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Bill: Constitutional Reform Bill 2443
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: February 2444
Description[?]:
| Be it enacted by the Holy Emperor's most Serene Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Councils of the Estates, Princes, Electors and the Ecclesiastical Bench, in this present Imperial Diet assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: - I. The constitution should be amended to reflect that the title of the senior member of this Council (the "head of governmentr" if you like) is the "Speaker of the Council of the Estates". By convention he should be appointed in a non-partisan manner. II. By convention His Serene Majesty, the Holy Luthori Emperor of All Terra, asks the leader of the largest party to form His Serene Majesty's Government: as such only the largest party should propose coalition cabinets. III. In accordance with the Act of Succession and maintaining the supremacy of this Imperial Diet in such matters, the succession of future monarchs should he handled as follows: (i) An elected head of state titled "Elector" or "Stadtholder" should be elected by popular ballot in a separate poll. (ii) Once the Diet is happy that a suitable candidate has been elected he shall be made the hereditary head of state and his title promoted accordingly. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The constitutional right and responsibility to propose a cabinet to the legislature.
Old value:: Each party can propose a cabinet coalition.
Current: Each party can propose a cabinet coalition.
Proposed: Only the largest party can propose a cabinet.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The title of the head of government, who chairs the cabinet.
Old value:: Emperor's Counsel
Current: Prime Minister
Proposed: Speaker of the Council of the Estates
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 11:15:57, August 16, 2007 CET | From | Luthori Tory Party | To | Debating the Constitutional Reform Bill 2443 |
| Message | OOC: Nay to both articles. Article 1 sounds silly, and Article 2 removes half the fun of the game.... |
| Date | 22:14:07, August 16, 2007 CET | From | Imperial Vodka and Pimm's Party | To | Debating the Constitutional Reform Bill 2443 |
| Message | ooc: I much prefer HoS only being allowed to propose cabinets, but we can't do that anymore. It's impossible to form a cabinet when everyone posts conflicting ones. |
| Date | 22:51:10, August 16, 2007 CET | From | Covenanters (IA) | To | Debating the Constitutional Reform Bill 2443 |
| Message | ooc: Tory, surely Article I is no sillier than addressing all our statements to a Speaker who does not exit? Pimms, this is the equivalent of the HoS inviting the largest party to form a government, the next best thing to your option (which would result in no Cabinet changes at all, ever. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 10 | |||||||
| no | Total Seats: 12 | |||||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 83 |
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