United Cities/Archive/Resolutions 151-200
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This page is an archive of the results of Resolutions 151-200 in the United Cities General Assembly.
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Resolution 151: The Impeachment of Chief Justice Jian_Zen
Proposed by KittyCat11231 in accordance with and required by the terms of Amendment 20 of the United Cities Constitution.
This is an impeachment resolution, as defined by Article 4.2 and further regulated by Amendment 33.
This resolution seeks to impeach the 4th Chief Justice of the United Cities, Jian_Zen, for inactivity of more than thirty days. Amendment 20 requires an impeachment resolution be automatically posted against any Officer who has been active for a total of thirty days or more. If this resolution passes with a 60% majority of voting General Assembly, and with at least 15 votes total cast, as required by Amendment 33, Jian_Zen shall be immediately removed from office as the Chief Justice of the United Cities.
General Assembly Voting: Ends 10/27/2017 @ 5:30 PM EDT
Resolution dies.
Resolution 152: The Duh we've got a new officer Act
Proposed by Godzilltrain. Endorsed by KittyCat11231, jphgolf4321 & cal76
This is a constitutional amendment.
This amendment changes amendment 51, replacing the order of tiebreaker passage from "Secretary of State, Chief Justice, Attorney General" to "Secretary of State, Chief Justice, Attorney General, Secretary of Enforcement".
This also amends Amendment 20, replacing "The President shall, as already stated in the main body of the Constitution, be succeeded by the Vice President in the event the seat of President becomes vacant; if there is no Vice President, then after the Vice President is the Secretary of State, Attorney General, Chief Justice, and the Associate Justices, ordered by either earlier date of the assumption of office and then earlier join date in the United Cities." to "The President shall, as already stated in the main body of the Constitution, be succeeded by the Vice President in the event the seat of President becomes vacant; if there is no Vice President, then after the Vice President is the Secretary of State, Attorney General, Chief Justice, Secretary of Enforcement and the Associate Justices, ordered by either earlier date of the assumption of office and then earlier join date in the United Cities."
General Assembly Voting: Ends 00:09 UTC October 28th, 2017
Resolution passes to President.
Presidential Voting: Closes 00:16 UTC 10/31/17
Approved. jphgolf4321 (talk) 00:21, 28 October 2017 (UTC)
Resolution 153: The Associate Justice Confirmation of _Kastle
Proposed by Chief Justice KittyCat11231 in accordance with the terms of Amendment 3.
Chief Justice KittyCat11231 nominates _Kastle to be an Associate Justice of the United Cities. The General Assembly, by passing this resolution, confirms this nomination and allows _Kastle to assume office.
General Assembly Voting: Ended 10/27/2017 @ 19:12 UTC/2:12 PM CDT
Resolution passes.
Resolution 154: The Associate Justice Confirmation of cal76
Proposed by Chief Justice KittyCat11231 in accordance with the terms of Amendment 3.
Chief Justice KittyCat11231 nominates cal76 to be an Associate Justice of the United Cities. The General Assembly, by passing this resolution, confirms this nomination and allows cal76 to assume office.
General Assembly Voting: Ended 10/27/2017 @ 19:12 UTC/2:12 PM CDT
Resolution passes.
Resolution 155: Confirmation of Narnia17 as Secretary of Enforcement
Proposed by President jphgolf4321 in accordance with the terms of Amendment 67.
Voting Ends 21:22 UTC/5:22 PM EDT on 28 October
Resolution passes.
Resolution 156: The UC Day Act
Proposed by Godzilltrain with Presidential Exemption by jphgolf4321
The UC Day Act The United Cities hereby recognize and set aside November 30 of each year as UC Day to commemorate the anniversary of the United Cities' founding in 2016.
General Assembly Voting: Ended 21:53 UTC October 28th, 2017
Resolution passes to President.
Presidential Voting - Closes 22:02 UTC 10/31/17
Approved. jphgolf4321 (talk) 22:42, 29 October 2017 (UTC)
Resolution 157: The Enforcers' Act
Proposed by jphgolf4321 with presidential exemption.
This resolution is a constitutional amendment. Upon its passage, the Department of Enforcement must have at least two employees (not including the Secretary of Enforcement) at all times with the exception of the days following the October 2017 election during which the first three employees are hired. However, the Secretary of Enforcement may choose to hire more than two employees and is encouraged to do so.
General Assembly Voting: Ended 12:25 AM UTC on 31 October (8:25 PM EDT on 30 October)
Resolution passes.
Presidential Voting: Ends 00:36 UTC 11/3/17
Approved but there are changes coming to make it make sense. jphgolf4321 (talk) 00:47, 31 October 2017 (UTC)
Resolution 158: The Preliminary Injunction Regulation Act
Proposed by KittyCat11231 with constitutional exemption from endorsements by President jphgolf4321.
This resolution is a constitutional amendment.
This resolution regulates the power of the United Cities Court, as granted by Amendment 44, to issue preliminary injunctions. A preliminary injunction may only be issued as part of an active case presented before the Court, and the situation in which a preliminary injunction is issued must meet the following circumstances:
1) The preliminary injunction seeks to prevent an action or event that may be reasonably seen as contrary to the Constitution and/or the laws of the United Cities.
2) It is necessary to prevent such an action prior to the full hearing of the case in question due to the possibility of irreparable damage or an irreversible, significant, or impactful violation of the Constitution and/or the laws of the United Cities.
3) The plaintiff or plaintiffs in the case in question have a likely chance of succeeding in their case when it is heard before the United Cities Court.
4) The preliminary injunction does not violate other Articles or Amendments to this Constitution outside of the extent authorized by this resolution necessary to enforce the clauses listed above.
In addition to the requirements stated above, a Justice may not issue a preliminary injunction to invalidate an active preliminary injunction issued by another Justice, however a Justice may choose to rescind a preliminary injunction they have issued before the time it expires. Additionally, two Justices of the United Cities Court may overrule an active preliminary injunction issued by the third Justice, after which the injunction shall be considered null and void.
General Assembly Voting: Closed 10/31/2017 @ 5:06 PM GMT
‘’Resolution passes to the President.’’
