Whereases TBD, (additional changes in El Lex would be needed)

Therefore, be it resolved, that the Ziu of the Kingdom of Talossa amends the Organic Law as follows:

Article VII, Section 4 which currently reads as:

QuoteThe Secretary of State shall be appointed and dismissed as specified by law, and he or she shall supervise, and shall organise the legislative business of the Ziu. He or she shall do this by administering a public venue for the inspection of legislative proposals before they become bills, "The Hopper" and by compiling and publishing the monthly legislative journal, "The Clark". The Secretary of State has the right to appoint deputies. Responsibilities, appointment, and dismissal of deputies shall be governed by law.

Is amended to read as follows:

QuoteThe Secretary of State shall be appointed and dismissed as specified by law, and he or she shall supervise, and shall organise the legislative business of the Ziu. He or she shall do this by administering the first, second, and third readings of legislative proposals. The first reading of this organizational process shall be a public venue for the publication and general inspection of legislative proposals before they become bills, "The Hopper," a second reading of this organizational process shall be conducted for the purpose of greater, more detailed scrutinizing of bills,  and a third reading of this organizational process shall be conducted for the purpose of official consideration (approval or refusal) of legislative proposals. The Secretary of State has the right to appoint deputies. Responsibilities, appointment, and dismissal of deputies shall be governed by law.

Article VII, Section 7 which currently reads as:

QuoteAll bills received by the Secretary of State during one calendar month shall be compiled into a published legislative journal, to be called "The Clark". The Clark shall be compiled prior to the first day of the following month, and shall be published publicly on that day. The Clark shall be made available to all MCs and Senators.

Is amended to read as follows:

QuoteA bill or bills having passed second reading shall be considered received by the Secretary of State for third reading. The Secretary of State shall publish a legislative journal, to be called "The Clark" for all legislation proposals passing second reading within thirty (30) days of such passage. The Clark shall be made available to all MCs and Senators.

Article VII, Section 8 which currently reads as:

QuoteThe Clark must contain, in every edition, a Vote of Confidence. Each MC may answer this question in his Clark ballot every month, either with a "yes" or a "no." If at the end of any Clark the "no" vote outnumbers the "yes" vote, the King shall dissolve the Cosa and call new elections.

Is amended to read as follows:

QuoteThe Clark must contain, in every edition, a Vote of Confidence. Each MC may answer this question in his Clark ballot, every month, either with a "yes" or a "no." If at the end of any Clark the "no" vote outnumbers the "yes" vote, the King shall dissolve the Cosa and call new elections.

Uréu q'estadra så:
Breneir Tzaracomprada (MC-Green)

Done for both bills you requested to be moved.

@Sir Lüc, please move this to the CRL.

@Sir Lüc , I would like this referred to the CRL, please.

I agree, and I would have called cloture if necessary, but I also want to be mindful of the fact that it might seem aggressive to do that if someone else wants to speak -- it ends up being perceived as an attempt to stifle them, rather than a matter of time.  So the moderator just giving a reminder of the time after ten minutes of debate on a bill might just be helpful without seeming like an attack, you know?  Just a thought.

Thank you again... you did a great job.  I know my pronunciation wasn't perfect but I think it was a lot better than it would have been without your tutoring!

Sure. I mean, if time is really of the essence, members can always request a time limit via Point of Order, so that should be fine.

That would be good.  I think we can also have a reminder of the time when we pass a certain number of minutes on a given bill, maybe?

Thank you both.  I'll be Clarking this in February.

Okay, thank you!  I'll be Clarking this in February.

Okay, any other feedback or concerns?  I think all previous concerns have been addressed with this new version.