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Bill: Decentralisation of Power Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Imperium et Libertas Party
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This bill asks for an amendement to the Constitution. It will require two-thirds of the legislature to vote in favor. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: February 2370
Description[?]:
| Taking power away from the nanny state and giving it back to the population of a region. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Appointments and requirements for government employees.
Old value:: All government employees have to promise political independence.
Current: All government employees have to promise political independence.
Proposed: Government employees are selected and appointed in a political way.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The appointment of mayors.
Old value:: Citizens elect their mayor directly in a local election.
Current: Citizens elect their mayor directly in a local election.
Proposed: Local governments determine the method of appointment.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The method used to determine the number of seats each region receives in the national legislature.
Old value:: Equal representation, regardless of region population.
Current: A proportional algorithm that gives a very small advantage to larger regions.
Proposed: A proportional algorithm that gives a very small advantage to larger regions.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 14:25:54, March 05, 2007 CET | From | Covenanters (IA) | To | Debating the Decentralisation of Power Act |
| Message | This had a promising start - but we are opposed to article III. By all means give an advantage to smaller regions, but not this. |
| Date | 14:27:56, March 05, 2007 CET | From | Imperium et Libertas Party | To | Debating the Decentralisation of Power Act |
| Message | This actually only gives a minor boost to the larger regions in order to reflect their greater population. |
| Date | 14:30:59, March 05, 2007 CET | From | Covenanters (IA) | To | Debating the Decentralisation of Power Act |
| Message | What impact does our honourable friend think this will have on the will of the smaller Presbyteries to remain part of the Holy Empire? |
| Date | 14:35:47, March 05, 2007 CET | From | Imperium et Libertas Party | To | Debating the Decentralisation of Power Act |
| Message | We believe the impact will be neglible. They will still have the same advantage they have always had. (That of an individual vote being worth more than an individual vote from the larger regions). That advantage will merely be slightly lessened. This is a redressing of balance, as opposed to a discrimination. |
| Date | 14:39:02, March 05, 2007 CET | From | Covenanters (IA) | To | Debating the Decentralisation of Power Act |
| Message | Due to our support for article II and the proposing party, we can bring ourselves to abstain, rather than attempt to block this. |
| Date | 14:46:14, March 05, 2007 CET | From | Catholic Justicial Party - Solidarity | To | Debating the Decentralisation of Power Act |
| Message | We completely reject this. It favours the 'nanny state' by taking the right to vote for mayors away from the populace and politicising the civil serice. If you want to strengthen the nanny state, ILP, don't pretend you're fighting it. |
| Date | 15:11:46, March 05, 2007 CET | From | Imperium et Libertas Party | To | Debating the Decentralisation of Power Act |
| Message | It doesn't actually old bean. It merely puts that decision into the hands of local governments. Who can still happily have elected mayors, if that's what their votes want. And it means that the civil service will fufil the wishes of the populace (through their elected representatives) as opposed to acting as a burecracy with no democratic checks on their powers. |
| Date | 14:06:59, March 06, 2007 CET | From | Falanges Party | To | Debating the Decentralisation of Power Act |
| Message | Against article 2 |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 37 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 118 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Unless otherwise stated, monarchs and their royal houses will be presumed to be owned by the player who introduced the bill appointing them to their position. |
| Random quote: "No man has ever been born a Negro hater, a Jew hater, or any other kind of hater. Nature refuses to be involved in such suicidal practices." - Harry Bridges |