Friday, October 1, 2010

October TDL Student Congress Topics

Domestic
Cyberbullying
Online Behavioral Advertising

International
Mexican Border Security
Military Aid to Yemen

Virginia
Anti-Discrimination Policies for Public Institutions
JFCOM Closing

Economic
Oil Drilling Moratorium
Small Business Incentives

22 comments:

Katie Branum - First Colonial High School said...

Strengthening Our Borders

Be it enacted by Congress here assembled that:

Article 1: In order to ensure the safety and integrity of the American border, a 50-foot high stone wall will be erected along the Mexican-US border;

Article 2: During the building of the wall and after its implementation, the National Guard will be sent to the Mexican-US border with instructions to detain and use force if necessary against any person who tries to cross; patrol should be present every 8 miles;

Article 3: Money taken from social programs excluding entitlement programs will be used to fund this construction; entitlement programs are defined as a federal program that guarentees benefits to those who meet requirements set by law

Article 4: Manpower will be provided by the border patrol, and until the border patrol meets numerical standards, National Guard, with state’s cooperation, will provide assistence;

Article 5: This bill will go into effect 30 days after its passage and will be overseen by the US Customs and Border Protection;

Article 6: All laws in conflict with this bill will hereby be declared null and void.

McKenzie Dougherty-First Colonial High School said...

Misplaced aid

Whereas there is no reason for the U.S. to send military support to Yemen.

Whereas we would be better to invest our resources in Iraq and Afghanistan to end conflicts there, or to stimulateour own economy.

Whereas putting resources in a place where we would get no compensation back is a poor decision

Be it resolved that no military resources will be sent to Yemen at this time.

Hannah Stevenson- First Colonial High School said...

Online Behavioral Advertising Resolution
Whereas it is an act of immoral injustice to implement cookies to track what a person buys and views.
Whereas this will help big business in stealing away the livelihood from this nation’s middle and lower classes.
Be it resolved by Congress here today that online behavioral advertising should be abolished from here on out.

Rebecca Suiter, Summit Christian Academy said...

A Bill toIdentify Advertisements Based off of Behavioral Data
1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE STUDENT CONGRESS HERE TODAY THAT:
2. SECTION 1. All online advertisers shall be required to display a standard icon on all
3. online advertisements that are given based on behavioral data. This icon
4. shall provide a link to the company’s statement of privacy and a way for
5. the consumer to prevent further tracking of their behavioral data.
6. SECTION 2. “Behavioral data” is defined as information collected from a consumer’s
7. online activity including, but not limited to, medical or financial data,
8. sexual behavior or orientation, and social security number.
9. SECTION 3. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) shall enforce this
10. regulation.
11. SECTION 4. This bill shall be effective within six months of passage.
12. SECTION 5. All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void.

Caitlin Montgomery, Summit Christian Academy said...

A Bill to Continue U.S. government Military aid to Yemen

1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE STUDENT CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLES THAT:

2. SECTION 1. The U.S. federal government should continue funding and military aid to 3. Yemen during the 2011 fiscal year.
4. SECTION 2. The federal government has planned to spend $150 million during the 5.2010 year on military aid to Yemen. This money is to go towards training and 6.equipping Yemeni security forces, and strengthening Yemeni government. Yemen’s 7.government is in need of economic and social reform, and this has been taken 8.advantage of by Al-Qaeda to find support and places which to operate.

9. SECTION 3. The U.S. department of State shall enforce this regulation.

10. SECTION 4. This bill shall be effective immediately upon passage.

11. SECTION 5. All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void.

Respectfully Submitted, Caitlin Montgomery, Summit Christian Academy

Alice Minium, Summit Christian Academy said...

