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Bill: Cabinet Act!
Details
Submitted by[?]: Radical Nationalist 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: June 2421
Description[?]:
| We believe that this will allow a fair chance to all parties. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The constitutional right and responsibility to propose a cabinet to the legislature.
Old value:: Only the largest party can propose a cabinet.
Current: Each party can propose a cabinet coalition.
Proposed: Each party can propose a cabinet coalition.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 02:53:57, June 29, 2007 CET | From | New Democratic Party | To | Debating the Cabinet Act! |
| Message | OOC: How will this work exactly? I'm assuming there will still be one cabinet for the nation, so how is it determined? Please explain; I'm still kind of new to this game. |
| Date | 16:57:46, June 29, 2007 CET | From | Lodamun Distributionist Party | To | Debating the Cabinet Act! |
| Message | OOC: Everyone can propose a cabinet to be voted on. Just like we have now...the only difference is that right now only the biggest party can propose. |
| Date | 22:12:57, June 29, 2007 CET | From | United Republics Party | To | Debating the Cabinet Act! |
| Message | There would clearly be chaos if this bill passes. If we want to ensure that the party proposing the cabinet has majority support, we should look into a republic with the president proposing the cabinet. It would also be easier to topple a government with new elections. Say if the Communists or Nationalists wanted to topple the URP/NMP government, it'd be incredibly hard under the current system. Even if new elections were called, the URP or NMP would likely remain on top. If there was a president who proposed the cabinet, say the URP, and the opposition called new elections, it's possible that if the nationalist, communists, and minor parties all endorsed the same cabdidate, he could beat a URP candidate. Basically I argue that a republic would allow more flexibility in the cabinet creation process without causing the disorder that will surely come if 9 parties start proposing cabinets every other month. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 325 | |||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 162 | |||||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 112 |
| Random fact: Moderation reserves the discretion to declare RP laws invalid if the players supporting them are doing so in an excessively confrontational way. |
| Random quote: "You have all the characteristics of a popular politician: a horrible voice, bad breeding, and a vulgar manner." Aristophanes (450 BC - 388 BC), Knights, 424 B.C. |