Art Verbotten
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Citizen #19:
Art Verbotten | Greetings folks,
The President citing Constitution 2.2.32 posed the question to the Court, "Is Bill RC9 legal".
The bill reads thusly:
"Whereas the Talossan population of Benton County, WA has always felt strong cultural ties to Cézembre Province, be it resolved that the territory of Benton County, WA is assigned to Cézembre Province, and that the Provincial Assignment Act will be amended accordingly."
Avoiding all the debates & opinions that accompanied this question I would have to say,
"Yes Mr. President, RC9 is a legal piece of legislation. I also did not find anything in it that was indirect or misguided that could lead to it doing something undesireable under Parliament's nose."
I arrived at this decision after reading our Constitution, Articles 3.2 A & B, and 3.3
They state:
3.2
A) Every citizen of the Republic who lives outside the territory of any Province shall be assigned to a Province by act of Parlamînt.
B) The "citizens of a Province" shall include all citizens resident in the territory of that province, as well as any non-resident citizen assigned to that Province.
3.3
Parlamînt shall assign non-resident citizens to provinces on the basis of their geographical residence. The assignment of citizens to a province shall not be changed without the approval of that province's legislature, if any.
It states very emphatically that it is an "act of Parliament" that decides where folks are assigned.
It further goes to define, in 3.3, that provincial assignments are done according to "geographical residence".
Bill RC9 is a simple request to have a small geographical area reassigned in accordance with 3.3.
While I can sympathize with the President's dislike for bills of this nature, this is the only way a person can be reassigned to another province. Some may argue that it is Parliament that determines this alone. That may be true but it is also beyond the scope of our question.
While I see the President's demeanor towards this bill as negative, that is merely his opinion.
We have already made an exception to this rule with some of our founding fathers, allowing them to petition for their provincial assignments. I should think that some minor rearranging would be acceptable.
Those are my finding folks.
Hope this didn't sound too tired because I sure am.
Thank you for tuning in.
8-18-05
A.V.
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