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A Request to the Speaker
Topic Started: 23rd January 2015 - 08:31 PM (434 Views)
Beatrice
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A Request to the Speaker


Mr. Speaker,

For some time now there has been an issue with our Constitution and some of the legislation we have passed, including during the time I served as a Senator. With your permission I would like to take to the Senate floor to discuss these issues, the hope being that we can see them resolved within this present Term. These measures will help to instill neutrality within our Constitution and Legislation while refining both, as well as setting forth simple guidelines regarding future Acts and Amendments.

Thank you.
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Tytor
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All right, fine. Request granted. Go ahead.

I like being able to say that too much...
His Majesty Michael the First, by the Grace of God, King of Tytor and her Colonies, and Lord Protector of Floodwater

His Excellency Juvenal Massaquoi, President of Ubakasa, Protector of the Revolution, and Father of His People

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Beatrice
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. ^_^

As many of you may know I have discussed on IRC the need for the Order to update its Constitution and Laws to conform to more gender-neutral language. Naturally this would go hand-in-hand with new legislation being written in gender-neutral language as well. Such language was more prominent when Chancellor Emeritus Avakael was Grand Chancellor, so I can understand that it wasn't as much of an issue back then since our Grand Chancellor was male. We should endeavour to ensure that no position of government is referred to with a specific gender in mind so that our Constitution and Laws are neutral on the matter of gender.

I would like to get the thoughts of our Senators and see where we can begin to rectify these issues.
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Beatrice Anselmo
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Achkaerin
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I believe the provisions of the Grammatical, Formatting and Spelling Error Corrections Act (2014) might cover this and if they don't then we should pass an amendment to it allowing for the proposals of gender-neutral language to be included.

Doing the above would at least get the ball rolling in terms of updating Acts that have already been passed.


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CGJ
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I have written an Act on the spare forum to cover this (separate to the Grammar Nazi Act) that details out where and what needs to be amended.

Will post it when I get on my laptop.
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The Kingdom of Dartfordia (Factbook - Vignettes - News - Press Office)
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As I was saying...here's one I made earlier.

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Constitutional and Legislative Amendments Act (2015)

An act to amend the Constitution of the Independent Order, as well as the Vice Chancellor Act (2014), Privy Council Act (2014), Imperial Administration Act (2014), Emergency Procedures Act (2014), Peerage Act (2013), Intelligence Agency Act (2014) and Criminal Code (2013), to implement gender-neutral language in Independent Order law.


Short Title

(1) This act may be referred to as the Constitutional and Legislative Amendments Act (2015).

Constitutional Amendments

(2) Where, in sections (18) and (24), a gender-specific pronoun has been used, these shall be omitted and replaced with ‘they’.

(3) Where, in sections (24), (30) and (32), a gender-specific possessive determiner has been used, these shall be omitted and replaced with ‘their’.

(4) Section (42) shall be removed.

Amendments to the Vice Chancellor Act (2014)

(5) In section (2), omit the word ‘his’ and insert ‘their’.

Amendments to the Privy Council Act (2014)

(6) In section (5) shall be amended thusly:

“(5) The Council shall be headed by the Grand Chancellor, and shall consist of the Cabinet of the day, the Vice Chancellor, and any such members of the nobility as the Grand Chancellor sees fit to be sworn.“

(7) In section (7), omit the word ‘his’ and insert ‘their’.

(8) Section (8) shall be amended thusly:

“(8) All powers, authorities, and functions of the Grand Chancellor granted by the Constitution or Acts of the Senate are to be exercised by the Grand Chancellor with the advice of the Council. “

(9) In section (9), insert: ’(4)’ following: ‘those powers granted under Sections (3)’.

Amendments to the Imperial Administration Act (2014)

(10) In section (25), omit the words ‘him/her’ and insert ‘them’, omit the words ‘he/she’ and insert ‘they’.

Amendments to the Emergency Procedures Act (2014)

(11) Where, in sections (4) and (6), a gender-specific pronoun has been used, these shall be omitted and replaced with ‘they’.

Amendments to the Peerage Act (2013)

(12) Where, in sections (8) and (9), a gender-specific possessive determiner has been used, these shall be omitted and replaced with ‘their’.

(13) In section (9), omit the words ‘he/she’ and insert ‘they’.

Amendments to the Intelligence Agency Act (2014)

(14) In section (5), omit the word ‘his’ and insert ‘their’.

Amendments to the Criminal Code (2013)

(15) In section (15), omit the words ‘him/her’ and insert ‘them’.

Amendments to the Electoral Systems and Procedures Act (2014)

(16) In section (10), omit the word 'he' and insert 'The Grand Chancellor'.

Miscellaneous

(17) Whereby sections have been added or removed in this act, all section numbers shall be renumbered accordingly.

(18) All future legislation passed following this act must not use gender-specific terminology, unless a distinction is required.

(19) Should a gender-specific term be found in any other Act of the Senate not included in this act, section (2) of the Grammatical, Formatting and Spelling Error Corrections Act (2014) shall be interpreted to allow the Speaker to amend it to a gender-neutral term.
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Coauthor of the Order's most viewed vignette series: Beaxander, as well as BeaXtra, 50 Shades of Chalk and Beaxotica.

Submitted Legislation

The Kingdom of Dartfordia (Factbook - Vignettes - News - Press Office)
Founding member of the Cross-Straits Treaty Alliance (CSTO), Commonwealth Treaty Organisation (CTO) and Congress of Albion (PAC).
Member of the Cultural Exchange Treaty Organisation (CETO).
Signatory to the Mundus Convention on Universal Rights (MCUR), Fair Seas Concordat (FSC) and Uppsala Convention.
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Tytor
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At first glance, it looks okay. Shall I enter it into the docket?
His Majesty Michael the First, by the Grace of God, King of Tytor and her Colonies, and Lord Protector of Floodwater

His Excellency Juvenal Massaquoi, President of Ubakasa, Protector of the Revolution, and Father of His People

Factbook -- News -- Press Office

Former Governor-General of The Infinite Alliance
Former Ambassador to Albion and the Global Right Alliance
Former Vice Premier and Speaker of the Senate of the Independent Order
Professional Procrastinator

In firm opposition to Donald Trump's inevitable reelection campaign in 2020

Non-partisan and proud of it

"A witty saying proves nothing." - Voltaire
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CGJ
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Franz Kaufmann (1886-1944)
Please :)
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Coauthor of the Order's most viewed vignette series: Beaxander, as well as BeaXtra, 50 Shades of Chalk and Beaxotica.

Submitted Legislation

The Kingdom of Dartfordia (Factbook - Vignettes - News - Press Office)
Founding member of the Cross-Straits Treaty Alliance (CSTO), Commonwealth Treaty Organisation (CTO) and Congress of Albion (PAC).
Member of the Cultural Exchange Treaty Organisation (CETO).
Signatory to the Mundus Convention on Universal Rights (MCUR), Fair Seas Concordat (FSC) and Uppsala Convention.
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Beatrice
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Everything appears to be in order then. ^^
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Beatrice Anselmo
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