Help me think of legislation for mock senate...

[DrumminBoy]

I need to come up with some kind of legislation to propose for mock senate in our government class. Right now my group wants to get rid of the penny, and we'll probably end up doing it if I dont think of anything better. btw, this can be any kind of legislation basically, and can be things that have really been proposed. Thanks!

 

[Demon-Xanth]

Why not make it illegal to post scans of ads? Oh wait...


Okay, lets try this: Make it illegal to have sex with a midget and a horse at the same time!

 

[Corsairpro]

ban non-commercial vehicles that get under 30MPG city

 

[Kadarin]

A bill to repeal the USA-PATRIOT Act.
A bill to require manufacturers of electronic voting machines to include provision for a paper trail in case a manual recount is needed. (This ought to be interesting, depending on the scope of realism within your mock senate. Is there a legislative power bloc that has an interest in rigging future elections? Are there senators taking campaign contributions from the likes of Diebold?)

Don't do cheesy sh!t like getting rid of the penny. Work on issus that matter. You'll learn more, and be more into the process.

 

[MrMilney]

In my government class' mock legislature I introduced a bill that would require the state of Oregon to implement RFC1149. It passed.

 

[Demon-Xanth]

Originally posted by: MrMilney
In my government class' mock legislature I introduced a bill that would require the state of Oregon to implement RFC1149. It passed.

Now that we have that one, lets try RFC2549

 

[Kadarin]

Originally posted by: MrMilney
In my government class' mock legislature I introduced a bill that would require the state of Oregon to implement RFC1149. It passed.

You should have gone for RFC3514.

 

[MrMilney]

Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth

Originally posted by: MrMilney
In my government class' mock legislature I introduced a bill that would require the state of Oregon to implement RFC1149. It passed.

Now that we have that one, lets try RFC2549

Or RFC2795

 

[Demon-Xanth]

Now you two just went off on a tangent there...


...lets outlaw the TAN() function.

 

[ElFenix]

bill to get rid of venue restrictions in federal courts. venue is stupid.

 

[DrPizza]

Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth
Now you two just went off on a tangent there...


...lets outlaw the TAN() function.

Go for it... We'll just all Sin()/Cos()

At Boys' State, our first legislation was to abolish Robert's Rules of Order... for only one reason: Some geeky kid insisted we do it exactly correctly, and he was probably the only one who was an expert on RRoO... he left crying when it passed nearly unanimously.

 

[DrumminBoy]

bump - decent ideas so far, lets hear some more

 

[DainBramaged]

You should propose legislation to repeal the unconstitutional Digital Millenium Copyright Act.

<^> to the RIAA and MPAA

 

[Ameesh]

Originally posted by: Astaroth33

Originally posted by: MrMilney
In my government class' mock legislature I introduced a bill that would require the state of Oregon to implement RFC1149. It passed.

You should have gone for RFC3514.

thats the best one

 

[Turin39789]

Repeal the act that gave corporations the same rights as human beings

 

[Vilica]

I only have Democratic proposals from last year... some help these might be.

Proposals for Senator Russell Feingold, Democrat ? Wisconsin
This proposal addresses the transparency of lobbying with regards to members of Congress by requiring additional reporting, as part of the public record, on the part of said members of Congress in regards to their meetings and informational sessions with lobbyists, whether they be personal sessions, or on behalf of a group. This applies only to lobbyists who qualify under the current ?Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995?, and should be considered an amendment to it.

PROPOSAL #1?REVIEW OF THE PATRIOT ACT?REP. MARTY MEEHAN
In this joint conference, we wish to amend the U.S. Patriot Act so that it will contain a Sunset Provision.
-A joint committee of Congress will review the United States Patriot Act every two years.
-The Committee will review the USAPA to determine future relevance.
-Both Houses will vote on the recommendation of the joint committee.
-If the Patriot Act is found legitimate for further use it will remain good law. Until the next review by the joint committee to be conducted two years later.
-If the Patriot Act is found to be redundant, it will no longer be in existence.

PROPOSAL #2?SUBMISSION OF COMMITTEE REPORTS?SEN. ROBERT BYRD
This proposal is based on the idea that the Senate needs to have a rule that forces all committees to file a committee report on any bill that it goes over. This is necessary for three reasons. First, it will prevent the Senate from moving through bills too quickly. It will make for a more deliberative process in the Senate. Second, the bill will give Senate members more time to study over legislation. The two-day rule and three- calendar day rule will all be in effect if all bills have committee report. This added time will allow senators to formulate their views and opinions on the bill. Third it will help provide the courts with an idea to the intent of the bill should it ever be brought to court for review.

PROPOSAL #3?COMMITTEE STAFF FUNDING?SEN. HARRY REID
The 2000 Congressional elections and the subsequent congressional session presented many new issues dealing with the appointment of committee staffers. In 2000, for the first time in recent history, a fifty-fifty split existed in the elections leading to a power-sharing agreement between both of the parties. With the defection of Senator Jim Jeffords from Vermont, committee funding was conducted on a proportional basis in fairness to Republicans, differing from the traditional allotment of 1/3 funding for the minority party. Therefore I recommend an amendment to rule XXVII of the Standing rules, which relates to committee staffs. Underneath Clause 2, I would like to add that funding for committee staffs be allocated proportionately to a party?s membership in a given committee. Similar changes have been made in the judicial committee and have worked well.

PROPOSAL #4?COMMITTEE HEARINGS?REP. JOHN DINGELL
This proposal would change House and Senate rules so that when a witness is subpoenaed to testify before a committee hearing he or she can request that cameras in the room are turned off during his or her testimony. Other media outlets will still be able to cover the testimony as they see fit.