Hello. As I'm sure everyone is aware, Senator /u/Ed_San had to resign from his Senate seat due to becoming Head Mod. As the Governor of the Chesapeake, I have been tasked with finding a replacement. After asking a few candidates some questions, I have found a replacement

I will be appointing /u/cochon101 to /u/Ed_San's empty seat until the midterms in October. Out of all the candidates, his responses stuck out the most. He showed me his plan for what exactly he wanted to do in office. I feel he will be an excellent addition to the Senate.

Thank you, and have a good day.

It is with great sadness that I announce that /u/TheSolomonCaine, first Clerk of the Commonwealth of Chesapeake, member of the Order of the Chesapeake, and perpetual candidate for various seats in the state has deleted his account.

His hard work to the state will never be forgotten; may he rest in meme peace.

The original text of the bill can be found here.

This act was written by /u/oath2order (D). Amendments and discussion will follow the regular schedule.

/u/Oath2Order is hereby promoted to state clerk of Chesapeake, and will be fully in charge of all state meta operations. /u/ExplosiveHorse will be retiring as state clerk.

Hello fellow citizens of the Commonwealth. It is regrettable that I address you today on this dire topic, however it is clear that the Governor of the State of Dixie is not backing down in his position and at this point, I do fear for the safety of our citizens.

Section I. Activation

1. The Chesapeake Defense Force is hereby placed on active duty for a two week period.

2. All Chesapeake Defense Force soldiers are hereby commanded to report to their bases for instruction.

3. Troops are to be positioned all along the southern border of the Eastern State by noon October 29th, and be advised by Governor /u/oath2order and the newly named Major General, /u/Eleves_202.

4. Troops are to run daily exercises as deemed by their commanding officers.

5. At this moment, all troops are instructed to not address Dixie troops in any way. Any acts of aggression are to be reported to a commanding officer immediately.

I would like to take this moment to request that all Chesapeake citizens reconsider any travel to the State of Dixie. At this moment in time, travel to that state is risky. However, I will not be implementing a travel ban.

Any citizen who is held by the Dixie State Guard under the illegal Executive Order 14 on Dixie is to contact the Commonwealth Attorney General Office immediately. The Office will provide you with free legal advice regarding your illegal detention.

I will now address the Dixie Governor directly. Call your troops off. Reopen the highways and cease illegally detaining our citizens. And then resign. You are not fit for the role of Governor, and the people of Dixie deserve far better than they got with you.

These coming days will be trying times for the Commonwealth but we will persevere. Thank you all, and have a good night.

Greetings citizens of the commonwealth! I would like to thank /u/BryceMD again for entrusting me with the responsibilities of Governorship, and within the rest of this term I hope to earn the trust of the people. With the fullest knowledge that I was not elected to be Governor, I want the citizens of Chesapeake to know, that I am prepared represent the people to the best of my ability, and fight for policies that would most greatly improve their lives. With this in mind, I hope my administration will be active and regularly inform the citizens what the plans for their department are. In the hope for keeping this short and sweet I want to end this by saying that, it would be in the best interests of the people that the members of the assembly and I quarrel as little as possible. That we work together and come to concrete solutions to any conflicts in policy we might have for I am fully willing to listen.

Thank you, for allowing me the opportunity to serve.

Mr. Speaker, Mr. Lieutenant Govenor, and fellow Easterners,

The time has come for me to resign my office as governor. It has been a great honor and a pleasure to serve the Chesapeake Commonwealth throughout this past year. Other engagements have distracted me from my job as your governor, and I owe it to the people of Chesapeake to do what is in your best interests and leave the Governorship in active hands.

I trust that my Lieutenant Governor, /u/RazorReviews, will run an active and professional administration that will constantly seek to serve the best interests of our citizens.

I have notified the Lieutenant Governor and Speaker of my intention to resign the office of governor and I will remain as governor until Wednesday, July 5th in order to ensure a smooth transition of power.

That being said;

I resign the Office of Governor of the Chesapeake Commonwealth effective 12:00 p.m EST of July 5th 2017.

-/u/BryceMD

Link To The Bill

This act was written by /u/Oath2Order (D). Amendment and Discussion will follow the regular schedule. Please PM all amendments to /u/V-Francis-Easter.

/u/Oath2Order, please take the following oath in the comments below.

I do solemnly swear (affirm) that I will support the Constitution of the United States, and the Constitution of the State of Chesapeake, and that I will faithfully discharge the duties of the office of governor to the best of my ability.

/u/Sviridovt, please take the following oath in the comments below.

I do solemnly swear (affirm) that I will support the Constitution of the United States, and the Constitution of the State of Chesapeake, and that I will faithfully discharge the duties of the office of Lieutenant Governor to the best of my ability.

Elected Assemblymen or Assemblywomen, please take the following oath in the comments below.

Please take the following oath in the comments below. I do solemnly swear (affirm) that I will support the Constitution of the United States, and the Constitution of the State of Chesapeake, and that I will faithfully discharge the duties of the office of Chesapeake Assemblyperson to the best of my ability.

Legislators can also choose their districts: the map can be found on the sidebar.

As with all citizens in the Commonwealth of the Eastern State, I believe in equal rights for all. Living in our state right now are over one million ex-felons who have served their time, are disenfranchised from participating in political life due to their ex-felon status. Despite completing their sentences, we continue to prevent them from using one of our most fundamental rights as Americans, the right to vote. Therefore, by the powers given to me by Article V, Section 12 of the Constitution of the Eastern State, I do hereby order the removal of political disabilities consequent upon conviction of a felony imposed by Article II, Section 1 of the Constitution of the Eastern State for all those who have completed their sentences of incarceration or supervised release, including probation and parole, for any and all felony convictions. The civil rights restored are:

1. The right to vote

2. The right to hold public office

3. The right to serve on a jury

4. The right to act as a notary public.

Nothing in this order restores the right to ship, transport, possess, or receive firearms.

Thank you all, and good night.

Due to the low volume of legislation being submitted by the legislators of the Eastern State, I now announce the institution of an Open Docket Policy.

Any member of the /r/ModelUSGov simulation may submit legislation for the Eastern State, whether it be through direct message or modmail, until further notice.

Thank you.

Whereas, the general assembly chambers are bland and boring. And whereas, general assemblymen show a clear lack of variety in their lives. And whereas, a fun work environment keeps morale up.

This act hereby establishes any Friday that the General Assembly is having a session is considered a Wacky-Tie Friday.

Section 1. Definitions

Wacky-Tie: Any sort of tie that is not considered appropriate as business attire

Section 2. Wacky-Tie Friday

A. Any session of the General Assembly taking place on a Friday is hereby considered a Wacky-Tie Friday.

B. All general assemblymen who do not wear ties may instead opt for a different, wacky article of clothing.

C.1. Those legislators who do not wear ties may instead opt for a different, wacky article of clothing.

C.2. If a legislator opts to wear a different piece of wacky clothing, they are expected to have at least 3 articles of clothing to choose from. They do not necessarily all need to be the same type of clothing.

Section 3. Consequences

Any legislator found not to be in compliance with the rules of Wacky-Tie Friday shall be subject to severe sighs of disapproval from their fellow assemblymen.

Section 4

Assemblyman /u/oath2order shall be required to wear a tie decorated with the doge meme on every Wacky Tie Friday.

Section 5. Enactment

This act shall come into effect immediately upon its being signed into law.

This act was written and sponsored by /u/Didicet (D). Amendment and Discussion will follow the regular schedule. Legislators may propose amendments in /r/ModelEasternChamber.

Good Evening. I wish that my first press contact since becoming speaker could have been on more tranquil terms, but alas, that is not the case. I am announcing that the assembly at large will be launching an investigation into Governor /u/RazorReviews and the administration at large over recent events.

It has come to my attention that the Governor has made questionable statements and has taken questionable actions. In addition, it is possible that the Governor might be putting his party over the state in a possible cooperation with the President and that he might have committed gross negligence in the past few days. What I want to do is, for the good of the people of this great state, find the facts. What did the Governor know? What did the administration know? Is the administration showing negligence for the economy and well being of the state through recent actions? That is what we hope to find out. It is incumbent on this assembly to find out the series of events leading up to the canceling of the NAFTA agreement, and what the governor's role was.

The investigation will be conducted by the Assembly at large, with hearings beginning in the coming days. I intend for the first round of subpoenas to be issued as early as this weekend, as well as formal requests for documentation. I ask for the administration to cooperate in the coming days, and I hope this can be done smoothly.

In addition, I ask that the administration make any transcripts and conversations that would be relevant to the NAFTA decision available to the Assembly, and that the administration fully cooperate with us as we try to get the facts to the people of the Chesapeake.

I thank you for your attention and I now open the floor to the press.

Friends,

As you may have heard I will not be on your ballots in the upcoming federal election. My party has decided that someone else would be a more effective advocate for your interests than I in the Senate.

After taking some time to reflect on this, I've decided I won't be running for political office in the foreseeable future at any level.

I've now served partial terms as your Senator twice without you having ever voted for me in that position. Before that, I was elected several times to the House in the 5th District, representing eastern Virginia and North Carolina.

In that time I think I have done a good job advocating for you, though I'm sure many of you disagree with some of the positions I've taken along the way. In the end, the final judgement of my record falls to you and so I welcome any feedback you have.

With my remaining few weeks in office, I'm focused on improving and then passing my American Energy Revolution Act. I know my party has failed in recent years to give coal workers, the families, and their communities the respect and gratitude they've earned and, as we push for stronger environmental protections, the assistance they've deserved to find new economic opportunities. We've sometimes prioritized the interests of others over them. I hope this bill marks the beginning of major changes in that area that need to only increase in the years to come. Politicians in DC have a moral responsibility to ensure communities and people aren't left behind due to no fault of their own.

In closing, I just want to thank you for giving me a chance to work on the issues I am passionate about. It has been an honor.

cochon101

/u/ZeroUnderZero101 has resigned from his senate seat, this is unfortunate but it is his decision and I wish him the best for whatever he does.