Presidential Voting: Opens upon passage of the General Assembly
Approved. jphgolf4321 (talk) 17:12, 31 October 2017 (UTC)
Resolution 159: The Enforcer's Holiday Act
Proposed by godzilltrain with presidential exemption.
This is a constitutional amendment.
If an employee of the Department of Enforcement steps down or is otherwise removed from office causing the total number of employees to fall below the minimum amount necessary, the Secretary of Enforcement will have 72 hours to employee a replacement to fill their space. If the 72 hours elapses, the President is able to employ someone on the Secretary of Enforcement's behalf.
In addition, this amends amendment 70, changing the phrase "with the exception of the days following the October 2017 election during which the first three employees are hired." to "with the exception of the days following the October 2017 election during which the first two non-Secretary of Enforcement employees are hired.". The amendment will read in full "Upon its passage, the Department of Enforcement must have at least two employees (not including the Secretary of Enforcement) at all times with the exception of the days following the October 2017 election during which the first two non-Secretary of Enforcement employees are hired. However, the Secretary of Enforcement may choose to hire more than two employees and is encouraged to do so."
General Assembly Voting: Closed 1st November 2017 @ 00:55 UTC
Resolution ties, heads to the Vice President
Vice President Tiebreaker: Closes November 2 at 00:57 UTC
Approved President of BluRail 01:03, 1 November 2017 (UTC)
Presidential Voting: Ends 01:23 UTC 11/4/17
Approved.
Resolution 160: The Enforcers Holiday Act 2
Proposed by ryanfr. Endorsed by CaptainChimpy, mercury203, BernCow, Ptld, and Skele
This is a constitutional amendment.
Upon passage of this resolution, the Secretary of Enforcement will have 72 hours to name at least 2 players as employees of the Department of Enforcement. If after 72 hours the Secretary of Enforcement has failed to do so, the President shall have the authority to name 2 players to this post, in accordance with Amendment 72.
General Assembly Voting: Closes 11/3/17 at 11:55PM UTC / 6:55PM CDT
Resolution passes to President.
Presidential Voting: Closes 12:46 UTC 11/7/17
Approved. jphgolf4321 (talk) 16:45, 4 November 2017 (UTC)
Resolution 161: The Maritime Committee Act
Proposed by Berncow, Endorsed by Mercury203, _Ptld and Soso123
The Maritime Committee Act will set up a up a legislative committee and discord channel responsible for asisiting mayors of coastal cities with planning and construction of maritime recreation facilities such as beaches, piers, etc. All UC members with a coastal city are welcome to join. The initial membership limit is 12. The committee would be chaired by myself initially until I complete the framework at which point I will call an election for a new chair. Elections will then be held every 3 months.
General Assembly Voting: Closed 11/4/17 at 7:59PM UTC / 2:59 PM CDT
Resolution passes to the President.
+ SoSo123 votes in favor of the proposal or nomination.
Presidential Voting: Closes 11/7/17 at 9:10PM UTC
Vetoed. jphgolf4321 (talk) 03:14, 5 November 2017 (UTC)
Veto Override: Ended 6 November 2017 at 3:13 AM UTC
Resolution dies.
Resolution 162: The Judicial Enforcement Act
Proposed by KittyCat11231. Endorsed by godzilltrain, PtldKnight, and Mercury203.
This resolution is a constitutional amendment.
This resolution clarifies that any procedurally valid order issued by the United Cities Court, including verdicts in Court cases and active preliminary injunctions, are binding on all members of the United Cities, and that any person who willfully violates an effective order issued by the Court is considered to be in contempt of the United Cities Court. Should a Justice of the Court determine a member of the United Cities to be in contempt of the Court, he or she may issue a Court Citation, which is to have the same effect as an Enforcement Citation issued by the Department of Enforcement. Court Citations are to remain in effect for the same amount of time as Enforcement Citations, count towards the total number of Enforcement Citations a player has, and may be appealed to the United Cities Court in the same manner as an Enforcement Citation. Should a Court Citation be appealed to the United Cities Court, the hearing of the case must be conducted before a Justice who did not issue the Court Citation in question, or it must be conducted before the United Cities Court sitting en banc, in which the Justice who issued the Court Citation is recused from hearing the case in question.
The power to issue Enforcement Citations for contempt of the United Cities Court is hereby removed from the Secretary of Enforcement by this resolution.
General Assembly Voting: Ended 11/5/2017 @ 7:19 PM GMT
Resolution passes to the President.
Presidential Voting: Closes 11/9/17 at 1:42AM UTC
Approved. jphgolf4321 (talk) 22:08, 6 November 2017 (UTC)
Resolution 163: The Judicial Adjustment Act Amendment Act
Proposed by KittyCat11231. Endorsed by godzilltrain, Ryanfr, and Skelezomperman.
This resolution is a constitutional amendment.
This resolution amends procedures stated in Amendment 26 for the operation of the United Cities Court. If a case before the Court proceeds en banc presided over by the Chief Justice and a single Associate Justice due to the absence of the second Associate Justice, as described in paragraph 5 of Amendment 26, the Chief Justice is to appoint an interim Associate Justice for the hearing of the case, which must be agreed to by the parties involved in the case.
General Assembly Voting: Ended 11/7/2017 @ 8:06 PM GMT
Resolution passes to the President.
Presidential Voting: Ends 11/10/2017 @ 8:12 PM GMT
Approved. jphgolf4321 (talk) 23:45, 8 November 2017 (UTC)
Resolution 164: The State Transfership Act
Proposed by KittyCat11231. Endorsed by Skelezomperman, AyyLion, and Ryanfr.
This resolution is a constitutional amendment.
This resolution states the procedure that must occur in the event a UC member state undergoes a change in ownership.
If the ownership a single city, being an independent member state of the United Cities, or a member state consisting of multiple cities, is transferred to another player, the following procedure must occur:
a) If the transferred state is transferred to a player who does not represent a member state in the United Cities, the transferred state shall remain a member state with its new mayor listed as its representative.
b) If the transferred state is transferred to a player who represents a member state which, as defined by Amendment 65, is a full member of the United Cities, the transferred state is to be removed as a member state, and shall be considered under the jurisdiction of the existing member state, unless the mayor decides to change which state he or she represents.
c) If the transferred state is transferred to a player who represents an Observer state, as defined by Article 1.1.1, the transferred state shall be considered to be under the jurisdiction of the existing Observer State, and is to be removed as a member state. If the transferred state meets the requirements for full membership, as defined by Amendment 65, the Observer state may be upgraded to full membership status, if the mayor chooses to do so.
