1 WHEREAS, The President of the United States has the unreasonable ability to launch a nuclear warhead that

2 could potentially kill millions of people without any other authorization by a U.S. administrator which could

3 lead to nuclear war that is not authorized by the country of the U.S. itself; and

4 WHEREAS, this affects all people of the United States, as the President represents them; and

5 WHEREAS, it also affects every other country in the world who might become a target; and

6 WHEREAS, as a result, this could cause countries to not trust the United States as a country solely because the

7 currently elected leader cannot be trusted; and

8 WHEREAS, this also affects the balance of power in the United States because Congress, the Senate, the Judicial

9 branch, and the Executive branch were all created so that no one person would have too much power; and

10 WHEREAS, this affects the entire world, from small ecosystems to large cities; and

11 WHEREAS, the Congress should care about this because past administrations have given the President

12 excessive power. It is the responsibility of Congress to provide a system of checks and balances in this case so that no one man in the seat

13 of President could become too powerful, however, this responsibility is currently

14 being neglected; and now, therefore be it

15 RESOLVED, by the Student Congress here assembled that Sole First Strike should be removed from the

16 President's abilities, and we should vote now in favor of removing it.

Introduced by

Senator Ethan Koehler

A Resolution to Balance the Budget

1 WHEREAS, shutdown of entire U.S government systems have occurred in past years when representatives of the Congress could not manage time deadlines

2 and harness cooperation to pass the national budget by a given date; and

3 WHEREAS, effects include delays of salary payments to any “rank-and-file” federal employee who is not in leadership or managerial positions which

4 constitute a majority of that workforce; and

5 WHEREAS, shutdowns cause the disruption of many different government services and programs, including the closure of programs associated with

6 national parks and institutions of research and development; and

7 WHEREAS, a government shutdown will assuredly affect rank-and-file and furloughed employees personal income and budgets for as long as the

8 shutdown remains in effect which includes that of the longest in 2018-19 of 35 days; and

9 WHEREAS, a government shutdown affects all states in the United States including Alaska and Hawaii; and

10 WHEREAS, the impact of the problem of shutdowns falls strongest on the employees, not politicians, when they are not paid until the government is reopened or

11 when they are not paid at all; and

12 WHEREAS, this problem would not affect our Congressmen and women but would certainly affect their friends and family members who work for the federal

13 government; and

14 WHEREAS, constituents who cannot be inconvenienced when applying for passports or visas which would be delayed as well or veteran’s for whom services

15 would be suspended should most be concerned; now, therefore, be it

16 RESOLVED, by the Student Congress here assembled, that Congress should be penalized when unable to complete duties of balancing the budget.

Introduced by

Rep. Chloe Ortiz

A Resolution to Mandate Mental Health Screenings in Public Schools in the U.S.

1 WHEREAS, the problem with mental health in the U.S. public school systems is the lack of awareness and recognition that all students

2 struggle with mental health at one point or another; and

3 WHEREAS, Kindergarten-5th grade, students who have the least coping skills developed compared to students in more advanced grade

4 levels are proven to be affected; and

5 WHEREAS, 6th-8th grade students are a highly affected group of kids due to the transition from elementary schools, a proven point at which

6 child mental health problems arise; and

7 WHEREAS, 9th-12th grade students also reflect high rates of affectation attributed to stress and increasingly more difficult school work; and

8 WHEREAS, one impact of this issue is that students are not excelling in course work due to the lack of compensation for students with

9 mental health struggles; and

10 WHEREAS, another result of this is that students are turning to unhealthy coping mechanisms like drugs and alcohol to cope with the

11 struggles of mental health; and

12 WHEREAS, individuals at large should care because societal safety is threatened both publicly and privately by 14 substance abuse, not

13 just in our school buildings; now, therefore, be it

14 RESOLVED, by the Student Congress here assembled, that mental health screenings be instituted in public

15 schools in the U.S.

