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Bill: Decreasing the number of the senators
Details
Submitted by[?]: Republic People Party
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: June 2448
Description[?]:
| This will ensure that there will be less parties and more powerful coalitions or one parties. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The total number of seats in the legislative assembly. Should be between 75 and 750.
Old value:: 600
Current: 350
Proposed: 250
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:50:04, August 24, 2007 CET | From | Democratic Rationalists (PrCoa) | To | Debating the Decreasing the number of the senators |
| Message | We'd like to see a debate on this measure. |
| Date | 02:51:29, August 25, 2007 CET | From | Industrialist Party of Aloria | To | Debating the Decreasing the number of the senators |
| Message | This will only make each Senator more powerful. A larger portion of people will elect one Senator, basically taking away more local interests. This is not in the interest of the people. Plus, think of how many politicians would be out of the job. This will: Put people out of a perfectly respectable job... Give more power single people and... Be less accurate at dividing power between parties. This will not help at all, as you can see. |
| Date | 09:24:42, August 25, 2007 CET | From | Social Liberalism Party | To | Debating the Decreasing the number of the senators |
| Message | While I have no objection to lowering the number of seats, I think by more than half is a little extreme. |
| Date | 17:04:57, August 25, 2007 CET | From | Republic People Party | To | Debating the Decreasing the number of the senators |
| Message | 600 is too much I think because every small party comes to the senate. The senators represent little amount of people. About being out of job: CP, we are not an employment agency. We need the best ones. I hope, you will accept when there is the proposal. And Eye of Justice Party, we are appreciated that you have no objection. |
| Date | 18:41:50, August 26, 2007 CET | From | Industrialist Party of Aloria | To | Debating the Decreasing the number of the senators |
| Message | I would think it would be a more accurate representation of the people for a Senator to represent a small amount than a large amount of people. A larger amount of people means more differing opinions. |
| Date | 19:04:23, August 26, 2007 CET | From | Republic People Party | To | Debating the Decreasing the number of the senators |
| Message | Representing a large amount of people ensures that there will be the politicians who are the best to make politics. Alorian people will think that the senate includes more powerful and intelligent senators. |
| Date | 22:07:17, August 27, 2007 CET | From |  Moderate Libertarian Party (NoCoalition) | To | Debating the Decreasing the number of the senators |
| Message | Less representatives means each rep. has to represent more citizens than they do now. More citizens per representative actually decreases democratic representation in Aloria. This is poor, shortsighted legislation. |
| Date | 02:20:04, August 28, 2007 CET | From | Industrialist Party of Aloria | To | Debating the Decreasing the number of the senators |
| Message | We have had this amount of reps since before the CP was originally founded. This is a drastic change of history. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 211 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 389 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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