A Bill to Repeal Affirmative Action Policies for Public Institutions
BE IT ENACTED BY THE STUDENT CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:
Section 1: The discriminatory policy of affirmative action and all policies stemming from it are hereby repealed for al public institutions in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Section 2: Affirmative action shall be defined as policies of reverse discrimination that take factors including race, color, religion, sex, or national origin into consideration in order to provide historically disadvantaged groups additional benefits or favors not offered to majority groups in the same fashion.
Section 3: The United States Commission on Civil Rights shall oversee the implementation of this bill.
Section 4: This bill shall take effect within six months of passage.
Section 5: All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void.
Alice Minium, Summit Christian Academy

Tom Scott-Sharoni - Princess Anne High School said...

The Education Equality Act:

Article I: All public institutes for education may now not ask for the race or the sex of the person applying for admitance in order to prevent discrimanation based on the aforementioned, until that person has gained admittance.
Article II: Race is defined as a persons genetic background which is most often visable in the form of skin color.
Article III: The Virginian Department of Education will oversee this bill.
Article IV: This piece of legislation will be enacted in January of 2011.
Article V: All laws in conflict with this piece of this legislation are hereby declared null and void.
Respectfully introduced and submitted by:
Tom Scott-Sharoni - Princess Anne High School

Joseph Newton - Princess Anne High School said...

Joint Forces Command Continuation Bill:
Article I: The United States Federal Government hereby supports the continuation of the Joint Forces
Command with more congressional review on all programs in order to save the cost. The Secretary of
Defense will report to Congress on behalf of JFCOM to justify the programs involved.
Article II: Congressional review is when Congress analyzes the cost of the programs and activities of an
organization.
Article III: This bill will take effect immediately upon passage.
Article IV: This bill will be enforced by the Department of Defense.
Article V: All laws in conflict with this bill are null and void.

Respectfully submitted,
Senator Joseph Newton

Danial Choi - Princess Anne High School said...

Legislation to Prevent Cyber-bullying

Article 1: The United States Federal Government hereby declares that all companies that manufacture electronic devices must install mandatory software that prevents the users from typing in or uploading malicious languages, images, and videos.

Article 2: Cyber-bullying refers to the practice of using technology to harass or offend others. Electronic devices include any technology that provides an access to the Internet.
Malicious features are defined as inappropriate contents that can psychologically offend a person such as swearing words, pornography, and violent images and videos.

Article 3: This bill shall be executed by the United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team of the Department of Homeland Security.

Article 4: This bill shall be enacted on January 1, 2011.

Article 5: All Laws in conflict with this piece of legislation are hereby declared null and void.

Caitlin Worrell - First Colonial High School said...

"Drill Baby, Drill"

1 Be it resolved:
2
3 Whereas, the American oil
4 industry has been truly
5 devastated by the gulf oil spill;
6
7 Whereas, the current moratorium
8 and harsh government restriction 9 is only hurting the
10 American economy;
11
12 Whereas, the United States sits 13 on over 139 billion barrels of 14 accessible oil,
15
16 Whereas, the continuing
17 reliance on foreign nations is 18 detrimental to the recovery and 19 well being of the American
20 business and industrial
21 advancements;
22
23 Therefore, be it resolved by
24 this student congress that the 25 United States lift restrictions 26 on sights capable of oil
27 extraction,
28
29 Be it further resolved, that no 30 more moratoriums be placed on
31 United States oil producing
32 facilities.

India Scott-Sharoni-princess anne high school said...

The gulf protection act of 2012

Article 1: The united states federal government hear by bans all off shore oil drilling.

Article 2: Off shore oil drilling is defined as drilling for oil more than 20 miles of the coast of the united states

Article 3: The environmental protection agency shall over see this bill

Article 4: this bill is to be enacted on December 21 2012

Article 5: All laws in conflict with this piece of legislation are hereby declared null and void.

Caroline Sugg - Princess Anne High School said...