If the ownership certain constituent cities of a member state consisting of multiple cities is transferred to another player, the following procedure must occur:
a) If the transferred constituent city is transferred to a player who does not represent a member state in the United Cities, the transferred constituent city shall become an independent member state with its new mayor listed as its representative.
b) If the transferred constituent city is transferred to a player who represents a member state which, as defined by Amendment 65, is a full member of the United Cities, the transferred constituent city is to be considered under the jurisdiction of the existing member state, unless the mayor decides to change which state he or she represents.
c) If the transferred constituent city is transferred to a player who represents an Observer state, as defined by Article 1.1.1, the transferred constituent city shall be considered to be under the jurisdiction of the existing Observer State. If the transferred constituent city meets the requirements for full membership, as defined by Amendment 65, the Observer state may be upgraded to full membership status, if the mayor chooses to do so.
d) If the member state no longer has any constituent city which meets the requirements for full membership, as defined by Amendment 65, the state must be reduced to Observer state status, unless it is already an Observer state, in which it shall remain as an Observer.
The following clauses are also affirmed by this resolution:
a) No single player may represent more than one member state in the United Cities simultaneously.
b) Positions of official power are considered to be held by players, not member states. If a player holding a position of official power changes the member state they are representing, it shall have no impact on their service in their office. However, if a player holding a position of official power, who must be a member of the United Cities as per the qualifications of their office, no longer represents a member state, he or she immediately vacates his or her office, but any person who becomes a new representative of their member state will not automatically assume the office their predecessor vacated.
c) This resolution shall not be construed to hinder the ability of member states to leave the United Cities.
General Assembly Voting: Ended 11/9/2017 @ 3:01 AM GMT
Resolution passes to the President.
Presidential Voting: Ends 11/12/2017 @ 3:24 AM GMT
Approved. jphgolf4321 (talk) 19:52, 11 November 2017 (UTC)
Resolution 165: The Tempban Act
Proposed by KittyCat11231. Endorsed by hvt2011, Ryanfr, and SoSo123.
This resolution is a constitutional amendment.
In the event that a member of the General Assembly is temporarily banned from the MRT server for a set duration of time, but retains legal ownership of the state they represent in the United Cities, they shall be demoted to Observer status in the United Cities, and shall remain an Observer until the duration of their temporary ban has been completed.
In the event than an Officer of the United Cities is temporarily banned from the MRT server for a set duration of time, he or she is to be immediately considered an inactive Officer, as defined by Amendment 20, and will remain an inactive Officer until the end of their temporary ban, and an impeachment resolution against him or her is to be automatically proposed to the General Assembly.
In the event that a member of the United Cities is permanently banned from the MRT server, they immediately cease to be a member of the United Cities, and immediately vacate any Officer positions they may hold.
The terms of this resolution do not apply to any case in which an account is banned as a precaution by request of the player or as a preventative measure due to concerns the account may be compromised.
General Assembly Voting: Ended 11/26/2017 @ 4:16 AM GMT
Resolution passes to the President.
Presidential Voting: Opens upon passage of the General Assembly
Approved. jphgolf4321 (talk) 04:07, 27 November 2017 (UTC)
Resolution 166: The Friendship Act Repeal Act
Proposed by KittyCat11231 with Presidential exemption from jphgolf4321
This resolution repeals the Sixth Enacted Resolution.
General Assembly Voting: Ended 11/28/2017 @ 2:29 PM GMT
Resolution ties. Vice President must break tie.
Vice Presidential Tiebreaker: Ends 11/29/2017 @ 3:28 PM GMT
Approved. President of BluRail 16:46, 28 November 2017 (UTC)
Presidential Voting: Opens upon passage of the General Assembly
Approved. jphgolf4321 (talk) 16:48, 28 November 2017 (UTC)
Resolution 168: The Representative Act
Proposed by KittyCat11231. Endorsed by Skelezomperman, mdbro55, and Ryanfr.
This resolution is a constitutional amendment.
The General Assembly establishes, by this resolution, a system by which General Assembly members may be indirectly represented in the General Assembly. Under this system, General Assembly members may designate another player to act as their delegate, who is authorized to vote on their behalf on General Assembly resolutions. A public, detailed record must be kept on the MRT wiki in which General Assembly members may list up to one delegate to represent them. A delegate is permitted to represent up to five General Assembly members, and must be a member of the General Assembly. When voting in a resolution on behalf of a General Assembly member they represent, a delegate must mark their name beside the YEA or NAY vote on the form. By representing other General Assembly members as a delegate, a delegate does not relinquish their right to vote directly on their own behalf in the General Assembly as a General Assembly member.
By authorizing a delegate to vote on their behalf, a General Assembly member does not relinquish their right to vote directly in the General Assembly. A General Assembly member may override the vote of a delegate made on their behalf, and a delegate may not vote on behalf of a General Assembly member who has already voted directly on the resolution in question. A General Assembly member may also mark their vote on a resolution as ABSTAIN, which indicates he or she has chosen to abstain from voting on the resolution in question, and disallows their delegate to vote on their behalf.
General Assembly members may designate and dismiss delegates at any time. If the delegate of a General Assembly member is dismissed during the voting period for a resolution, and the delegate has voted on the member's behalf on such resolution, the vote cast by the delegate on behalf of the member is immediately null and void.
This resolution shall not be construed to allow any official responsible for casting a tiebreaking vote in the General Assembly to delegate their vote to break a tie on a General Assembly resolution, to allow the President to delegate any person to enact or veto resolutions which have passed the General Assembly, to allow delegates to vote in United Cities Elections on behalf of the General Assembly members they represent, or to allow delegates to conduct any other official function in the United Cities besides voting on resolutions on behalf of the General Assembly members they represent.
General Assembly Voting: Ended 11/29/2017 @ 8:25 PM GMT
Resolution fails.
– ryanfr votes that the proposal should be rejected. I know that I endorsed this, but after thinking about it, I would much rather see a purge of our membership than having something like this.
