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Bill: Ministry Appointment Confirmation Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Liberal Democratic Party
Status[?]: passed
Votes: This bill is a resolution. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: June 2387
Description[?]:
| Ministry Appointment Confirmation Act: Proposed By: Liberal Democratic Party Introduction Explanation: This Resolution would install a necessary process implemented upon the Supreme Council of the United Jakania in regards to any Ministry Appointments made by a registered party in the Supreme Council for the national Cabinet. Section I: Cabinet Processing Article 1) When a new cabinet proposal is introduced to the Supreme Council, parties inclusive of the proposed ministry must list all appointees for their respective seats. Article 2) Cabinets can only be passed into effect if all ministry appointees are involved in hearings to the Supreme Council's satisfaction. If a Cabinet is passed without appointee confirmations, the Cabinet is to be overrided by law as non-existent. If a majority to repulse the Cabinet cannot be reached, the government must cease to acknowledge the present entities functioning. Original Cabinet Ministers will act with full powers as vested in them before the non-acknowledged Cabinet took power until a new Cabinet is formed and passed. Section II: Minister Appointment Article 1) Party appointees must partake in hearings with the Supreme Council. The Supreme Council will overlook all appointees one at a time and will discuss the confirmation of the chosen appointee until the Supreme Council confirms the appointee as suitable to serve the proposed seat in the Cabinet Ministry. Article 2) The Supreme Council legislative body has full authority to question appointees in any field or manner regarding the appointee's capability. Ministry appointees must respond to all questions raised if it applies to the proper case. Section III: Confirmation Article 1) The Supreme Council will hold a vote to confirm each appointee. To avoid a major inconvenience, parties will hold an informal vote of either "Confirmed" or "Non-Confirmed" in the ministry appointment debate resolution. Article 2) If the Supreme Council holds a majority ruling of parties establishing a consensus that an appointee is not suited to be confirmed as a Minister to the Cabinet, the appointee will be rejected. The appointee's party must then reconsider the appointment and find a new appointment to the seat. Section IV: Time Restrictions Article 1) To ensure parties do not restrict progress in the nation and do not use excessive lobbying to prevent parties from being included within the Cabinet, a time limit must be set. This time limit must be no shorter than one year and may be no longer than three years. Section V: Legality Article 1) This Resolution requires a majority of the Supreme Council's vote. Article 2) This Resolution will remain as binding law until it is repealed or nullified by legislation. Article 3) This Resolution will take effect when passed and will remain as binding law until the Resolution is overturned and or nullifed by legislation specifically doing so. |
Proposals
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 05:21:09, April 09, 2007 CET | From | Liberal Democratic Party | To | Debating the Ministry Appointment Confirmation Act |
| Message | "I ask that if you have objections towards this resolution specifically, please state so. We will be willing to make negotiations if they are suitable to the case at hand. We ask that if a party has a problem with the resolution, state it rather than completely opposing the legislation based on one factor. Thank you." - L.D.P Minority Leader Sherrod Brown |
| Date | 18:47:04, April 09, 2007 CET | From | United Reformation Party | To | Debating the Ministry Appointment Confirmation Act |
| Message | "The Liberal Democratic Party has our full support on this issue." - Jim Webb, JPJ |
| Date | 19:02:39, April 09, 2007 CET | From | Republican Party | To | Debating the Ministry Appointment Confirmation Act |
| Message | "We also support the Liberal Democratic Party's move to help make the Cabinet a more qualified body of Ministers. We applaud them for this move." - Republican Party Secretary Steve Revista |
| Date | 19:12:37, April 09, 2007 CET | From | United Democrats of Jakania | To | Debating the Ministry Appointment Confirmation Act |
| Message | "The United Democrats of Jakania will support on this issue" -Councilman Speaker, UDJ |
| Date | 03:02:53, April 10, 2007 CET | From | Moderate Republican Party | To | Debating the Ministry Appointment Confirmation Act |
| Message | "We have a question regarding Section IV, Article 1. Does this mean that a new cabinet must be approved by the Supreme Council every one to three years? Also, we fully support this proposal that ensures Jakanian Cabinet members will be fully qualified." - MRP Councilman Speaker |
| Date | 03:43:33, April 10, 2007 CET | From | Liberal Democratic Party | To | Debating the Ministry Appointment Confirmation Act |
| Message | "That is a good question raised by a fellow M.R.P. Councilman. No, it only applies to when a Cabinet is being proposed. It does not mean a new Cabinet must be proposed every 1 to 3 years. That would be very difficult to do." - L.D.P. Ranking Councilman George Gereg |
| Date | 22:43:31, April 10, 2007 CET | From | Scientific Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Ministry Appointment Confirmation Act |
| Message | While an excess of beaurocracy is not always a completely bad thing (a process that slows everything down will naturally delay bad things as well as good things), we still cannot support it. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 251 | ||||||
| no | Total Seats: 229 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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