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Bill: A New Constitution for a Strong Likatonia
Details
Submitted by[?]: Söhne der Freiheit
Status[?]: passed
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: June 2092
Description[?]:
| This constitutional amendment will restore prestige to Likatonia. It will restore the monarchy of old, and revive Likatonian culture. It will remove corruption from the legislature by reducing the seats and therefore reducing career politicians and other unsavory aspects of elected governments, such as bribery by unions and the mafia. We believe it will give Likatonia a strong, assertive government. We propose a restoration of the House of Bandorra to prominence in the government. The King (or Queen) will become our Head of State, and be invested with minimal power. We propose a proportional legislature. 1 representative to every 250,000 citizens. Currently, this works out to 210 representatives. I also propose renaming this new legislative body to the Senate to reflect change. The last act of the National Council will be to transfer power to the Senate and dissolve the National Council. A corresponding change of the name of the Head of Government to Consul will take place. Following these changes the nation will be renamed to the Kingdom of Likatonia. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Structure of the executive branch.
Old value:: The Head of State and Head of Government are two separate officials.
Current: The Head of State and Head of Government are two separate officials.
Proposed: The Head of State is hereditary and symbolic; the Head of Government chairs the cabinet.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The title of the head of government, who chairs the cabinet.
Old value:: Prime Minister
Current: Prime Minister
Proposed: Consul
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The formal title of the Head of State.
Old value:: Speaker for the Council
Current: President
Proposed: King
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The official title of the legislative assembly.
Old value:: National Council
Current: Congress of the Republic
Proposed: Senate
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The total number of seats in the legislative assembly. Should be between 75 and 750.
Old value:: 325
Current: 75
Proposed: 210
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 10:11:01, August 05, 2005 CET | From | Right Wing Liberals Party | To | Debating the A New Constitution for a Strong Likatonia |
| Message | I like National Council. Although perhaps Witan or Parlay? |
| Date | 10:15:01, August 05, 2005 CET | From |  Restoration Party | To | Debating the A New Constitution for a Strong Likatonia |
| Message | Bravo for your corageous reforms!! |
| Date | 10:29:17, August 05, 2005 CET | From | Söhne der Freiheit | To | Debating the A New Constitution for a Strong Likatonia |
| Message | I never really liked the sound of National Council. It's like naming your child: Child. I think the name Senate works because it's more of a symbolic name, whereas National Council is a name that describes itself. |
| Date | 11:13:51, August 05, 2005 CET | From | Edelweiss Party | To | Debating the A New Constitution for a Strong Likatonia |
| Message | I hope your proposal is open for suggestions? article 1: wasn't the CCU the party who shouted "long live the republic?", with article 1 you're turning Likatonia into a constitutional monarchy. However, we will not oppose this. I don't really like article 2 Article 3 is a logical term for a monarchy I like article 4 and 5 |
| Date | 11:21:10, August 05, 2005 CET | From | Söhne der Freiheit | To | Debating the A New Constitution for a Strong Likatonia |
| Message | Any suggestions instead of Consul? I am partial to Consul, but am willing to compromise. President maybe? |
| Date | 12:15:27, August 05, 2005 CET | From | People's Party | To | Debating the A New Constitution for a Strong Likatonia |
| Message | We do not believe in any form of monarchy- as it take us even further from the principle of individual rights, besides instituting another potential source of tryanny over men. We do however, support the otherr reforms that have been proposed. |
| Date | 22:21:54, August 05, 2005 CET | From | Citizens Voice | To | Debating the A New Constitution for a Strong Likatonia |
| Message | I really don't like articles 2 and 3, but number 1 and 5 are the key articles here. Moving the Structure of the Executive branch into one hand will in my opinion increase the effectivness of imposing the law. Also decreasing the number of seats might improve the work of National Council / Senate. I vote Yes. |
| Date | 02:30:36, August 07, 2005 CET | From | Edelweiss Party | To | Debating the A New Constitution for a Strong Likatonia |
| Message | We hope this proposal gets to vote again as soon as possible. |
| Date | 04:59:46, August 07, 2005 CET | From | Söhne der Freiheit | To | Debating the A New Constitution for a Strong Likatonia |
| Message | The proportion of representation has been changed to 1/25,000 giving us 210 senators. This is due to negotiations between the CCU and RWLP. |
| Date | 16:48:23, August 07, 2005 CET | From | SDP | To | Debating the A New Constitution for a Strong Likatonia |
| Message | Not sure of the head of government title, but i'll vote yes. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 247 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 51 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 27 |
| Random fact: Hundreds of vessels were lost while traversing the cold waters of the Sea of Lost Souls. It is located between Seleya and Majatra. |
| Random quote: "Freedom is not worth having if it does not connote freedom to err." - Mahatma Gandhi |