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Bill: New Term Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Social Calvinist Unionist 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: July 2038
Description[?]:
| This bill is here to try and figure out what would be the best term-length for our people. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The length of a legislative and executive term, in months. Should be between 24 and 72.
Old value:: 48
Current: 60
Proposed: 36
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | not recorded | From | Social Calvinist Unionist Party | To | Debating the New Term Bill |
| Message | We think that 36 months would be good for the term length because that is exactly 3 years, instead of three and a half. |
| Date | not recorded | From | National Forwardist Party | To | Debating the New Term Bill |
| Message | ummm..... 48 isn't 3 and a half years. 48 is exactly 4 years |
| Date | not recorded | From | House of Thompson | To | Debating the New Term Bill |
| Message | We agree that it should be only 3 years. |
| Date | not recorded | From | To | Debating the New Term Bill |
| Message | Four years is adequate, we see no reason to change it. |
| Date | not recorded | From | National Forwardist Party | To | Debating the New Term Bill |
| Message | i don't think 3 years is too bad. basically, it's up to the NDLP now, if this is brought to a vote. |
| Date | not recorded | From | To | Debating the New Term Bill |
| Message | Alan Sharkey: The legislative capacities of this congress are, at the moment, limited. Whilst they continue to be slow, perhaps it would be better to lessen the terms. I think three years is adequate enough for a cabinet to put forward a decently large legislative plan, especially at the current time. We support this Bill. |
| Date | not recorded | From | National Forwardist Party | To | Debating the New Term Bill |
| Message | let's vote, then. 66-34 win (assuming no abstaining) |
| Date | not recorded | From | House of Thompson | To | Debating the New Term Bill |
| Message | Actually it won't pass since there needs to be a 2/3rds majority. It would fail but one vote. |
| Date | not recorded | From | National Forwardist Party | To | Debating the New Term Bill |
| Message | oh, that's right, it's a constitutional change. forgot about that part. |
| Date | not recorded | From | Social Calvinist Unionist Party | To | Debating the New Term Bill |
| Message | Oh yeah, heh heh. I did the wrong math >< But anyhoo, the time between elections is WAAAAAY too long. while Labour is probably just trying to keep power as long as it can, we need to think about the country and moving forward. Now, Labour prolly wont change it's mind, but I'l still bring up the vote anyhoo. |
| Date | not recorded | From | Seosavists Republican party | To | Debating the New Term Bill |
| Message | if the two other people vote for it it will pass with exactly 2/3 |
| Date | not recorded | From | Seosavists Republican party | To | Debating the New Term Bill |
| Message | oh but NDLP is in government too I forgot about that. |
| Date | not recorded | From | National Forwardist Party | To | Debating the New Term Bill |
| Message | no, it won't. look at our first flag act (the one i proposed) |
| Date | not recorded | From | Social Calvinist Unionist Party | To | Debating the New Term Bill |
| Message | *sigh* Looks like I'll have to wait till after the next elections to bring this up again. Maybe then Labour won't be the uber-party. |
| Date | not recorded | From | Seosavists Republican party | To | Debating the New Term Bill |
| Message | yeah but chances are the people in government next time won't want it either |
| Date | not recorded | From | National Forwardist Party | To | Debating the New Term Bill |
| Message | if i'm elected, i promise that i will let this bill pass. |
| Date | not recorded | From | Social Calvinist Unionist Party | To | Debating the New Term Bill |
| Message | If I win next time, then I will pass this bill too. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 40 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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