Presidential Voting: Opens upon passage of the General Assembly
Resolution 167: The Judicial Parties Act
Proposed by KittyCat11231. Endorsed by _Kastle, hvt2011, and Skelezomperman.
This resolution is a constitutional amendment.
In any case where a Justice of the United Cities files a suit in the United Cities Court, said Justice is prohibited from conducting any judicial functions including but not limited to hearing and issuing preliminary injunctions relating to the case in question, and is forcibly recused from the case.
General Assembly Voting: Ended 11/29/2017 @ 1:57 AM GMT
Resolution passes to the President.
Presidential Voting: Closes 12/2/17 @ 14:27 UTC
Approved. jphgolf4321 (talk) 04:02, 1 December 2017 (UTC)
Resolution 169: The Downtime Act
Proposed by KittyCat11231. Endorsed by _Kastle, dragonbloon419, and camelfantasy.
This resolution is a constitutional amendment.
In the event that the MRT wiki is inaccessible for editing, the time period for any active resolution voting, resolution tiebreaker, resolution veto, and resolution veto override (collectively referred to as "voting periods" henceforth in this resolution) will be suspended. When the wiki becomes accessible again, the voting periods will resume and their time remaining will be rounded up to the next multiple of 24 hours.
In the event that the wiki is rendered inaccessible for editing, the United Cities Court must certify that, in fact, the wiki is inaccessible, and that any time limit on voting periods that would have otherwise passed during the time of the inaccessibility have not legally passed. When the wiki is once again accessible for editing, members of the United Cities may immediately continue to take part in the activities listed in the first paragraph, however the Court must certify that the wiki is once again accessible, and that the time remaining for each voting period is to be rounded up to the next multiple of 24 hours from the time this certification is made.
The MRT wiki is to be legally considered inaccessible for editing when a server-side problem renders editing inaccessible, which does not include incidents in which a player is unable to edit the wiki due to player-side issues outside of the control of the MRT or the United Cities.
General Assembly Voting: Ends 11/30/2017 @ 10:00 PM GMT
Resolution passes to President.
Presidential Voting: Closes 12/3/17 @ 23:27 UTC
Approved. jphgolf4321 (talk) 04:02, 1 December 2017 (UTC)
Resolution 170: The Officer Succession and Inactivity Amendment Act
Proposed by KittyCat11231. Endorsed by godzilltrain, dragonbloon419, and hvt2011.
This resolution is a constitutional amendment.
This resolution amends the procedure by which an Officer of the United Cities may be declared inactive, resulting in the transfer of his or her powers to an Acting Officer, as prescribed by Amendment 20 (as amended by Amendment 63).
No President of the United Cities shall automatically be declared inactive assuming, within the past fifteen days, he or she has enacted or vetoed a resolution passed by the General Assembly, not including any situation in which a resolution was pocket vetoed by the President, as defined by Amendment 46. No Officer of the United Cities, being granted, by Article 2.3 or Amendment 51, the role to cast a tiebreaker vote in the General Assembly, and having exercised such role within the past fifteen days, shall be automatically declared inactive.
The General Assembly, by a resolution not subject to Presidential approval or veto, may choose to independently declare an Officer of the United Cities inactive. Such a resolution shall only pass with at least fifteen votes cast in total, by a simple majority of the General Assembly. If, after the 24 hour voting period, less than fifteen votes shall have been cast, the resolution will remain open for voting until the fifteenth vote has been cast. Should the General Assembly vote to declare an Officer inactive, he or she shall remain inactive until the General Assembly shall declare such Officer no longer inactive, by a resolution not subject to Presidential approval or veto.
General Assembly Voting: Ended 12/7/2017 @ 2:07 AM GMT
Resolution passes to the President.
Presidential Voting: Ends 12/10/2017 @ 3:09 AM GMT
Approved. jphgolf4321 (talk) 03:27, 7 December 2017 (UTC)
Resolution 172: The Election Tiebreaker Amendment Act
Proposed by KittyCat11231. Endorsed by hvt2011, Skelezomperman, and PtldKnight.
This resolution is a constitutional amendment.
This resolution amends the procedure for what is to occur in the event that a tie should occur when the Electoral Commission is counting the votes in a United Cities Election. This resolution repeals Amendment 36.
In the event that, after the Electoral Commission has certified the final vote tally, for the election to any Officer position there is a tie between the final two remaining candidates, after all other candidates have been eliminated through the instant runoff system prescribed in Amendment 17, the Electoral Commission is to certify a tie, in which there is no declared Officer-elect for the position in which the election to fill ended in a tie, and upon the newly elected Officers for the election in question taking office, such position will be vacant.
If the vacant position in question is any elected Officer position other than the Presidency, the newly elected President shall have the power to choose one of the two candidates who tied in the election for the vacant position, who will immediately assume their position. If this right is not exercised within 24 hours of the President assuming office, the power to fill the vacancy will be passed along the line of Presidential succession, and each Officer in the line of succession will have 24 hours to choose a President before the right to fill the vacancy passes further down the line of succession.
If the vacant position in question is the Presidency, the newly elected Vice President will assume duties as the Acting President, as defined by Amendment 20, and shall have the power to choose one of the two candidates who tied in the election for the Presidency, who will immediately assume power as President of the United Cities. If this right is not exercised within 24 hours of the Vice President assuming office, the power to choose the President will be passed along the line of Presidential succession, starting with the Secretary of State, and each Officer in the line of succession will have 24 hours to choose a President before the right to choose the President passes further down the line of succession.
In the event that, when calculating the votes in a race with more than two candidates, the Electoral Commission should find that, in any round of instant runoff, two or more candidates have tied in the number of votes for last place, and no candidate has received more than 50% of votes, all candidates who tied are to be eliminated in the round in question, and their votes redistributed in the next round in accordance with Amendment 17. Should this occur in a round where there is only one candidate who did not tie for last place, the candidate who has received a plurality of the vote shall have won the election.
General Assembly Voting: Ends 12/13/2017 @ 6:52 PM GMT
Resolution passes to President.
Presidential Voting: Closes 21:19 UTC 12/17/17
Approved. jphgolf4321 (talk) 01:57, 14 December 2017 (UTC)
Resolution 171: The Obsolete Enacted Resolution Repeal Act
Proposed by KittyCat11231. Endorsed by cal76, BernCow, and hnt.
