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Congress Vote: 6-1-0
A
BILL
To
Grant Congress the Power to Issue Subpoenas
The people of Democracy Craft, through their elected Representatives in the Congress and the force of law ordained to that Congress by the people through the constitution, do hereby enact the following provisions into law:
1 - Short Title and Enactment
(1) This Act may be cited as the “Congressional Subpoena Power Act”.
(2) This Act shall be enacted immediately upon its signage.
2 - Reasons
(1) The Congress has the power to issue Motions of No Confidence and needs a means to formally summon testimony to make informed decisions about whether an official should be removed from power.
(2) The Congress has the power to confirm nominations made by the President and in the event that multiple candidates are seen as competent the Congress should be able to issue subpoenas to assist in the decision-making process.
3 – Process
(1) Any member of the Congress may propose a motion to subpoena any number of people to testify.
(2) Should a majority of the Congress approve such a motion, the subject(s) of the motion will be compelled to testify before Congress by the date specified in the motion.
(3) Should the subject of a subpoena fail to appear before Congress without reasonable justification they will be charged 1% of their balance for each day with a minimum of $100.
(4) Subjects of Congressional subpoenas may invoke their right not to incriminate themselves during the hearing.
A
BILL
To
Grant Congress the Power to Issue Subpoenas
The people of Democracy Craft, through their elected Representatives in the Congress and the force of law ordained to that Congress by the people through the constitution, do hereby enact the following provisions into law:
1 - Short Title and Enactment
(1) This Act may be cited as the “Congressional Subpoena Power Act”.
(2) This Act shall be enacted immediately upon its signage.
2 - Reasons
(1) The Congress has the power to issue Motions of No Confidence and needs a means to formally summon testimony to make informed decisions about whether an official should be removed from power.
(2) The Congress has the power to confirm nominations made by the President and in the event that multiple candidates are seen as competent the Congress should be able to issue subpoenas to assist in the decision-making process.
3 – Process
(1) Any member of the Congress may propose a motion to subpoena any number of people to testify.
(2) Should a majority of the Congress approve such a motion, the subject(s) of the motion will be compelled to testify before Congress by the date specified in the motion.
(3) Should the subject of a subpoena fail to appear before Congress without reasonable justification they will be charged 1% of their balance for each day with a minimum of $100.
(4) Subjects of Congressional subpoenas may invoke their right not to incriminate themselves during the hearing.
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