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Bill: The Last Thing We Need is More Politicians
Details
Submitted by[?]: Tuesday Is Coming
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 2093
Description[?]:
| Given that Lodamun is ruled by democratically elected parties, and that the power these parties wield relies more on percentage amounts than membership amounts, We propose that the size of the parliament be reduced by one third. This will allow for a reduction in the government's bureaucrat payroll, among other things. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The total number of seats in the legislative assembly. Should be between 75 and 750.
Old value:: 450
Current: 365
Proposed: 300
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 07:12:01, August 07, 2005 CET | From | Lodamun Centre-Left Coalition | To | Debating the The Last Thing We Need is More Politicians |
| Message | An even number like 300 would make it easier for both us and game mechs... |
| Date | 08:05:13, August 07, 2005 CET | From |  Tuesday Is Coming | To | Debating the The Last Thing We Need is More Politicians |
| Message | I was thinking 300, then I figured that 299 means that 150 is a majority(51%), 200 is 67%... Im fine with either 300 or 299, but I thought that I should throw out 299 first, but go to 300 later if needed. |
| Date | 19:06:32, August 07, 2005 CET | From | Adam Smith Party | To | Debating the The Last Thing We Need is More Politicians |
| Message | We will support any reduction in the cost of government, and the reduction in the number of MPs is a good start. |
| Date | 20:30:18, August 07, 2005 CET | From | Tuesday Is Coming | To | Debating the The Last Thing We Need is More Politicians |
| Message | Among those who support this reduction, would you support 299 or 300? |
| Date | 00:34:56, August 08, 2005 CET | From | Adam Smith Party | To | Debating the The Last Thing We Need is More Politicians |
| Message | Either. 300 makes constitutional calculations easy, 299 does not. If you want to make 51% clear and 2/3 clear as well, try 297 - 51% = 149, 2/3 = 198 |
| Date | 17:35:39, August 08, 2005 CET | From | Tuesday Is Coming | To | Debating the The Last Thing We Need is More Politicians |
| Message | 299 makes the calculations easier...That is the point... 51%=150 2/3(67%)=200 For 300 51%=151 67%=201 |
| Date | 05:41:31, August 09, 2005 CET | From | Tuesday Is Coming | To | Debating the The Last Thing We Need is More Politicians |
| Message | Let's see if 300 passes...Later we can work on the stray seat, etc. |
| Date | 16:57:04, August 09, 2005 CET | From | Adam Smith Party | To | Debating the The Last Thing We Need is More Politicians |
| Message | Of course the parasites on the people will not support this. |
| Date | 20:28:52, August 09, 2005 CET | From | Tuesday Is Coming | To | Debating the The Last Thing We Need is More Politicians |
| Message | I wish they actually debate... |
| Date | 00:20:17, August 10, 2005 CET | From | Cooperative Commonwealth Federation | To | Debating the The Last Thing We Need is More Politicians |
| Message | OK then. We would like to see a grassroots assembly of the maximum possible number of part-time politicians. This is just a healf-measure: why 300? What we really need is to end careerism among policians altogether and make parliament truly a house of the people. This is just tinkering, and the saving will be eaten up by the costs of a new electoral commission to draw new electoral boundaries, by challenges to the new boundaries and so on. |
| Date | 08:52:53, August 10, 2005 CET | From | National People's Gang | To | Debating the The Last Thing We Need is More Politicians |
| Message | So do we... |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 200 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 250 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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