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Bill: Imperial Diet Act 2428
Details
Submitted by[?]: Covenanters (IA)
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: November 2427
Description[?]:
| Be it enacted by the Emperor's most Serene Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Council of Electors, Council of Princes, Ecclesiastical Bench, Secular Bench and the Council of Imperial Cities, in this present Imperial Diet assembled, and by the authority of the same, as folows: - I. Five years shall be substituted for three and a half years as the time fixed for the maximum duration of the Imperial Diet. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The length of a legislative and executive term, in months. Should be between 24 and 72.
Old value:: 42
Current: 60
Proposed: 60
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 21:23:18, July 11, 2007 CET | From | Covenanters (IA) | To | Debating the Imperial Diet Act 2428 |
| Message | Mr Speaker, I introduce this bill for the consideration of the Imperial Diet assembled. Unfortunately we do not have time for debate as I must request that you allow this to go straight to the vote, Mister Speaker, otherwise elections will still go ahead in March 2428, setting back the legislative agenda by some fifteen months. I request the the division bell be struck at once and yield the floor. |
| Date | 21:30:26, July 11, 2007 CET | From | Covenanters (IA) | To | Debating the Imperial Diet Act 2428 |
| Message | OOC: Nearly forgot the OOC explanation there. The early elections I called last Friday, hoping for them to go ahead sometime between Saturday night and Sunday morning were triggered on Friday afternoon. As such elections will keep going ahead just before the weekend. Calling early elections immiediately after them is never popular with the parties who did well, or with the electorate (it usually results in low turnout). As such I believe a better system would be to have five year maximum term then call elections when appropriate (either weekends or when parties disappear, reappear, &c), rather than try to match the duration to a RL week. I hope everyone agrees (I'm doing this while in opposition as I know what people would think if I proposed this while in government!) |
| Date | 00:11:23, July 12, 2007 CET | From | Christian Royalist Party | To | Debating the Imperial Diet Act 2428 |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, This will decrease activity among parties and cause more frequent use of "Calls for Early Elections." Furthermore it is highly discouraging to parties that lack seats. It is necessary for the people to be able review the work of the parties ever 42 months. In fact I would propose it to be even less than 42. Yield |
| Date | 00:38:10, July 12, 2007 CET | From | Covenanters (IA) | To | Debating the Imperial Diet Act 2428 |
| Message | Mr Speaker, Of course it will cause more frequent use of the ability of this Diet to dissolve itself and call for elections: didn't I explain that was the idea? I yield the floor. OOC: Having Diets of less than four years was only brought about because it's a RL week - having electoral cycles of less than four years would cripple any government, especially when bills take a minimum of eight months to become law. |
| Date | 01:20:47, July 12, 2007 CET | From | Luthori Christian Women's Association | To | Debating the Imperial Diet Act 2428 |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, I sympathise with the noble motives behind what the Veterans are proposing, but still feel that elections every 60 months isn't frequent enough. Parties need to be held to account by the electorate at regular intervals. 42 months is about right. I yield the floor. Belinda Braithwaite (Viceroy & Leader of the LCWA) |
| Date | 10:19:24, July 12, 2007 CET | From | Covenanters (IA) | To | Debating the Imperial Diet Act 2428 |
| Message | OOC: We agree with you Belinda - that's why we propose that elections are called every weekend. What increasing the maximum period does is prevent an early election (i.e. Friday afternoon) from repeating every week. Should I have gone for 48 months instead? |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 19 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 61 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 20 |
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