Senate Amendment Act (Earth Humans)

Senate Amendment Act
An Act to amend the Earth Humans Constitution, Article I, Section 3, to allow four Senators from each State
Date signed	January 24, 2019
Signed by	Pres. Michael Saunders
Date effective	January 3, 2020
Legislative history
Bill	SB 178
Bill published on	January 21, 2019
Introduced by	Sen. Quinn Gibson (C-ND)
First reading	January 22, 2019
Amends
Adds a 12th amendment to the constitution
Status: Not yet in force

Support and opposition

Supporters of the legislation include President Michael Saunders, Senators Noel Taylor (C-CT) and Erin Robertson (I-GV). Representatives Joann Spriggs (C-AH) and Randall Boyd (C-FL) supported the bill when it reached the House floor.

The bill was received positively by members of all three parties in the Senate. In the House, however, it did not fair well with a majority of Liberals. House Major-Minority Leader, Elizabeth Friar, called it a "pathetic power grab for Conservatives, saying "Senator Gibson and members of his party are upset with the fact that they have the least amount of seats in government right now, so they will try anything to make sure they gain more power in the future instead of letting the voters decide what they feel is best." Senator Quinn Gibson responded by saying, "The purpose of this bill is to ensure that once all 25 states have been admitted into the Nation the Senate will have 100 seats much like their sister country, the USA."

Criticism

The bill was heavily criticized in the House by Liberals as a "power grab." Vice President Aubrey Watts said, "While the president supports this bill I do not, simply because I believe having three senators per state is more than enough but I will support President Saunders decision, just not this bill."