This resolution repeals the Twelfth Enacted Resolution.
General Assembly Voting: Ends 12/13/2017 @ 6:52 PM GMT
Resolution ties, Vice President has tiebreaker.
Vice Presidential Tiebreaker - Closes 21:19 UTC 12/14/17
Approved President of BluRail 21:27, 13 December 2017 (UTC)
Presidential Voting: Opens upon passage of the General Assembly
Vetoed. jphgolf4321 (talk) 01:56, 14 December 2017 (UTC)
General Assembly Override Attempt - Ended 01:59 UTC 12/15/17
Resolution dies.
Resolution 173: The Committee Amendment Act Amendment Act Amendment Act
Proposed by KittyCat11231 with Presidential exemption from jphgolf4321.
The Committee Amendment Act Amendment Act Amendment Act
This resolution amends Enacted Resolution 12 to clarify that “projects authorized by the United Cities” are defined as projects expressly approved by the General Assembly through resolution, as per the original intent of Enacted Resolution 12.
General Assembly Voting: Ended 12/16/2017 @ 2:08 AM GMT
Resolution passes to the President.
Presidential Voting: Ends 12/19/2017 @ 4:11 AM GMT
Approved. jphgolf4321 (talk) 01:29, 19 December 2017 (UTC)
Resoluton 174: The Tempban Act Amendment Act
Proposed by KittCat11231 with Presidential exemption from jphgolf4321.
This resolution is a constitutional amendment.
This resolution clarifies that Amendment 77's provisions regarding temporary and permanent bans from the MRT apply exclusively to cases in which a player has been issued an ban as an official administrative punishment by the MRT administration. Any case in which a player's account is otherwise banned is not considered to be a ban under the terms of Amendment 77. For the procedures detailed in Amendment 77 to be carried out against a player issued a temporary or permanent ban, a case must be brought before the United Cities Court, which must certify that a legally valid ban did legally take place.
General Assembly Voting: Ended 12/17/2017 @ 6:58 PM GMT
Resolution passes to the President.
Presidential Voting: Ends 12/21/2017 @ 11:10 AM GMT
Approved. jphgolf4321 (talk) 01:29, 19 December 2017 (UTC)
Resolution 175: The Judicial Standing Act
Proposed by KittyCat11231 with Presidential exemption from jphgolf4321.
This resolution is a constitutional amendment.
No person who is not a member of the MRT server, including those serving a permanent ban from the same, shall have standing to file any complaint or take any other action in the United Cities Court.
This resolution shall not be construed to deny the Court the authority to dismiss complaints filed by those who otherwise have standing to sue in the Court.
General Assembly Voting: Ended 12/20/2017 @ 3:47 AM GMT
Resolution passes to the President.
Presidential Voting: Ends 11/23/2017 @ 4:48 AM GMT
Approved. jphgolf4321 (talk) 01:42, 21 December 2017 (UTC)
Resolution 176: The Committees-Need-To-Do-Stuff Act
Proposed by godzilltrain, Endorsed by KittyCat11231, Ayylion and RyanF
This Resolution dissolves the Games Committee established under Executive Action 23 Established by jphgolf4321 on November 4th, 2017. All projects currently undertaken by this committee will be canceled unless members of the committee would like to finish them as Private Citizens. The Games Committee discord channel will be deleted.
General Assembly Voting: Ended 21st December 2017 @ 23:42 UTC
Resolution dies.
– KittyCat11231 votes that the proposal should be rejected. As the President has dissolved this committee, this resolution is now moot.
Resolution 177: The Executive Committees Audit Act
Proposed by KittyCat11231. Endorsed by godzilltrain, Ryanfr, and Skelezomperman.
This resolution declares that the Executive Committee on Public Works (created by Executive Action 22) and the Executive Committee on Historical Preservation (created by Executive Action 15) are to be reclassified as Legislative Committees, as defined by Enacted Resolution 8, due to the ineffective oversight of both committees as Executive Committees.
The committees named in this resolution, within one week of the enactment of this resolution, are to submit detailed reports to the General Assembly detailing the current projects the committee is working on, if any, as well as a detailed outline of future plans and goals as well as the already completed accomplishments of the committee, for review by the General Assembly and potential further action through resolution.
General Assembly Voting: Ended 12/22/2017 @ 12:43 AM GMT
Resolution passes to the President.
Presidential Voting: Ends 12/25/2017 @ 1 PM GMT
Approved. jphgolf4321 (talk) 23:20, 22 December 2017 (UTC)
Resolution 178: The Inactive Impeachment Act
Proposed by KittyCat11231. Endorsed by ryanfr, Skelezomperman, and hvt2011.
This resolution is a constitutional amendment.
The term "30 days of inactivity" in Amendment 20 is defined to mean 30 days of failing to join the MRT Server and failing to vote on a United Cities resolution.
General Assembly Voting: Ended 12/26/2017 @ 5:18 PM GMT
Resolution passes to the President.
Presidential Voting: Ends 12/29/2017 @ 6 PM GMT
Approved. jphgolf4321 (talk) 22:56, 26 December 2017 (UTC)
Resolution 179: The Resolutions Proposal Act
Proposed by KittyCat11231. Endorsed by Skelezomperman, hvt2011, and _ezzo.
This resolution is a constitutional amendment
Clause 5 of Amendment 27 shall not be construed to apply to the requirement for General Assembly members to receive three endorsements for a resolution prior to its proposal. Resolutions may only be proposed by members of the General Assembly, as well as the President of the United Cities, upon receiving three endorsements from other members of the General Assembly, or a special exemption from the President.
General Assembly Voting: Ended 12/29/2017 @ 5:03 PM GMT
Resolution passes to the President.
Presidential Voting: Ends 1/1/2018 @ 5:20 PM GMT
Approved. jphgolf4321 (talk) 02:37, 30 December 2017 (UTC)
Resolution 180: The Presidential Term Limits Act
Proposed by KittyCat11231. Endorsed by cal76, hvt2011, and _Kastle.
This resolution is a constitutional amendment.
The President of the United Cities shall henceforth be permitted to run for any Officer position other than the Presidency following two consecutive terms as President.
