A Constitutional Amendment to make provision and regulate the Congressional power of barring; to apply similar standards upon inferior government; and for connected purposes


IN THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF FIRESTONE

MAY 21, 2022

Ms. Automationeer (for herself, Mr. DiazEdmundo, Mr. Jxckls, Mr. iiVortex_RBLX, Mr. ADMIRAL_RICKY, Mr. MatthewSandringham, Mr. Baconman1499, Mx. CrankyIuke, and Mr. 1superchris2) introduced the following amendment:


A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

To make provision and regulate the Congressional power of barring; to apply similar standards upon inferior government; and for connected purposes.


         Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Firestone in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ENACTMENT

    This Amendment shall go into effect upon the completion of the constitutionally required processes.


SEC 2. SEVERABILITY

    Should any part of this Amendment be struck down and/or declared unenforceable, then that part shall be severed with the rest remaining in full force and effect unless all is struck down and/or declared unenforceable.


SEC 3. ENFORCEMENT

    This Amendment shall be reflected in line with the procedures outlined by C.Preamble. This Amendment, upon enactment, shall be enforced from thenon by all reasonable parties.


SEC 4. DEFINITIONS

    (a) For the purposes of this Amendment, ‘A Bill to Bar EpicXboxDude from Government’ shall be defined as: https://forums.stateoffirestone.com/t/21542


SEC 5. REPEALMENTS

    (a) A Bill to Bar EpicXboxDude from Government shall be repealed in its entirety, and declared null and void.


SEC 6. AMENDMENTS

    (a) C.I.IV.V shall be amended.

         (i) C.I.IV.V currently states: “Both chambers may expel members of the same with a simple majority vote for reasons of ineptitude, misconduct, or any other plausible reason as decided by the respective chamber. Congress may also bar members from future admission with a simple majority vote in both chambers for reasons the same as that of expulsion. Bars from office may be rescinded by Congress with a simple majority vote from both chambers.”

         (ii) C.I.IV.V shall be amended to state: “Both chambers may expel members from their respective chamber through an internal resolution, which must pass with a super-majority vote, for reasons of ineptitude, misconduct, or any other plausible reason as decided by the respective chamber. Congress shall have the power to bar from genuine government office (such as Cabinet and Subcabinet, Representative/Senator, the executives and legislators of inferior governments, and Judge), elected or appointed, with an Act of Congress; such act must pass both chambers with a super-majority vote, be for genuine misconduct (including, but not limited to, the commission of insurrection or treason), state how acts committed by the person constitute genuine misconduct, and include evidence that shows on the standard of clear and convincing the commission of said misconduct. Persons barred under this procedure may not stand in election, be nominated for, or otherwise enter any postitions of which they are barred from. Bars under this procedure may be repealed by an act of congress passing with a simplemajority. No entity except the State or Inferior Government Executive Branch, which must act in line with employment law and other appropriate statute, may bar any named person from employment in a recognised department except for where positions as a department head or deputy department head constitute government office and such person is barred from government office in line with this section. Inferior governments may establish procedures to bar individuals from their own government offices.”


SEC 7. PROVISION OF EXISTING BARS

    (a) Any existing bars passed by Congress, as Act, Resolution, or other legislative instrument, shall remain and stand as is wherein the bar denotes a specific individual to be barred and states or describes the offices said person is barred from.

    (b) The Legislature is advised to review existing bars and nullify, amend, or reprovision them appropriately.

    (c) Any existing bars passed by an inferior government or other non-congressional entity that are in conflict with this Amendment shall be so deemed unconstitutional.



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