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Bill: Allowing all partys to propose cabinet coalitions (II)
Details
Submitted by[?]: Supporters of Science in Design (IP)
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 2434
Description[?]:
| Once again we wish to broach the subject of allowing all parties to propose cabinet coalitions. This change will allow us to eliminate minority governments, should we so wish. (For example, at the time this bill was written, the cabinet was controlled by less than 50% of Parliament.) |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The constitutional right and responsibility to propose a cabinet to the legislature.
Old value:: Only the Head of State can propose a cabinet coalition.
Current: Each party can propose a cabinet coalition.
Proposed: Each party can propose a cabinet coalition.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 01:16:11, July 26, 2007 CET | From | Supporters of Science in Design (IP) | To | Debating the Allowing all partys to propose cabinet coalitions (II) |
| Message | We would like to encourage the Protectorate and Malivian Nationalist Parties to vote yes. If we gain both of your support we'll be able to get the two thirds majority. |
| Date | 03:17:31, July 26, 2007 CET | From | Liberal Party of Malivia | To | Debating the Allowing all partys to propose cabinet coalitions (II) |
| Message | The LP feels it should be the leader of the largest parties that can propose a cabinet. OOC: As it is in the most of the RW democracies incidentally. |
| Date | 05:24:13, July 26, 2007 CET | From | Supporters of Science in Design (IP) | To | Debating the Allowing all partys to propose cabinet coalitions (II) |
| Message | A problem with leaving it up to the largest party is that the largest party might not necessarily have significantly more seats than their closest competition. |
| Date | 11:49:36, July 26, 2007 CET | From | Radical Labor Confederation | To | Debating the Allowing all partys to propose cabinet coalitions (II) |
| Message | OOC: Actually, most of the countries on Terra now allow all parties to form cabinets. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 336 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 114 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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