General Assembly Voting: Ended 12/31/2017 @ 2:53 AM GMT
Resolution Fails
Presidential Voting: Opens upon passage of the General Assembly
Resolution 181: The Complicated But "Fair" Term Limits Act
Proposed by Skelezomperman
Endorsed by AyyLion, dragonbloon419, and ryanfr
This resolution is a constitutional amendment.
This resolution amends the term limits for all officers. If an officer serves three consecutive terms at any combination of positions, they are ineligible to serve as an officer at any position the following term. This does not apply to Presidents, who still become ineligible for accession to any position for one term following serving two terms at the position of President. Example: A member serves two terms as Chief Justice, and then is confirmed as Secretary of Enforcement. He may not seek re-accession as Secretary of Enforcement or accession to a separate position the following term.
However, Presidents acceding to one full term shall be exempted from the previous requirement and are allowed to serve a second term as President (but not an accession to a full term at another officer position), regardless of whether they had already served two previous terms at one or two more positions. For example, if a member served two terms as Secretary of State, and then was elected to a term as President, they are still allowed to run for re-election as President in the following term. Presidents who have served two consecutive terms at their position are still ineligible to serve a full term at another position immediately following the end of their second term as President.
Officers may still not serve more than two consecutive terms at the same position.
For the officers that are currently in office at the passage of this resolution, the new timer starts for the term they are currently serving, so they may serve two more consecutive terms at any combination of positions before becoming forced to step away from being an official for one term except that if jphgolf4321, the incumbent President, is re-elected to a second term as President, he may not serve a term at any position following that second term. This shall not be construed as overriding the rule that officers may not serve more than two consecutive terms at the same position.
General Assembly Voting - Ended 0336 UTC 12/31/17
Resolution fails.
– KittyCat11231 votes that the proposal should be rejected. This resolution seems appealing under the guise that it will allow more people to be included as Officers of the United Cities. But it seeks to accomplish this goal by depriving the electorate of its ability to choose qualified, competent candidates. Unlike real life, the United Cities has a limited number of members, the vast majority of which are not active participants. Thus, the pool of candidates in each election is limited, and the pool of qualified candidates is even more limited. With a limited amount of choices for who should be elected to each Officer position, it should be the role of the electorate to decide which candidate is the most qualified and the most competent. This resolution would limit this role, depriving the electorate of the right to vote for candidates due to their length of service, which could force people to choose between a pool of unqualified candidates. If the voters want fresh faces in the United Cities, they have the option to vote for new candidates. Any General Assembly member can run for Office, and any person can choose to vote for them. But the voters should not be forced to make this decision by an amendment to the Constitution. With that, I vote NAY on Resolution 181, and I strongly urge the General Assembly to reject this resolution as well.
Presidential Voting - Opens upon passage of the General Assembly
Resolution 182: The Nomination of Skelezomperman as Electoral Commissioner
Proposed by President jphgolf4321. Endorsed by ryanfr, FredTheTimeLord, and godzilltrain.
This resolution seeks to confirm the President's nomination of Skelezomperman to be an Electoral Commissioner for the January 2018 election.
General Assembly Voting: Ended 1/2/2018 @ 9:09 PM GMT
Nomination confirmed.
Resolution 183: The Nomination of FredTheTimeLord as Electoral Commissioner
Proposed by President jphgolf4321. Endorsed by ryanfr, BernCow, and godzilltrain.
This resolution seeks to confirm the President's nomination of FredTheTimeLord to be an Electoral Commissioner for the January 2018 election.
General Assembly Voting: Ended 1/2/2018 @ 9:41 PM GMT
Nomination confirmed.
Resolution 184: The History Committee Framework Act
Proposed by KittyCat11231. Endorsed by hnt, Skelezomperman, and cal76.
This resolution sets the amended framework of the Legislative Committee on Historic Preservation, herein referred to as the "History Committee" or simply the "Committee".
I. Purpose:
The purpose of the History Committee is to identify and preserve the history of the MRT server, through the identification and preservation of historical landmarks and the maintenance of historical records.
II. Procedures:
The following procedures are set for the History Committee.
i. Membership:
The chair and membership of the committee as they existed at the time the committee was reformed as a Legislative Committee by Enacted Resolution 25 shall remain at this time. Any changes in membership must be approved by the General Assembly through resolution.
ii. Chairmanship:
The chair of the committee shall be the director of the committees activities. The chair of the committee is responsible to the General Assembly. Replacement or removal of the chair must be approved by the General Assembly through resolution.
iii. Meetings:
The chair of the committee may call a meeting at any time, however at least one meeting is required on a biweekly basis, unless the committee by motion authorizes a 48 hour extension, and they must be scheduled at least 48 hours in advance. The chair, or another member as the chair may delegate, is to maintain a summary of the committee proceedings, which are to include roll calls of committee members present at each meeting.
iv. Motions:
Any projects, delegated to this committee by Section III, that the committee wishes to complete must be approved by a motion, which must be approved by a majority of the members of the committee. Each motion and its vote tally must be recorded on the wiki.
v. General Assembly Reports:
The committee is to submit detailed reports to the General Assembly every third month, coinciding with the end date of each United Cities Election, beginning in April 2018, which are to report the committee’s activities over the course of the previous three months and detail its future plans and goals.
III. Projects:
The areas of responsibilities listed in this section are delegated to the History Committee. Any projects undertaken by the committee outside of the areas of responsibility delegated to them by this section must be approved by the General Assembly through resolution.
i. Historical Landmarks:
The committee is to identify physical landmarks on the MRT which are of historical importance and significance. Such landmarks are to be denoted by a physical marker in game, with all necessary and appropriate permissions, and shall be documented on the wiki with information on the landmark and its significance as well as screenshots.
ii. Historical Documentation:
The committee is to assist with the documentation of important historical events on the wiki, including but not necessarily limited to the MRT History page.
IV. Adjudication:
The committee may, by motion, elect one of its members as the parliamentarian, who may adjudicate disputes over the interpretation of this framework. The parliamentarian is to conduct fair adjudication proceedings to resolve such disputes, and decisions by the parliamentarian are binding on committee members, subject to review by the United Cities Court.
General Assembly Voting: Ended 1/3/2018 @ 3:17 AM GMT
Resolution passes to the President.
