Senäts votes, August 2015 Clark

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Welcome senators to the August voting thread.

Here is my votes:

48RZ5: ABSTAIN

48RZ6: CONTRA

48RZ7: PER

48RZ8: PER

48RZ9: ABSTAIN

48RZ10: PER

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48RZ5 - Contrâ.

We already have a law on the books that allows the Scribe to assist sponsors of bills. Additionally, this seems kind of bureaucratic as applied to bills that have been Clarked but not passed. For instance, the seven day period before Scribery changes are implemented--ostensibly during a twenty-one day clark--is way too long a period, and could alter the outcome of votes. In addition, the third sub-sub-sub? section states that the language originally enacted by the Ziu is superior when an interpretation of a law is needed, but this is confusing: does this bill allow the Scribe to alter bills in the Hopper and on a Clark, or statutory law? If its just the former, then this section isn't needed, but if it is the latter, then the language of this bill needs to be polished to clarify it as such. Or perhaps this bill allows the Scribery to make technical changes to bills in the Clark at any time, but if the bill passes and becomes law during the period before changes are implemented, that is when C.1.2.3.3 applies. However, in that instance, C.1.2.3.3 could be held as in-Organic, especially as applied to bills that amend the Organic Law.

I could see myself supporting the idea of allowing the Scribery to make technical and grammatical changes to statutory law with oversight, however, I don't believe that this bill, as written, is the appropriate vehicle to allow the Scribery to do so.

48RZ6 - Për.

48RZ7 - Për.

48RZ8 - Abstain.

What are you looking at? You thought I was going to comment on this one, didn't you?

48RZ9 - Abstain.

48RZ10 - Për.