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Bill: Local Government Act 2430
Details
Submitted by[?]: Covenanters (IA)
Status[?]: passed
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: November 2429
Description[?]:
| BE IT ENACTED by the Emperor's most Serene Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Diet assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:- I. Central government shall no longer force elected mayors onto local councils. II. Local councils shall make their own arrangements for the election of mayors and executives. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The appointment of mayors.
Old value:: Citizens elect their mayor directly in a local election.
Current: Citizens elect their mayor directly in a local election.
Proposed: Local governments determine the method of appointment.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 03:20:48, July 08, 2007 CET | From | Imperial Vodka and Pimm's Party | To | Debating the Local Government Act 2430 |
| Message | Mr Speaker, We would prefer to see a standard system than more unnecessary devolution, but most definitely a return to Mayoral appointments by His Serene Majesty. |
| Date | 22:50:07, July 08, 2007 CET | From | Covenanters (IA) | To | Debating the Local Government Act 2430 |
| Message | Mr Speaker, Let me assure our Hon Friend that we all feel exactly the same way. Unfortunately, such a measure has already been rejected by this Diet, and we believe this is the best we will be able to get during this parliamentary session. I yield the floor. |
| Date | 16:35:55, July 09, 2007 CET | From | Imperial Vodka and Pimm's Party | To | Debating the Local Government Act 2430 |
| Message | Mr Speaker, The Secularists, who think people who support the separation of Church and State are automatically not Christian, or that the Holy Luthori Empire should ALLOW non Christians to be citizens, are the ones demanding in their half-witted way that you compromise on this. Sir, brook no compromise with plebeians. |
| Date | 18:42:29, July 09, 2007 CET | From | Covenanters (IA) | To | Debating the Local Government Act 2430 |
| Message | Mr Speaker, Surely my Hon Friend recognises that this bill represents a step in the right direction? It will put a stop to central government forcing mayoral elections onto boroughs where they are not wanted: thus saving the waste of money these elections represent in those boroughs. I yield the floor. |
| Date | 20:12:20, July 09, 2007 CET | From | Secular Party | To | Debating the Local Government Act 2430 |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, We will support this bill regardless of the LPP's comments. I would like to address those comments however. First of all, this notion that the Secularists are not Christians is a complete and utter lie. We accept everyone into this party who share our beliefs, regardless of their religious beliefs, and although I myself am a freethinker, many of our members are Christians who desire equal treatment to all and believe secularism is a way to do that. In fact, I wish for all Diet Christian Secular Party members to stand up right now. *15 of the 22 Secular Diet members rises* As you can see, the Secular Party has many religious people in it. We celebrate diversity of opinion and of beliefs. Muslims, christians, jews, hindus, buddhists, and whoever else are all welcome. I yield the floor. |
| Date | 20:12:57, July 09, 2007 CET | From | Secular Party | To | Debating the Local Government Act 2430 |
| Message | OOC: Please ignore the typo made in my previous post. |
| Date | 08:31:08, July 10, 2007 CET | From | Christian People's Party (IA) | To | Debating the Local Government Act 2430 |
| Message | we fear that this bill can compromise local democracy and not create it under the current law the people can elect their representatives and get rid of them again if they so please |
| Date | 13:03:56, July 10, 2007 CET | From | Covenanters (IA) | To | Debating the Local Government Act 2430 |
| Message | Mr Speaker, May I assure the Hon Members of the LLP that local councillors will still be elected as normal. It will simply be left to local tradition as to whether the mayor is elected separately (leading to a costly seperate election that usually elects the local sports club's mascot, an independent, or someone who otherwise does not represent the largest party in the council and as such becomes isolated and powerless), elected by the council (which I would expect would be the norm) or appointed by HSM The Holy Luthori Emperor (in the case of prestigious Lord Mayorships of Presbytery capitals and the like). I yield the floor. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 77 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 23 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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