A Resolution to Advance the Security Border Initiative WHEREAS, The Security Border Initiative from 2005 has resolved some of the issues of illegal immigration between the American-Mexican Border WHEREAS, Since it’s passage, an average of 400,000 illegal immigrants cross the border each year, WHEREAS, Although improvements in infrastructure has been made, the enforcement of the SBI has been limited due to the workforce; therefore, be it RESOLVED, By the Student Congress here assembled that the Department of Homeland Security may use the National Guard as it sees fit to protect the American-Mexican border, be it FURTHER RESOLVED That the number of those patrolling the border be increased by 1,000. Caroline Sugg Princess Anne High School

Jared Emry, Summit Christian Academy said...

A Bill to Create a Stronger Southern Border
BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:
Section 1. All 1,969 miles of the U.S.A\E.M.U. border shall be secured against illegal immigration and trafficking by the completion of the Fence. That every 750ft. there be a guard stationed equipped with the state of the art sensors, scopes, and other electronics. That 100 helicopters, equipped with FLIR scopes or with more modern variants, shall patrol the border.
Section 2. The Fence has two main components: SBInet, which employs radars, sensors, and cameras to detect, identify, and classify the threat level associated with an illegal entry into the United States between the ports of entry, and SBI tactical infrastructure, fencing, roads, and lighting intended to enhance U.S. Border Patrol agents’ ability to respond to the area of the illegal entry and bring the situation to a law enforcement resolution. The guard shall consist of the Border Patrol, and if needed the National Guard or the Reserves. FLIR is an infrared technology that would enhance the guards chances of detecting an illegal crossing.
Section 3. The Department of Homeland security shall enforce this law.
Section 4. This bill shall be implemented upon passage.
Section 5. All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void.
Jared Emry, Summit Christian Academy

RIon Moreland- First Colonial High School said...

1 A BILL TO ABOLISH SOCIAL PROGRAMS FOR JFCOM FUNDING.
2
3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE STUDENT CONGRESS HERE TODAY.
4 Section 1 All social programs proposed in 2008 to present day be abolish.
5 Section 2 The money used for these programs will be used to fund JFCOM.
6 Section 3 All action will take effect immediately upon passage.
7 Section 3 All laws in conflict with this legislation are herby declared null and void.

Emily Nickens - Ocean Lakes High School said...

A Bill to Accommodate Individuals


BE IT ENACTED BY THE STUDENT CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:
SECTION 1. Institutions should take appropriate action in trying to accommodate individuals when hiring unless the hiring of said individual would violate bona fide occupational qualification (BFOQ).
SECTION 2. Institution-an organization, establishment, foundation, society, or the like, devoted to the promotion of a particular cause or program, esp. one of a public, educational, or charitable character.
Bona fide occupational qualification (BFOQ)- The defendant has the burden of proving that a definable group/class of employees would be unable to perform the job safely and efficiently or that it was impossible or highly impractical to consider the qualifications of each such employee and that the bona fide occupational qualification is reasonably necessary to the operation of the business.
SECTION 3. Virginia Department of Labor
SECTION 4. 12/31/2010
SECTION 5. All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void.
Respectfully submitted,
Emily Nickens
Ocean Lakes High School

Caitlin Worrell - First Colonial High School said...

**REVISED** (numbering messed up my previous submitted legislation)

"Drill Baby, Drill"

Be it resolved:

Whereas, the American oil
industry has been truly
devastated by the gulf oil spill;

Whereas, the current moratorium
and harsh government restriction
is only hurting the
American economy;

Whereas, the United States sit
on over 139 billion barrels of accessible oil;

Whereas, the continuing
reliance on foreign nations is detrimental to the recovery and well being of the American
business and industrial
advancements;

Therefore, be it resolved by
this student congress that the United States lift restrictions on sights capable of oil
extraction,

Be it further resolved, that no more moratoriums be placed on
United States oil producing
facilities.

Tiffani Patterson said...

