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[Andres]

Poketwo, Andres,  have a particular reason you would like to speak as to why in order to convince others, or would you like to keep your reasons of opposition personal?

It's a role that's already filled by all members of the community with access to the 'Report to moderator' button and instituting such an official service would have no one join at best and be used as a method to shame "trolls" who merely have a differing opinion at worst.

[poketwo]

I OBJECT TO THE SO CALLED 'CIVIL' NO CAPS-LOCK ACT!!!!! WHAT ABOUT THE MEMBERS THAT HAVE A CURSE THAT THEY MUST ALWAYS USE CAPS LOCKS OUT SIDE OF PERINTHISISE?"

[Sheb]

We hold this truth to be self-evident: that something that exist is greater that something that does not, as such, a beard is greater than a not-beard.

The superiority of beard having been established, we request that an Upper Chamber of the Congress be opened for for bearded members, that they might provide proper oversight over the lower, unbearded masses.

[Andres]

We hold this truth to be self-evident: that something that exist is greater that something that does not, as such, a beard is greater than a not-beard.

The superiority of beard having been established, we request that an Upper Chamber of the Congress be opened for for bearded members, that they might provide proper oversight over the lower, unbearded masses.

Sexist?

[Sheb]

How dare you suggest that women can't grow beard? The bearded community of Bay12 include males, females, dwarves, dragons, pieces of fruit and more.

We won't let us be boxed in a single stereotype, you beardist scum!

[Zanzetkuken The Great]

Andres: I note your concern about the service being redundant to the 'report to moderator' function; however, that is a misunderstanding of its goals.  While it can aid the moderator in identification, that is not its true goal.  Its aim is to inform users who to put on their 'ignore' list so that they do not have to see the posts.  In fact, its original founding was due to a person getting a report from human resources of using company internet to look such images up, when they had just visited a thread that was struck by a shock poster.  They very well could have lost their job! While these shock posters would ordinarily be dealt with quickly' this one struck when The Great Toad was asleep. The Great Toad cannot maintain surveillance at all times, so this service acts to protect people without the addition of further moderators that could fracture the community.  Does this information change your opinion, Andres?

[Zanzetkuken The Great]

(A short review of the current bills, now that I have access to my laptop to get everything in proper:

Spoiler: Currently Active Bills (click to show/hide)

Which program to make 'official'?
First
Second.

First -
Second - Twinwolf, BlitzDungeoneer
Neither -
Abstaining - Zanzetkuken

All trials settled in the courtroom will be completed within three days of the case being brought to court.

For - Andres
Against - TheFroggyNinja, Sheb, Zanzetkuken
Abstaining -

Induction of the Troll Watch service as an 'official' service.

For - Zanzetkuken, Twinwolf, Poketwo, Sheb
Against - Andres
Abstaining -

In order to preserve the integrity and dignity of the Congress of Bay12, and to ensure civil and respectful discourse, failure to meet certain post criteria shall be dealt with by the authority of said Congress. Should a congressperson resort to caps lock or ad hominem attacks, invoke Godwin's Law, display inexcusably poor grammar, or otherwise disparage the Congress with his or her actions or words, they may summarily be disregarded and their votes be rendered invalid until such a time that they make amends or correct their mistakes. Upon meeting the aforementioned criteria, they may be accepted back into this legislative entity and shall be born no ill will, nor be otherwise discriminated against.

For - Araph
Against - Poketwo, Sheb
Abstaining - Zanzetkuken

An Upper Chamber of the Congress be opened for for bearded members.

For - Sheb
Against -
Abstaining -

[Sheb]

What about the Bearded proposal? We are being suppressed by the leadership!

Here are my votes:

Three-Day Real-Day Trial Bill: Nay
Trollwatch Service Recognition Bill: Aye
Caps Lock Act: Nay

[Zanzetkuken The Great]

What about the Bearded proposal? We are being suppressed by the leadership!

(Ah.  My mistake.  I had missed it as, of the ones there, two of them were mine so that I knew of them, and the other two were bolded.  I'll edit it in.)

[~Neri]

I vote against the clearly sexist and speciesist beard act.

[Baffler]

I second the Bearded House Act. The stewardship of the bearded as pillars of the community is right and natural, and to codify this truth into law is to codify reason itself into law. This is very silly.

Spoiler: Democracy (click to show/hide)

Space Program: First
Three-Day Real-Day Trial Bill: Nay
Trollwatch Service Recognition Bill: Aye
Caps Lock Act: Aye

[Urist Arrhenius]

I propose the mustache amendment to The Bearded House act, which stipulates that mustaches, and indeed facial hair, is counted as a beard for the purposes of legislative privileges.

I trust this amendment will be regarded as germane and will be accepted by my bearded compatriots.

[poketwo]

I OBJECT TO THE BEARD ACT, SINCE ITS A CLEAR VIOLATION OF MINORITY RIGHTS, AND SUPPORTIVE OF INSANE TYRANNY INSTEAD OF GENERAL INSANITY.

[Urist Arrhenius]

I OBJECT TO THE BEARD ACT, SINCE ITS A CLEAR VIOLATION OF MINORITY RIGHTS, AND SUPPORTIVE OF INSANE TYRANNY INSTEAD OF GENERAL INSANITY.

I also vote in favor of the caps-lock act, and suggest rapid enforcement.

[Zanzetkuken The Great]

"Despite having what may be constituted as a beard under the act, I am against such a change.  The arguements given upon its creation of the bearded being of greater status than those without reminds me too much of various policies enacted by several tyrranical governments that have existed over the past century.  As an example, the Apartheid regime in South Africa.  Though in that case it was of Whites and Blacks rather than Bearded and Nonbearded, similar arguments were used by those who would gain or wished to keep power.

On another note, the Troll Watch Bill has been passed by a five to one margin."