise affirmatively required by law or administrative rule, neither the Office of the Governor nor any Executive Agency may utilize racial or gender set-asides, preferences or quotas when making decisions regarding the hiring, retention or promotion of a state employee. Any law or administrative rule requiring or allowing the use of racial or gender set-asides, preferences or quotas in hiring, retention or promotion shall be brought to the attention of my General Counsel by any affected Executive Agency no later than December 31st, 2015.

Section 2: Non-Discrimination in State Contracting

a. It is the policy of my Administration to provide equal state contracting opportunities to all qualified businesses, to prohibit discrimination in contracting because of race, gender, creed, color, national origin, or sexual orientation, and to promote the full realization of equal contracting opportunities through a positive, continuing program in each Executive Agency and the Office of the Governor. This policy of equal contracting opportunities applies to every aspect of contracting policy and practice in my Administration.

b. Unless otherwise required by law or administrative rule, neither the Office of the Governor nor any Executive Agency may utilize racial or gender set-asides, preferences or quotas when making state contracting decisions. Any law or administrative rule requiring or allowing the use of racial or gender set-asides, preferences or quotas, or artificial, arbitrary goals in state contracting shall be brought to the attention of my General Counsel by any affected Executive Agency no later than December 31st, 2015.

Section 3: Non-Discrimination in Higher Education

a. It is the policy of my Administration to support equal education opportunities for all qualified citizens of the Central State, to prohibit discrimination in education because of race, gender, creed, color, national origin, or sexual orientation, and to promote the full realization of equal educational opportunities throughout the State. I hereby request that the Board of Trustees implement a policy prohibiting the use of racial or gender set-asides, preferences or quotas in admissions to all Central State institutions of Higher Education, effective immediately.

Section 4: No Legal Cause of Action

Nothing in this Executive Order shall be construed to create a cause of action or any legal remedy not otherwise provided for by law.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of the State of the Central State to be affixed at Chicago, the Capitol, this 3rd day of November, Anno Domini 2015.

~/u/finnishdude101

95% of this came from Jeb Bush's Executive Order 99-281. All credit to him.

Speaker

Samigot 2

No Votes 3

No quorum was reached so no candidate won. Checking with Boris, but speaker election 4 coming soon.

NotBestOfBest, Jimz52, cjrowens did not vote.

Changes

Hello all and welcome to the new session of /r/ModelCentralState. Things are mostly going to be running the same as last session, but with a few changes.

Clerking Bylaws

First off, this is just a reminder that we have a list of Central State Meta Bylaws linked on the sidebar under "State Bylaws". These Bylaws include all the major clerking procedures and describe all the rules for the running of the state. If at any point you have a meta-question, I strongly recommend you check there first.

Changes to Voting Threads

Per the instruction of the Head State Clerk, voting threads for a group of bills will now be combined into one thread. All bills up for a vote will be listed in the main text of the post and votes will be expected in the following format:

B.XXX: Yea/Nay/Present

B.YYY: Yea/Nay/Present

B.ZZZ: Yea/Nay/Present

Bill Schedule

So thanks to a certain pair of eager beavers, There is currently a backlog of 57 Bills on the docket. As a result of this and the expectation that bill submissions will continue to stay above the former levels, we will be moving to a bill schedule which includes 7 Bills a Week.

Instead of posting these all at one time, bill posting will be split into two sub-schedules which will look something like this:

Schedule A

Monday: 4 Bills get posted, Amendment Proposals

Wednesday: Amendment Voting

Friday: Floor Vote

Schedule B

Thursday: 3 Bills get posted, Amendment Proposals

Saturday: Amendment Voting

Monday: Floor Vote

The Hope for this concept is to space things out so there's less dead space in the middle of the week. If things aren't going well after a few weeks, it may be subject to change.

Opening Business

Oath of Office

Each new assemblyperson must swear in by commenting on this thread with the following oath of office and their district selection.

I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support the Constitution of the United States, and the Constitution of the Lincoln, and that I will faithfully discharge the duties of the office of Assembly(man/woman/person) to the best of my ability.

District Selection

Here is a map of the districts.

• Autohaven - Michigan and Indiana

• Chicagoland - Illinois

• Sioux - Minnesota and Wisconsin

• Missouri - Missouri and Kansas

• Maize - Nebraska and Iowa

• Dakota - North and South Dakota

• Montana - Montana and Wyoming

Districts are first come, first serve.

Submitting Legislation

Assemblypeople may submit bills here. The link is also found in the ticker at the top of the subreddit.

Along with this post, Speaker nominations will be going up tonight. Bill postings will begin on Monday, however, executive actions such as EOs may begin immediately. Thank you for your time and here's to a great session! 🎉

The Chief Justice /u/rkhan-2 has informed me he has lost track of his account's password. His new account is /u/CJkhan.

Whereas tofurky,

a) All turkeys bearing the name “Richard” are hereby pardoned for any crimes committed and shall not be eaten on this Thanksgiving.

b) All chickens bearing the name “Humbert Humbert” are hereby pardoned for any crimes committed and shall not be eaten on this Thanksgiving.

c) A package of tofu from Kroger’s is hereby pardoned and shall not be eaten on this Thanksgiving.

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone.

