Congress Topics:
Domestic: Congress should increase the regulations of the War Powers Resolution in light of President Obama’s increase of US Military forces in Afghanistan.
International: The U.S. should support the Iranian Pro-Reform movement of Mir Hossein Mousavi to help avoid a potential armed conflict with Iran.
Virginia: The General Assembly should invoke sanctions over Home Owner Associations to limit their power over residents.
Economic: Restaurant smoking bans should be repealed in favor of private enterprise over public health concerns.
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Whereas: Mir Hossein Mousavi supports rights for all Iranians in line with our Constitution and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and
Whereas: He is in favor of positive and peaceful diplomatic relations with the United States, and
Whereas: The success of his Pro-Reform movement would benefit the United States in many ways, therefore
Be it resolved by the student congress here assembled that the United States should support the Iranian pro-reform movement of Mir Hossein Mousavi.
Respectfully submitted: Senator Nathan Elswick, Monacan High School
Whereas: The United States should respect the principles of national sovereignty, and
Whereas: Mir Hossein Mousavi supports the US only in words, not action, and
Whereas: The President of Iran does not control either foreign policy or the armed forces, and
Whereas: Supporting such a movement would not prevent armed conflict with Iran, therefore
Be it resolved by the student congress here assembled that the United States should neither advocate for nor against the Iranian Pro-Reform movement.
Respectfully submitted: Senator Elizabeth Gindhart, Monacan High School
Be it enacted by the Student Congress here assembled that Congress should increase the regulations of the War Powers Resolution.
Section 1. The clause allowing the President to send troops without Congressional authorization for up to 90 days will be eliminated.
Section 2. A consultation group consisting of the minority and majority leaders of both Congress and the Senate, along with the Speaker of the House and President pro tempore of the Senate would be formed.
Section 3. This consultation group would be called the War Powers Board.
Section 4. The War Powers Board would consult with the President on a regular basis, before and during a call for troops. The group would also serve to introduce joint resolutions of authorization or withdrawal.
Section 5. This legislation will go into effect immediately upon passage of this bill, and all action currently in effect will go though an expedited review process with the consultation group.
Respectfully submitted: Senator Elizabeth Gindhart, Monacan High School
Here is the legislation for Hanover High: A Bill to Repeal Smoking Bans by: Senator Chauncey Lee
Article 1: Congress supports the repeal of all smoking bans in restaurants. Smoking bans should remain in place in any public place where smoking could be an immediate danger.
Article 2: If the owner of a business wishes for his or her ban to remain in effect he or she is free to do so at his or her own discretion. This does not apply to hospitals, gas stations, and any such location where a lighted cigarette could cause immediate harm to people or property in the vicinity.
Article 3: This bill will take effect immediately upon passage.
Article 4: Restaurants will be encouraged, but not required, to keep their bans in place, and the National Safety Council and the Health Department will share in the responsibility of encouragement.
Article 5: All other laws or bills that come into conflict with this bill shall be declared null and void.
A Resolution to Repeal the Smoking Ban by Senator Farber, HHS
Whereas our government is based on free enterprise, and whereas smoking bans infringe upon the rights of both the consumer and the business owner, it is hereby resolved by the Student Congress here established, that all smoking bans in restaurants or establishments that are meant for public entertainment, shall be hereby banned. Bans will remain in place at gas stations, hospitals, and any other establishment in which a lighted cigarette could cause an explosion or harm a sick individual.
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