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Bill: Seats in the Jawatankuasa
Details
Submitted by[?]: United Malivia
Status[?]: passed
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 2431
Description[?]:
| The United Libertarian Socialist Front would like to for the Jawatankuasa to have more available seats for representatives from the different states. This would help to see that all citizens can be represented, instead of our entire population of 130 million+ being represented by only 200 seats in parliament. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The total number of seats in the legislative assembly. Should be between 75 and 750.
Old value:: 200
Current: 470
Proposed: 450
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:46:09, July 18, 2007 CET | From | Militarist Party | To | Debating the Seats in the Jawatankuasa |
| Message | The Militarist Party is in full support of this amendment. |
| Date | 00:51:24, July 18, 2007 CET | From | Liberal Party of Malivia | To | Debating the Seats in the Jawatankuasa |
| Message | As is the Liberal Party. |
| Date | 03:20:42, July 18, 2007 CET | From | United Malivia | To | Debating the Seats in the Jawatankuasa |
| Message | At least one of the other seated parties will have to support this bill as well for it pass. As such, we welcome the comments of the Protectorate Party and the Supporters of Science in Design. |
| Date | 04:58:37, July 18, 2007 CET | From |  Protectorate Party | To | Debating the Seats in the Jawatankuasa |
| Message | We personally feel that this number of seats results in disorder and delay. Limiting the Jawa to 200 seats permits representation as well as efficiency. |
| Date | 05:10:10, July 18, 2007 CET | From | United Malivia | To | Debating the Seats in the Jawatankuasa |
| Message | 200 seats is the bare minimum for any parliament to have. It is far too little to have any accurate representation, and it also limits the power of multiple parties, and instead makes the state controlled by one entity, due to the fact that the Head of State is usually from the party with the most seats. This means that they can basically, if they have a majority, control the entire nation. However, if we raise the maximum amount of seats we could have more parties with more seats, making a larger representation of the different views of our people. This would also make it possible for minority governments, or just a smaller majority. |
| Date | 06:53:15, July 18, 2007 CET | From | Malivian National Unity Front | To | Debating the Seats in the Jawatankuasa |
| Message | We need more seats, we are full support of this measure. |
| Date | 07:44:10, July 18, 2007 CET | From | Supporters of Science in Design (IP) | To | Debating the Seats in the Jawatankuasa |
| Message | Throw in a name change of the Jawatankuasa to Parliament, and we are on board. |
| Date | 10:21:50, July 18, 2007 CET | From | Malivian National Unity Front | To | Debating the Seats in the Jawatankuasa |
| Message | I'll second the concern raised by the Supporters of Science in Design; a rare occasion! :-) |
| Date | 18:07:08, July 18, 2007 CET | From | Radical Labor Confederation | To | Debating the Seats in the Jawatankuasa |
| Message | The RSM supports this bill. |
| Date | 21:01:06, July 18, 2007 CET | From | United Malivia | To | Debating the Seats in the Jawatankuasa |
| Message | Are there any suggestions on what the change of the name should be? |
| Date | 22:51:45, July 18, 2007 CET | From | Liberal Party of Malivia | To | Debating the Seats in the Jawatankuasa |
| Message | Jawatankuasa is original but it sounds crazy. :P Assembly of the Republic, or national parliament, congress, etc is fine by me. |
| Date | 05:42:12, July 19, 2007 CET | From | United Malivia | To | Debating the Seats in the Jawatankuasa |
| Message | Well, we shall change the name with a different proposal, for now, the change in seats shall be enough. |
| Date | 06:06:00, July 19, 2007 CET | From | Protectorate Party | To | Debating the Seats in the Jawatankuasa |
| Message | OOC: Jawatankuasa means the ruling council, basically a parliament, in Malay. Since the history and culture of Malivia is based on a cross between India and Malaysia it was chosen. The same for all other names for the country. I rather like having a unique background/names for Malivia. Rather then the whole parliament, president, prime minister thing that is common elsewhere. I admit it can be a pain at times so I shorten it to Jawa in posts as its nice and easy to type. |
| Date | 08:13:16, July 19, 2007 CET | From | Malivian National Unity Front | To | Debating the Seats in the Jawatankuasa |
| Message | OOC: I can respect what your saying, Protectorate Party but, when we've got a Head of State named Bill Clinton......Well...historical background from Malaysia and India seems moot. I'm not being critical of the Liberal Party of Malivia but, I just call them like I see them. |
| Date | 16:47:33, July 19, 2007 CET | From | Supporters of Science in Design (IP) | To | Debating the Seats in the Jawatankuasa |
| Message | We have submitted a name change proposal. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 146 | |||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 54 | |||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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