Bruschke Invitational at CSU Fullerton
2016 — CA/US
2016 Bruschke Congress Bills
A RESOLUTION TO STOP THE USE OF THE PENNY
Whereas: prices for goods and services are arbitrarily marked up for profit, and
WHEREAS: the marketing ploy of rounding whole dollar prices down to fool the customer into thinking items are significantly cheaper is outdated, and
whereas: despite efforts by the u.s. mint, it still costs more than 1¢ to manufacture a penny, and
WHereas: the u.s. only has 5% of the world’s copper reserves,
BE IT resolved BY THIS student CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED:
RESOLVED: THAT THE UNITED STATES FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHOULD ABANDON THE USE, PRODUCTION, AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE PENNY AS A FORM OF LEGAL TENDER, AND THAT BUSINESSES OPERATING WITHIN THE UNITED STATES SHOULD CEASE THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE PENNY AS A FORM OF LEGAL TENDER FOR PURCHASES OF GOODS AND/OR SERVICES.
AN AMENDMENT TO REPEAL THE RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS
Whereas: more than 30,000 people are killed by firearms in the United states each year, and
WHEREAS: The COnstitution was established to frame the rights bestowed upon the government, and protected for retention by the people, and
whereas: guns are not rights, but instead are things, a category of goods, and
WHereas: possession of guns is not a prerequisite to democracy, and
whereas: the need for a contemporary armed militia in this nation is anachronistic, and
whereas: powers not assigned to the federal government fall to the states to decide how to implement,
BE IT ENACTED BY THIS student CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED:
AMENDMENT 28
SECTION 1: THE SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES IS HEREBY REPEALED.
SECTION 2: THE LEGALITY OF OWNERSHIP, POSSESSION, USE, OR SALE OF FIREARMS SHALL HEREBY BE DELEGATED TO THE LEGISLATURES OF INDIVIDUAL STATES TO DECIDE.
SECTION 3: THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE INOPERATIVE UNLESS IT SHALL HAVE BEEN RATIFIED AS AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES BY CONVENTIONS IN THE SEVERAL STATES, AS PROVIDED IN THE CONSTITUTION, WITHIN SEVEN YEARS FROM THE DATE OF THE SUBMISSION HEREOF TO THE STATES BY THE CONGRESS.
Whereas: THE NATION OF MYANMAR (ALSO KNOWN AS BURMA) HAS RECENTLY ELECTED A DEMOCRATIC PARLIAMENT, and
WHEREAS: MYANMAR’S PARLIAMENT HAS JUST CREATED THE POSITION OF “STATE COUNSELOR” FOR AUNG SAN SUU KYI, and
whereas: THE MILITARY STILL REPRESENTS 25% OF THE SEATS IN THE PARLIAMENT, and
whereas: UNITED STATES’ SUPPORT FOR A SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION WOULD LEND CREDIBILITY TO THE NEW DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENT, and
whereas: THE UNITED STATES SHOULD PROMOTE TIES WITH AND SUPPORT FOR ALL DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENTS IN the WORLD,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THIS student CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED:
RESOLVED: THAT THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS SHOULD ESTABLISH A COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE THE RESTRUCTURING OF EXISTING FINANCIAL SANCTIONS AGAINST MYANMAR TO TARGET INDIVIDUALS AND ENTITIES, RATHER THAN THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AS A WHOLE.
A RESOLUTION TO RATIFY THE CBD AND ITS NAGOYA PROTOCOL
WHEREAS: PHARMACEUTICAL AND BIOTECHNOLOGICAL COMPANIES ARE HARVESTING GENETIC MATERIALS FROM NATURE TO DEVELOP NEW DRUGS AND COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS, and
whereas: BIOPIRACY IS NOT ONLY THRIVING IN THIS SITUATION, BUT IS SOMETIMES EVEN ENCOURAGED, and
whereas: BIOPIRACY RESULTS IN THE EXPLOITATION OF THE TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, and
Whereas: BIOPIRACY CAN EVEN CAUSE DEVESTATING ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE, and
whereas: THE EARTH’S NATURAL RESOURCES, FAUNA, AND FLORA NEED TO BE PROTECTED,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THIS student CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED:
RESOLVED: THAT THE UNITED STATES FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHOULD RATIFY THE UNITED NATION’S CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, AND SUBSEQUENTLY, SIGN AND RATIFY THE NAGOYA PROTOCOL ON ACCESS TO GENETIC RESOURCES AND THE FAIR AND EQUITABLE SHARING OF BENEFITS ARISING FROM THEIR UTILIZATION TO THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY (HEREAFTER KNOWN AS THE NAGOYA PROTOCOL).
A RESOLUTION TO COMBAT HOMEWORK
whereas: average homework time statistics are varied, and
WHereas: HOMEWORK HAS BEEN ARGUED TO HAVE A DISPROPORTIONATELY NEGATIVE EFFECT ON POOR STUDENTS , and
whereas: HOMEWORK HAS BEEN CORRELATED TO HIGHER SCHOOL DROP-OUT RATES AND HIGHER RATES OF ADHD DIAGNOSES, And
whereas: TEACHERS CAN NEVER TRULY VERIFY THAT STUDENTS ARE THE ONES COMPLETING THE HOMEWORK,
WHEREAS: homework tends to emphasize rote memorization over critical thinking and listening during class, and
WHEREAS: FEDERAL FUNDING HAS BEEN KNOWN TO INCENTIVIZE CHANGES IN SCHOOL BEHAVIOR, THEREFORE
BE IT ENACTED BY THIS student CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED:
THAT DISTRIBUTION OF FEDERAL EDUCATIONAL FUNDING BE TIED TO A SCHOOL’S ELIMINATION OF GRADED HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS