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Bill: Free Confederate Republics of Lourenne
Details
Submitted by[?]: Monarchism Démocratique et Fédéral
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: September 2461
Description[?]:
| Men and women of Parliament, I have a bold proposition for you. It is no secret that our nation is sharply divided along partisan lines, but somewhat notable is the fact that those divisions correspond with geographical divides as well. New Kreshar and Kundir voted overwhelmingly for the socialist parties in December, whereas Alvium, Kreshar, and Haboves voted almost unanimously for the free-market capitalists. We have already passed legislation in the last few years that relegates most governmental decisions to local governments. Let us use that to the benefit of both political factions, and decentralize our government further. Rather than tear Lourenne apart by repeatedly swinging the pendulum back and forth between opposite extremes, let us give the people of disparate regions the ability to govern themselves as they see fit, without letting nationalist unitarism get in the way of egalitarianism. I propose we grant each region its autonomy, except for the following necessary provisions: the military, resolution of interregional disputes, and international relations. More specifically, I propose the following: I. Parliament shall be called the Delegation, regions shall be called Republics, the President shall be called the Director, and the Prime Minister shall be called the Interregional Coordinator. The Free Republic of Lourenne shall be called the Free Confederate Republics of Lourenne. II. The Director is to manage the cabinet, and has the authority to lead small-scale military operations with the consent of the Defense Minister and the Foreign Affairs Minister. War will require the same, in addition to a two-thirds majority of the Delegation. The Director may speak to other nations on behalf of the Confederacy, and may speak before the Delegation and propose bills, but has no other authority. III. The Interregional Coordinator shall lead the Delegation and settle disputes between the Republics, but has no other authority. IV. The Delegation shall continue to pass laws that a majority of the citizens of Lourenne desire, but shall relegate powers to the individual Republics whenever possible. V. The governmental structure of each Republic must remain democratic in nature but is otherwise up to the Republic itself. The delegates from each region will form the Republican Assembly for that region until a two-thirds majority of them vote for a new system of local government. The Republics are to be given equal importance and equal representation in all confederate matters, regardless of their independent political system. Senator Nitep Guson |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The title of the head of government, who chairs the cabinet.
Old value:: Prime Minister
Current: Haute Chancelier (High Chancellor)
Proposed: Interregional Coordinator
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The formal title of the Head of State.
Old value:: President
Current:
| By the Grace of God, His Royal Majesty, of the House of Orléans-Vasser, Emperor of Canrille, Monarch of Lourenne, King of Kanjor, King of Alduria, King of the Rildanorians, Prince of Hutori and Kazulia, Grand Duke of Kreshar, Grand Duke of Silliers, Grand Duke of Roccato, Grand Duke of Yodukan, Duke of Weignad, Duke of Meriath, Duke of Audierne, Count of Valois, Count of Zanyal, Protector of the Orinco People, Leader of the Order of the Golden Kingdom, Knight of the Order of the Silver Rooster, Head of the Union of Canrille, Commander of the Royal Armed Forces, Defender of the Constitution and the Realm: Philippe IX |
Proposed: Director
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The official title of the legislative assembly.
Old value:: Parliament
Current: Assemblée Populaire (Popular Assembly)
Proposed: Delegation
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The official title of subnational entities, also known as regions.
Old value:: Province
Current: Département (Department)
Proposed: Republic
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The method used to determine the number of seats each region receives in the national legislature.
Old value:: A pseudo-proportional algorithm that gives considerable advantage to smaller regions.
Current: A proportional algorithm that gives a very small advantage to larger regions.
Proposed: Equal representation, regardless of region population.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:57:56, September 21, 2007 CET | From | Socialist Egalitarian Movement | To | Debating the Free Confederate Republics of Lourenne |
| Message | Great. Let's make Lourenne sound like a corporation |
| Date | 23:57:20, September 21, 2007 CET | From | Monarchism Démocratique et Fédéral | To | Debating the Free Confederate Republics of Lourenne |
| Message | What? |
| Date | 13:33:22, September 22, 2007 CET | From | Socialist Egalitarian Movement | To | Debating the Free Confederate Republics of Lourenne |
| Message | 'Interregional Coordinator', 'Director', 'Delegation'... |
| Date | 19:56:11, September 22, 2007 CET | From | Monarchism Démocratique et Fédéral | To | Debating the Free Confederate Republics of Lourenne |
| Message | I'm proposing a drastic change in our government's structure and all you care about is that the names sound like corporation titles? What is wrong with you? The titles themselves are relatively unimportant; they're just intended to show a decentralization of power by being more accurate in their descriptions rather than sounding like noble titles. Senator Nitep Guson |
| Date | 19:56:11, September 22, 2007 CET | From | Monarchism Démocratique et Fédéral | To | Debating the Free Confederate Republics of Lourenne |
| Message | I'm proposing a drastic change in our government's structure and all you care about is that the names sound like corporation titles? What is wrong with you? The titles themselves are relatively unimportant; they're just intended to show a decentralization of power by being more accurate in their descriptions rather than sounding like noble titles. Senator Nitep Guson |
| Date | 21:18:10, September 22, 2007 CET | From | Monarchism Démocratique et Fédéral | To | Debating the Free Confederate Republics of Lourenne |
| Message | ((heh, oops, ignore the double post)) |
| Date | 19:32:28, September 23, 2007 CET | From | Monarchism Démocratique et Fédéral | To | Debating the Free Confederate Republics of Lourenne |
| Message | I can't believe that not a single party in Lourenne has any opinion on whether we should dissolve our centralized republic into five confederated republics. I thought it would at least be an issue that people had some kind of position on. Senator Nitep Guson |
| Date | 19:32:29, September 23, 2007 CET | From | Monarchism Démocratique et Fédéral | To | Debating the Free Confederate Republics of Lourenne |
| Message | I can't believe that not a single party in Lourenne has any opinion on whether we should dissolve our centralized republic into five confederated republics. I thought it would at least be an issue that people had some kind of position on. Senator Nitep Guson |
| Date | 19:25:58, September 25, 2007 CET | From | Socialist Egalitarian Movement | To | Debating the Free Confederate Republics of Lourenne |
| Message | With the exception of article 5 (which, by the way, I oppose), I can't see what "drastic changes" you're making to the constitution *beyond* your corporation titles |
| Date | 19:45:19, September 25, 2007 CET | From | Socialist Reformist Party | To | Debating the Free Confederate Republics of Lourenne |
| Message | Keep your fancy titles, the Free Republic will persevere! The SRP will protect the current institution, with all of our 12 mighty votes! |
| Date | 20:06:08, September 25, 2007 CET | From | Monarchism Démocratique et Fédéral | To | Debating the Free Confederate Republics of Lourenne |
| Message | This is insane. The second I put it to a vote, you have comments. Granting each region its autonomy is perhaps the most drastic thing it is possible to do. Can you read? Senator Nitep Guson |
| Date | 20:31:09, September 25, 2007 CET | From | Proletarian Relief Party | To | Debating the Free Confederate Republics of Lourenne |
| Message | We, the redemption party, are unable to grab power country wide. Therefore, we propose that we make each province it's own country. Then at least we can have some power. |
| Date | 23:08:40, September 25, 2007 CET | From | Monarchism Démocratique et Fédéral | To | Debating the Free Confederate Republics of Lourenne |
| Message | It's no skin off my nose. The capitalists are in power, you manchildren! We have country-wide power already; everything but the impotent presidency. All of our policies have been implemented, we control the cabinet, and we dominate the legislature. We are practically out of things to change. Politically, this helps the socialists, who could take total control of some regions and remain relatively powerless, as they currently are, in the others. If you mush-brained nitwits could so much as sing the alphabet, let alone comprehend the basic tenets of governance, you'd recognize when the Redemption Party was trying to "grab power" (which we have never done) and when we're compromising. Childish mockery has no place in our Parliament, nor is your sarcasm useful after the bill has been put to a vote. Why did you idle freeloaders decline to comment during debate? Is the Redemption Party the only government left in Lourenne? Senator Stefan Tepeu |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 17 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 70 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 13 |
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