Presidential Voting: Ends 1/4/2018 @ 3:37 AM GMT
Approved. jphgolf4321 (talk) 03:41, 3 January 2018 (UTC)
Resolution 185: The Nomination of camelfantasy as Electoral Commissioner
Proposed by President jphgolf4321. Endorsed by ryanfr, dragonbloon419, and FredTheTimeLord.
This resolution seeks to confirm the President's nomination of camelfantasy to be an Electoral Commissioner for the January 2018 election.
General Assembly Voting: Ended 1/3/2018 @ 3:23 AM GMT
Nomination confirmed.
Resolution 186: The Nomination of MikeRoma as Electoral Commissioner
Proposed by President jphgolf4321. Endorsed by ryanfr, dragonbloon419, and hnt.
This resolution seeks to confirm the President's nomination of MikeRoma to be an Electoral Commissioner for the January 2018 election.
General Assembly Voting: Ended 1/3/2018 @ 3:36 AM GMT
Nomination confirmed.
Resolution 187: The Proxy Vote Act
Proposed by KittyCat11231 with Presidential exemption from endorsements from jphgolf4321.
This resolution is a constitutional amendment.
For a vote in the General Assembly to be cast on a resolution, the vote must be cast by the member voting, unless evidence of any form is provided in the Department of Law Discord text channel that shows the General Assembly member authorizing such a vote on their behalf.
The validity of any vote cast following the enactment of Amendment 52 and prior to the enactment of this resolution which meets the requirements set forth by this resolution shall not be questioned.
General Assembly Voting: Ended 1/3/2018 @ 5:14 PM GMT
Resolution passes to the President.
Presidential Voting: Ends 1/7/2018 @ 2:33 AM GMT
Approved. jphgolf4321 (talk) 16:27, 5 January 2018 (UTC)
Resolution 188: The Proxy Vote Act Amendment Act
Proposed by KittyCat11231 with Presidential exemption from endorsements from jphgolf4321.
This resolution is a constitutional amendment.
The final sentence in Resolution 187 is amended to the following: "The validity of any vote cast following the enactment of Amendment 52 and prior to the enactment of this resolution which meets the requirements set forth by this resolution shall not be questioned on the grounds of not following the requirements set forth by Amendment 52."
General Assembly Voting: Ended 1/5/2018 @ 2:33 AM GMT
Resolution passes to the President.
Presidential Voting: Ends 1/8/2017 @ 3:55 PM GMT
Approved. jphgolf4321 (talk) 16:27, 5 January 2018 (UTC)
Resolution 189: The Public Works Committee Framework Act
Proposed by KittyCat11231. Endorsed by Skelezomperman, MikeRoma, and FredTheTimeLord.
This resolution sets the amended framework of the Legislative Committee on Public Works, herein referred to as the "Public Works Committee" or simply the "Committee".
I. Purpose:
The purpose of the Public Works Committee is to assist the community with public works projects for towns and cities and for the server community.
II. Procedures:
The following procedures are set for the Public Works Committee.
i. Membership:
The chair and membership of the committee as they existed at the time the committee was reformed as a Legislative Committee by Enacted Resolution 25 shall remain at this time, with the exception that AyyLion shall not be chair or a member of the committee. Any changes in membership must be approved by the General Assembly through resolution.
ii. Chairmanship:
The chair of the committee shall be the director of the committees activities. The chair of the committee is responsible to the General Assembly. Replacement or removal of the chair must be approved by the General Assembly through resolution.
iii. Meetings:
The chair of the committee may call a meeting at any time, however at least one meeting is required on a biweekly basis, and they must be scheduled at least 48 hours in advance. The chair, or another member as the chair may delegate, is to maintain a summary of the committee proceedings, which are to include roll calls of committee members present at each meeting.
iv. Motions:
Any projects, delegated to this committee by Section III, that the committee wishes to complete must be approved by a motion, which must be approved by a majority of the members of the committee. Each motion and its vote tally must be recorded on the wiki.
v. Request Form:
The committee is to maintain a publicly accessible form for members of the public to request the services of the committee, the link to which must be listed on the wiki. The committee shall review the outstanding requests on the form at each committee meeting, and shall inform the requesting players regarding the status of their request after it is considered at the committee meeting.
III. Projects:
The areas of responsibilities listed in this section are delegated to the Public Works Committee. The committee may choose to carry out these projects through delegations of responsibility to its own members or to private contractors. Any projects undertaken by the committee outside of the areas of responsibility delegated to them by this section must be approved by the General Assembly through resolution.
i. Local Public Works Projects:
The committee is to complete public works projects, including but not limited to transportation related and other infrastructure, buildings and building complexes, and places of public gathering including but not limited to recreational facilities and sports and entertainment venues, within towns and cities, at the request of the mayor, which benefit the quality of life of the town or city. Such projects are to be conducted upon receiving an official request from the mayor of the town or city, in coordination with the mayor, and with all necessary and appropriate permissions.
ii. National Public Works Projects:
The committee may consider requests for public works projects, including but not limited to transportation related and other infrastructure and places of public interest, which benefit the quality of life of the server community. Such projects are to be conducted upon receiving an official request, in coordination with the owners of any land the project should use, and with all necessary and appropriate permissions. The committee may choose to refer such projects to the Executive Committee on Transportation or the Executive Committee on Roads where appropriate.
IV. Adjudication:
The committee may, by motion, elect one of its members as the parliamentarian, who may adjudicate disputes over the interpretation of this framework. The parliamentarian is to conduct fair adjudication proceedings to resolve such disputes, and decisions by the parliamentarian are binding on committee members, subject to review by the United Cities Court.
General Assembly Voting: Ended 1/7/2018 @ 8:15 PM GMT
Resolution passes to the President.
Presidential Voting: Ends 1/11/2017 @ 2:13 AM GMT
Approved. jphgolf4321 (talk) 04:21, 8 January 2018 (UTC)
Resolution 191: Confirmation of godzilltrain as Electoral Commissioner
Nominated by jphgolf4321
Endorsed by FredTheTimeLord, BernCow, and AlfiePops
General Assembly Voting - Ended 1/10/2018 @ 22:24 UTC
Nomination confirmed.