Introduced by

Representative Madelyn Woodward

A Resolution to Require the Covid Vaccine in Public Schools

1 WHEREAS, some public school students or employees these days do not believe in the authenticity of the Covid virus and thus do not properly vaccinate while

2 others in attendance believe that the Pfizer, Moderna, or other certifiable vaccine should be required for daily attendance; and

3 WHEREAS, this can affect students and teachers who already suffer from diseases that weaken the immune system; and

4 WHEREAS, this affects the public arena of schools that anyone of any socio-economic status can attend and thus can transmit infection to various points that would

5 be difficult to contact trace; and

6 WHEREAS, one result is that diseases once eradicated are appearing in existence again across the globe as a result of irresponsibility causing decades of devotion to

7 world health to be lost; and

8 WHEREAS, as a result, students and employees fearing attendance in public schools because of the risk of infection which further aides in the setback of learning

9 for entire school years; and

10 WHEREAS, we, the people of this state should care because if more people become infected in situations like the Covid pandemic, burdensome chain reactions

11 will follow such as personal expense, private expense, loss of jobs, and losses of lives that will rest on the collective conscience; now, therefore, be it

12 RESOLVED, by the Student Congress here assembled, that the government mandates required vaccinations of any individual entering the doors for daily

13 attendance at a public school.

Introduced by

Senator Ryan Matousek

A Resolution to Provide Equal Adoption Rights to LGBTQ+ Families

1 WHEREAS, the problem is that more than 400,000 children are currently enrolled in the U.S. Foster Care System 2 in addition to those aging out of Foster Care who

2 are never placed with a permanent adoptive parent(s) while interested LGBTQ+ families are barred by current law from adopting; and

3 WHEREAS, all children in the foster care system in the United States are negatively affected; and

4 WHEREAS, all prospective parents of the LGBTQ+ community are also adversely affected ; and

5 WHEREAS, impacts such as self-abuse and self-harm occur among children in the foster system due to unstable lives and emotional stress; and

6 WHEREAS, the impact is not that heterosexual parents seek to adopt more but rather less; last year 21.2% of same-sex households sought to adopt, and less than 5%

7 of opposite-sex couples sought out adoption from the Foster Care System; and

8 WHEREAS, it is necessary for the health and happiness of the foster children and prospective parents that everyone is given the same opportunity to adopt

9 regardless of sexual orientation; now, therefore, be it

10 RESOLVED, by the Student Congress here assembled that all eligible parents be allowed to adopt a child regardless of sexual orientation.

Introduced by

Senator Lorraine Carroll

A Resolution to Require U.S. Females to Register With Selective Services

1 WHEREAS, as of January, 2016, females are not required to register with Selective Service to be subject to a future military draft. Selective Service requires

2 registration of only men, ages 18 through 25, resulting in male domination in combat where women are not forced to contribute also; and

3 WHEREAS, with exclusively 18-25-year-old men removed from the workforce, women will take over these jobs, making it harder for these men when they return

4 from mandatory duty; and

5 WHEREAS, not only during periods of war should strong healthy men and women be sent war to fight on the behalf of the American freedom but even during

6 peacetime without stipulation; and

7 WHEREAS, the Supreme Court decision in 1981, Rostker v. Goldberg, holds that registering only men did not violate the due process clause of the Constitution;

8 however, the inequality, unfairness, and bias is obvious especially in light of the fact that women can now serve in combat positions during wartime just like men.

9 WHEREAS, it is morally unjust to require only men to risk their lives for the good of the country through selective services when women live in this country also;

10 and

11 WHEREAS, when both genders in the United States become eligible for the selective services, the military would become a superforce to fight all terror in the

12 world and the responsibility would fall equally upon the people; now, therefore, be it

13 RESOLVED, that the Congress here assembled make the following recommendation for the equal requirement that both men and women who are U.S. citizens

14 living in the U.S. are required to register with Selective Services within 30 days of turning 18.

Introduced by

Senator Carter Lenzen

A Resolution to Remove Confederate Flags from Government Property