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Bill: The method used to determine the number of seats each region receives in the national legislature.
Details
Submitted by[?]: Democratic Party of Aldurian Republic
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: November 2089
Description[?]:
| We must change this bill. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The method used to determine the number of seats each region receives in the national legislature.
Old value:: A proportional algorithm that gives a very small advantage to larger regions.
Current: A proportional algorithm that gives a very small advantage to larger regions.
Proposed: Equal representation, regardless of region population.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 06:18:29, August 02, 2005 CET | From | Nous-Mêmes | To | Debating the The method used to determine the number of seats each region receives in the national legislature. |
| Message | For a democratic party, you seem pretty hell-bent on reducing the democratic fairness of the legislature. The Moderates will vote against. |
| Date | 08:39:15, August 02, 2005 CET | From | Party of the Republic | To | Debating the The method used to determine the number of seats each region receives in the national legislature. |
| Message | How does this decrease democratic fairness? It removes an advantage given to the larger territories? If anything this means greater fairness. |
| Date | 08:50:22, August 02, 2005 CET | From | Nous-Mêmes | To | Debating the The method used to determine the number of seats each region receives in the national legislature. |
| Message | Tell that to the 11.75 million Bendirians whose votes, instead of counting the same as any other citizen in the Republic, now count the same as only 7 million Harkonians. What makes the Harkonians 1.3 times as much as a person as the Bendirians? If we had a bicameral legislature, it might be acceptable to have one house with equal representation by region. But to do the same in a unicameral legislature? That is what is democratic unfairness. |
| Date | 12:53:21, August 02, 2005 CET | From | Voice of the People | To | Debating the The method used to determine the number of seats each region receives in the national legislature. |
| Message | We agree wholeheartedly with the Moderate Party. Each individual voice must be heard, not a statistic of the nation. If each person cannot fairly represent their voice, then what would the point to voting be? This bill would only create non-voters in the larger regions. Is that what we want? A nation ruled by apathy? I say nay. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 52 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 29 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 19 |
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