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Bill #106

The Pardons amendment act

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HELLO THERE II
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Status
Failed in the Senate
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Commons
Type
Bill
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None
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Summary
The Pardons Amendment Act
Bill History

  1. Failed in Senate Session #10

  2. Passed the Commons during Commons Session #10 and sent to Senate Session #10

  3. Submitted to Commons Session #10

The Pardons amendment act

An Act to amend the ‘Expungement and Pardons Act’

Authored by: Hello There II

Section 1: The power to initiate a challenge of a presidential pardon shall be given to the senate.

  1. The senate can raise a motion to challenge a presidential pardon.
  2. The senate shall forthwith vote upon the motion.[a]
  3. The senate must meet a ⅗ vote in order for the motion to pass.[b]
  4. The senate can only challenge a presidential pardon in a 24 hour period after the pardon has been granted.
  5. The senate shall then transfer and submit the motion in commons once it is passed.
  6. The motion shall be discussed and voted upon in the commons session.
  7. The motion can only be deliberated in the current commons session where it is submitted.[c]
  8. The commons must meet a ⅓ vote in order for the motion pass.[d]
  9. The presidential pardon is immediately overruled once the motion passed in the commons.

Section 2: The granting of presidential pardons shall be limited to five times per election cycle.[e]

Section 3: This act and its provisions is to be considered alongside the ‘Expungement and Pardons Act’.

[a]The provision stating an immediate vote shall constitute the use of an administrative motion, such is the intent of the author.

[b]It is only in my opinion that 3/5 majority is needed, concerns will be heard.

[c]That is to say that the motion cannot be transferred in future commons sessions.

[d]The reason I put a 1/3 majority is because of the population of the commons, if the motion is required to pass upon a short time period then I think it would be almost impossible to meet a simple majority{This is upon the scenario that the voting is separated from the voting session}

[e]It is of my opinion that a limit to granting presidential pardons is necessary, however I have increased the limit to five [instead of the discussed three]as the legislature is already granted the powers to overrule.

I would also like to add the fact that those pardons overruled are still counted in this limit, as the language implies that it counts once the presidential pardon is granted.