A Bill to Unify Laws against Cyber bullying


BE IT ENACTED BY THE STUDENT CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:
SECTION 1. This bill will state the demand for unified laws against cyber bullying all across America.
SECTION 2. Cyber bulling includes threatening to inflict pain on one’s life, mentally or physically, through the use of electronic devices.
SECTION 3. The Department of Health & Human Services will oversee the implementation of internet guidelines and laws for proper usage. The Department of Justice will oversee the prosecuting and reprehension of breaking such laws implemented.
SECTION 4. This bill shall be enforced immediately upon the approval of this bill.
SECTION 5. All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void.

Senator Tiffani Patterson
Green Run High School

Connor Burne, Summit Christian Academy said...

A Bill to Fortify the U.S.- Mexican Border to
decrease illegal immigration from Mexico.

1 Be It Enacted By The Student Congress Here Assembled That:

2 Section 1. The U.S. shall construct a wall 40 feet in height above ground, 15

3 feet underground and 15 feet wide

4 along the entirety of the U.S.- Mexico Border. Said wall will be built of

5 reinforced concrete and steel. It shall have entry ports every 50 miles. The

6 wall is to be manned 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year by

7 Border Patrol, immigration agencies, National Guard, and U.S. Military

8 forces.

9 Section 2. Reinforced Concrete- concrete containing steel bars, strands, mesh,

10 etc., to absorb tensile and shearing stresses.

11 Section 3. The wall shall be built under the direction of the Army Corps of

12 Engineers. It will be patrolled by Border Patrol, immigration agencies ( ICE

13 etc.), National Guard, and U.S. Military forces.

14 Section 4. This law will take effect 1 November, 2010, when the building of

15 said wall will begin. And will be completed no later than 1 November, 2011.

16 Section 5. All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null

17 and void.

18 Respectfully Submitted, Connor Burne, Summit Christian Academy

Dajana Svitlica - Princess Anne High School said...

The Defense of Human Dignity Act

Article 1- The practice of having online advertising for adult services is
hereby banned in order to reduce human trafficking

Article 2- Adult services is defined as porn, prostitution, stripping, or any
other such form of sexual content

Article 3- The FCC (Federal Communication Commission) will enforce this bill

Article 4- This bill should be enacted by the beginning of the next fiscal year

Article 5- All laws in conflict with this piece of legislation are hereby
declared null and void.

Pratyush Agarwal- Princess Anne High School said...

Bill to Terminate All Military aid to Yemen
Article I The United States federal government hereby terminates all military support to Yemen
Article II Military support is defined as the supply of troops or weapons to assist the government or other revolutionary group in Yemen
Article III This project will be overseen by the Department of Defense
Article IV This bill is effective immediately upon passage.
Article V All laws in conflict with this bill are declared null and void.

Respectfully Submitted,
Pratyush Agarwal
Princess Anne High School

Rebekah Davis, Summit Christian Academy said...

A Bill to Strengthen Security on the Border of Mexico with the United States of America
1 BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:
2 SECTION 1. The United States will move troops to the Mexico/ USA border to aid in protecting
3 United States territory. Every 15 miles, 9 soldiers will be stationed to patrol the border,
4 resulting in a total of 1179 soldiers.
5 SECTION 2. The Border of Mexico with the United States stretches from San Diego, California,
6 and across the states of Arizona, New Mexico, to Brownsville, Texas at the far western part of
7 the line.
8 SECTION 3.The enactment of this bill will be overseen by an established group designed with
9 the purpose of protecting United States borders, also known as the Department of Defense. It
10 will also be responsible for the organization of this bill and for the continual status check ups
11 that are to be taken annually.
12 SECTION 4. This bill will be effective 8 months after the last group of soldiers returns to the
13 United States.
14 SECTION 5. All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void.

Amber Gaskins said...

A Bill to
AGAINST CYBERBULLING
SECTION 1. All websites and chat lines should be regulated by responsible adult.
SECTION 2. Websites- a webpage that includes a homepage
SECTION 3. A. the department of the United States Computer Emergency Rediness team to regulate the way people uses a computer

SECTION 4. The bill will be enforced immediately.
SECTION 5. All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void.
Introduced by. Amber Gaskins
Grassfield High School