Governor’s Signature: /u/madk3p

Executive Order 044

Whereas; Ohio has been a stain on our otherwise great and pristine state.

I. Denouncing Ohio

(A) I hereby denounce the Great Lakes territory known as Ohio.

(B) I hereby endorse the Michigan Wolverines in their annual playing of The Game against the Ohio State Buckeyes. This endorsement shall continue yearly.

Signed,

Governor DaKing97

CC001

In favor - 7

Against - 4

Abstentions - 3

The referendum is successful and the amendment is ratified. The Great Lakes Senate is no more and the assembly shall consist of nine members next session.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Great Lakes, represented in the General Assembly,

Section I. Short Title.

This act may be cited as the “Adultery Legalization Act.”

Section II. Adultery Legalization.”

720 ILCS 5/11-35 is hereby repealed.

Section III. Enactment.

This act shall go into effect immediately upon its passage.

This act was written by Gov. /u/IGotzDaMastaPlan.

Preamble

Whereas the United States populace is afflicted by ignorance.

Whereas Every citizen will be made aware of this fact.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Jefferson, represented in the General Assembly.

SECTION 1.

All trash cans on United States federal government property will be re-labeled "ideology."

SECTION 2.

This bill will be enacted immediately upon passage.

This bill was written by the Radical Left Party, and is sponsored by /u/DuceGiharm (RLP)

Hey all,

Busy week. First of all, congratulations to our new governor and his lieutenant governor! And welcome all new and returning legislators as well! I hope you're all excited to begin representing the people of this state this week.

This will serve as a sort of hub of transitioning into the 5th Assembly. We have a lot more to go over than in some past sessions, so let's get to it.

Legislators Choose Districts

If you are one of the legislative representatives, please post in this thread the District you wish to represent. The state is divided into nine districts. The map can be found here and also in our Wiki. The following districts you may choose from are, on first come first serve basis:

Michigamea, Superior, Chicagoland, Illini, Sioux, Boundary Waters, and Black Hills.

To my knowledge, only /u/StyreotypicalLurker has one which will carry over as a claim from last session (Winnebago). The former account of /u/ImperatorTiberius (/u/bballcrook21) had Ohio River as the district as well. The rest of you are either new members or did not choose one in your last session.

Remember, there is one representative per district. So no sharing.

Leadership Nominations and Elections

Many of you have asked already how this works. There are three positions of leadership in the Assembly:

1. Speaker: The Speaker will be elected by a vote of the legislature. All parties who have seats, please consult amongst yourselves and your party leadership/members to decide who you'd like to nominate. I will be accepting nominations from party members via modmail until Saturday May 28. This may be extended if all nominations cannot be given with consensus in time. Voting will commence on the same day and be open for three days.*

2. Majority Leader: The Majority Leader will similarly be nominated by the parties and elected by a legislative vote. Again, all parties with seats, have one of your members send me a nomination via modmail by Saturday May 28. This is important because...

3. Minority Leader: ...The Minority Leader will be determined by whoever comes in second place during the Majority Leader vote.

So again, each party please nominate a candidate for both Speaker and Majority Leader, knowing that the second place Majority Leader candidate will become the Minority Leader!

Cabinet and Supreme Court Nominations

Governor /u/justdefi and his Lieutenant Governor /u/lucariuscoci will be responsible for nominating individuals for the following positions:

1. Secretary of State: An application thread can be found here. Please note that you do not have to be a serving member of the Assembly to apply, nor do you have to be a member of the governor's party! Please consult with him or the lieutenant governor for further questions and interest.

2. Attorney General: Likewise, go here to apply to become Attorney General. Same parameters as above.

3. Supreme Court Justices: Governor /u/justdefi will be responsible for nominating a full Supreme Court cabinet consisting of three members: two associates, and one chief justice. It is up to his own discretion who will serve in which role. There does not currently exist an application thread, however, the governor does not need to apply this process to all nominations. Again, it is up to his discretion. At the moment, if you are interested, I would highly recommend contacting him, the lieutenant governor, or myself.

All of these positions will be voted on for confirmation by the Assembly. I will aim to have these all filled by no later than Saturday June 4. Expect nomination threads to appear before then, and a vote thread to (hopefully) come up three days before this date, or earlier depending on the time this takes.

I believe that does it for now! If I have missed anything at all in general, please comment, send me a message, or find a way to let me know. If it's personal, I'd prefer you message me privately and we can get things sorted out. This includes flairing, names misspelled, access requests, etc. Please don't clutter the thread with these concerns if you can. Instead, send them to me privately.

I will be posting bill procedures and releasing the first round of bills tonight. Get excited! There are a lot of them already!

*Note this will not reflect a rigid voting schedule's likely time slot, but I will eventually pull us into as regular a voting schedule as possible. Generally, discussion and nomination threads will be up for three days. And likewise, voting will be put up for three days.

Amid the controversy of my recent appointment and subsequent removal of said appointment, I would like to appoint /u/ethmcinerney to fill the once again vacated Senate seat. Good luck, comrade

Section 1

All gun-free zones in the state of Jefferson are hereby removed.

Section 2

No new gun-free zones may be made by any state government agency, for any reason, anywhere.

Section 3

This act will become effective two months after its passage to allow all government buildings to adjust.

This bill is sponsored by /u/UbiEsTu (L-Michigamea)