And at his request I therefore nominate /u/TheGoluxNoMereDevice to replace him in the senate. I wish him luck and that they represent this state well.

Have a good day everyone.

A decision has been reached in Case No. 17-01, /u/SuleimonCaine v. Eastern State (In re: A.019: The Integrity Amendment)

Summary: Before the Court is a challenge by /u/SuleimonCaine (“Petitioner”) to Eastern Commonwealth A.019, a Constitutional Amendment which by its own terms is intended to “implement commonsense campaign finance reform” and improve “government transparency.” Petitioner asks that this Court invalidate certain sections of the EC-A.019 as inconsistent with the 1st Amendment of the Constitution of the United States, as interpreted by the United States Supreme Court in several recent cases.

This Court holds that Sections IV(a)-(d) of EC-A.019 are not unconstitutional. Sections IV(a)-(b) of EC-A.019 represent a “base limit” contribution limitation restricting how much money a donor may contribute to a particular candidate or committee, and not an aggregate limit of the type struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court in McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission, 572 U.S. ___ (2014). Sections IV(c)-(d) essentially mirror provisions in the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (“FECA”), a federal statute that regulates political campaign spending and fundraising. They bear no relation to the independent expenditure prohibitions of the type invalidated by the U.S. Supreme Court in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, 558 U.S. 310 (2010).

Full opinion posted here: https://www.reddit.com/r/ESSC/comments/6mw14i/opinion_in_re_a019_integrity_amendment/

Lieutenant Governor: /u/ninjjadragon

Yea: 5

Nay: 1

Abstentions: 2

No Votes: 1

Result: Confirmed

/u/ninjjadragon has been confirmed as the Lieutenant Governor of Chesapeake. He must now take the oath for the Lieutenant Governor in the legislature's swearing in thread.

As /u/ninjjadragon becomes Lieutenant Governor, that means the position of Speaker of the Commonwealth General Assembly is now vacant. With that, there will now be an election for the position. All candidates must be members of the General Assembly, and must either modmail or PM me on discord. This nomination period will last until the end of the day Tuesday, and on Wednesday until the end of the day Thursday, the vote will be held.

Attorney General: /u/RaptorJesus

Yea: 3

Nay: 4

Abstentions: 0

No Votes: 2

Result: Not Confirmed

/u/RaptorJesus is not confirmed as Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Chesapeake. It is now incumbent upon the governor to present another nominee for the position to the legislature.

To start off my governorship, here is the first set of cabinet nominations, there will be more in the future.

Ninjjadragon, Lieutenant Governor

RaptorJesus, Attorney General

I hope the assembly will act swiftly to confirm the nominees.

/u/daytonanerd will become the new clerk of the Commonwealth of Chesapeake, effectively immediately.

~ /u/Didicet, Head State Clerk

To kick off this new term, here is my first round of cabinet nominations:

Fencer6, Secretary of Health

Huskerwildcat, Secretary of the Environment

TristanJeremiah, Secretary of Finance

WendellGoldwater, Secretary of Agriculture

I hope the assembly will act quickly to hold hearings and confirm these nominees.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxxM-vDh01zqeFlvSW9xX2ZIWmM/view?usp=sharing

This Executive Order forms a task force to advise the Governor and other members of the state government on what policies our state should take regarding the ongoing heroin epidemic. Specifically it asks the task force to determine the effect of the illegal status of heroin on the epidemic, determine the effect of prescription painkillers on the epidemic, and advise the state on suitable policy actions that can be taken to alleviate this crisis.

This Executive Order will take effect when my nominee to the position of Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security is confirmed. Once that happens the Legislature and the Attorney General will be given the chance to designate a representative to attend the task force meetings. After that is done the task force will render an official paper documenting it's reccomendations.

Speaker of the Assembly

/u/drkandatto - 3 votes

/u/Eleves_202 - 3 votes

/u/Btownbomb - 3 votes

/u/BryceMD placed a tiebreaker vote for /u/drkandatto.

/u/drkandatto is elected Speaker of the Assembly with the Lieutenant Governor tie-breaker.

By the powers vested in me, oath2order, Governor of the Commonwealth of the Chesapeake,

Section 1. Inductees

The Inductees to the Order of the Chesapeake and the reasonings for such shall be as follows:

• /u/partiallykritikal, for his excellent work as the first governor of our state, especially in creating the framework of our budget which we still use today.

• /u/Didicet, for his work as one of the strongest legislators throughout the first and second terms

• /u/jjcreskoff, for his consistent work as one of the most active citizens in the state.

• /u/theSolomonCaine for his excellent work as the first Clerk of the Chesapeake, he helped build the foundation of our great state.

Section 2. Enactment

This Executive Order shall be enacted immediately.

Thank you all, stay safe, and have a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend.

The original text of the bill can be found here.

This act was written by /u/oath2order (D). Amendments and discussion will follow the regular schedule. Please PM all amendments to me.

Link to the Bill

This act was written by /u/Oath2Order (D). Amendment and Discussion will follow the regular schedule. Please PM all amendments to /u/V-Francis-Easter.