11-04-2019, 10:49 AM
Quote:The author has drawn an erroneous implication that it is somehow the speaker's duty to format legislation as the law stands now.
Not true, I said that you can simply make that implication from how the law is written and I said it needs to change. It is the difference in interpretation that is the problem and McChimp is dismissing my concerns in favor of his own interpretation of the law when we could simply agree to clear it up for everyone. He was quick to dismiss this, and I would not follow his advice on this matter. Clear language can help us all understand and carry out the law to the best of our abilities.
Quote:(1) Unless otherwise noted, legislation brought to vote in the Assembly will be formatted as follows:
This is the law as it stands. The language "brought to vote" needs to be replaced with proposed so that people better understand the formatting guidelines. And even then, the procedures fail to outline that the citizen making the proposal has to post it in proper format. Subsection 7 of section 4 outlines that a speaker has a right to not bring something to vote that it not properly formatted but simply implies that that responsibility is on the citizen making the proposal. McChimp and I both want people to format their proposals, I just want that instruction outlined clearly in the procedures for everyone so McChimp, or anyone, does not need to find the time to explain it.