Resolution 192: Confirmation of hnt as Electoral Commissioner
Nominated by jphgolf4321
Endorsed by godzilltrain, camelfantasy, and ConnConn2005
General Assembly Voting - Ended 1/10/2018 @ 23:41 UTC
Nomination confirmed.
Resolution 190: The ryanfr Public Works Committee Membership Act
Proposed by KittyCat11231. Endorsed by ryanfr, hnt, and hvt2011.
This resolution appoints ryanfr to the Legislative Committee on Public Works and appoints him as the chair of such committee.
General Assembly Voting: Ended 1/9/2018 @ 11:16 PM GMT
Resolution passes to the President.
Presidential Voting: Ends 1/12/2017 @ 11:18 PM GMT
Approved. jphgolf4321 (talk) 01:50, 11 January 2018 (UTC)
Resolution 193: The Interim Appointments Act
Proposed by KittyCat11231. Endorsed by _Kastle, FredTheTimeLord, and Skelezomperman.
This resolution is a constitutional amendment.
Any Presidential appointment of an Acting Officer of the United Cities made in pursuance to Amendment 20 must be made with the endorsement of two other Officers.
Should an Associate Justice be declared an inactive Officer, as defined by Amendment 20, the Chief Justice shall have the power to appoint an Acting Associate Justice to assume the powers and duties of their office with the endorsement of two other Officers.
The requirement that such appointments be made with endorsements from two Officers shall be waived should there not be two other active Officers.
General Assembly Voting: Ended 1/12/2017 @ 7:57 PM GMT
Resolution passes to the President.
Presidential Voting: Ends 1/15/2017 @ 9:32 PM GMT
Approved. jphgolf4321 (talk) 05:27, 13 January 2018 (UTC)
Resolution 194: The Election Debate Facilitation Act
Proposed by KittyCat11231. Endorsed by _Kastle, BernCow, and AyyLion.
The United Cities shall create a text channel on its Discord server for the facilitation of debate between the candidates in United Cities elections. Such channel shall exist to facilitate civil, orderly debate between candidates, as a forum for members of the United Cities to question the candidates, and for candidates to critique each others policies and merits for office.
Any person, not being a candidate in the election, who should misuse the channel during an election season, defined as the period between the opening of candidate registration and the conclusion of the election, in any way which disrupts the civil and orderly procedure of debate shall be in violation of this resolution.
General Assembly Voting: Ended 1/12/2017 @ 11:57 PM GMT
Resolution passes to the President.
Presidential Voting: Ends 1/15/2018 @ 11:59 PM GMT
Approved. jphgolf4321 (talk) 05:28, 13 January 2018 (UTC)
Resolution 195: The Narnia17 Removal Act
Proposed by ryanfr. Endorsed by Narnia17, Skele, & KittyCat11231
This resolution removes Narnia17 from the Public Works Committee.
General Assembly Voting: Ended 1/14/2018 @ 11:54 PM GMT
Resolution passes to the President.
Presidential Voting: Ends 1/18/2018 @ 12:35 AM GMT
Approved. jphgolf4321 (talk) 06:57, 15 January 2018 (UTC)
Resolution 196: The Know Your Rights Act
Proposed by KittyCat11231. Endorsed by Skelezomperman, Jian_Zen, and Ptld.
This resolution is a constitutional amendment.
When a member of the United Cities receives an Enforcement Citation from the Department of Enforcement, or a Court Citation from a Justice, he or she must be duly informed of the Citation, the reason the Citation was issued, the duration of the Citation, and that the Citation may be appealed to the Court for the Citation to take effect.
A statute of limitations is to be placed, and no Citation may be issued for any action after which 30 days shall have passed.
General Assembly Voting: Ended 1/15/2017 @ 5:09 PM GMT
Resolution passes to President.
Presidential Voting: Ends 1/18/2018 @ 17:11 UTC
Approved. jphgolf4321 (talk) 22:36, 15 January 2018 (UTC)
Resolution 197: The ConnConn2005 Inclusion Act
Proposed by ryanfr. Endorsed by godzilltrain, Skele, & KittyCat11231
This resolution appoints ConnConn2005 to the Public Works Committee.
General Assembly Voting: Ended 1/15/2017 @ 7:41 PM GMT
Resolution passes to the President.
Presidential Voting: Ends 1/18/2018 @ 10:34 PM GMT
Approved. jphgolf4321 (talk) 22:36, 15 January 2018 (UTC)
Resolution 198: The mdbro Removal Act
Proposed by hnt. Endorsed by Skelezomperman, KittyCat11231, and AyyLion.
This resolution removes mdbro from the United Cities Committee on Historic Preservation.
General Assembly Voting: Ended 1/16/2018 at 3:16 AM GMT
Resolution passes to the President.
Presidential Voting: Ends 1/19/2018 @ 7:25 PM GMT
Approved (for real this time). jphgolf4321 (talk) 15:26, 17 January 2018 (UTC)
Resolution 199: The Voting Abstention Act
Proposed by KittyCat11231. Endorsed by ryanfr, Ptld, and godzilltrain.
This resolution is a constitutional amendment.
Beginning with the January 2018 election, the Electoral Commission shall be mandated to set each question on the official ballot, in which candidates are chosen by the voter, to be non-required questions, such that a voter can choose to participate in the election of some Officers but abstain from the election of other Officers.
General Assembly Voting: Ended 1/18/2018 at 2:02 AM GMT
Resolution passes to the President.
Presidential Voting: Ends 1/20/2018 at 02:35 UTC
Approved. jphgolf4321 (talk) 02:35, 18 January 2018 (UTC)
Resolution 200: The "We Need Better Oversight" Act
Proposed by ryanfr. Endorsed by godztilltrain, Jian Zen, and Ezzo
This resolution declares that the Executive Committee on Roads be reclassified as a Legislative Committee, as defined by Enacted Resolution 8, due to the ineffective oversight of the committee as an Executive Committee.
The roads committee, within two weeks of the enactment of this resolution, is to submit a detailed report to the General Assembly detailing the current projects the committee is working on, if any, as well as a detailed outline of future plans and goals as well as the already completed accomplishments of the committee, for review by the General Assembly and potential further action through resolution.
General Assembly Voting: Ended 1/18/2018 at 4:20 PM GMT
Resolution fails.