RECOGNIZING that the Speaker is a position with duties separate from a regular Senator;
NOTING that the Constitution requires a Speaker to give all their duties to a Senate Substitute, including Speakership duties;
BELIEVING that this can slow down the Senate, as the Senate Substitute may not know how to do the job of Speaker properly,
RESOLVING that by creating the position of Deputy Speaker, this problem will be averted,
THE FOLLOWING IS ENACTED AS LAW:
Section 1: Amendments
1. A new clause shall be inserted between Article 4, Section 3, Clauses 4 & 5.
2. The new clause shall read: “Upon election, the Speaker shall appoint another member of the Senate to be Deputy Speaker. The Speaker may order the Deputy Speaker to perform any duty of the Speakership. Should the Speaker go on a period of announced inactivity, the Deputy Speaker shall take over the Speaker’s duties as Speaker, while Speaker’s Senate Substitute shall take on their duties as a Senator.”
3. All subsequent clauses shall be renumbered accordingly.
The above motion was introduced to the Senate by Guess and Check on September 21st, 2020. Due to being a Constitutional amendment, a 4/5 majority is required to pass the motion.
Voting shall end 48 hours from now at September 28th, 1 AM EDT. The period shall end early if all Senators vote before period closure.
NOTING that the Constitution requires a Speaker to give all their duties to a Senate Substitute, including Speakership duties;
BELIEVING that this can slow down the Senate, as the Senate Substitute may not know how to do the job of Speaker properly,
RESOLVING that by creating the position of Deputy Speaker, this problem will be averted,
THE FOLLOWING IS ENACTED AS LAW:
Section 1: Amendments
1. A new clause shall be inserted between Article 4, Section 3, Clauses 4 & 5.
2. The new clause shall read: “Upon election, the Speaker shall appoint another member of the Senate to be Deputy Speaker. The Speaker may order the Deputy Speaker to perform any duty of the Speakership. Should the Speaker go on a period of announced inactivity, the Deputy Speaker shall take over the Speaker’s duties as Speaker, while Speaker’s Senate Substitute shall take on their duties as a Senator.”
3. All subsequent clauses shall be renumbered accordingly.
The above motion was introduced to the Senate by Guess and Check on September 21st, 2020. Due to being a Constitutional amendment, a 4/5 majority is required to pass the motion.
Voting shall end 48 hours from now at September 28th, 1 AM EDT. The period shall end early if all Senators vote before period closure.
