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Bill: Board of Directors Empowerment Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Vanuku Corporate Alliance
Status[?]: passed
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: October 2469
Description[?]:
| We must give the Corporation of Vanuku wide latitude in dealing with local governments. We in the VFA, ironically recommend granting strong powers to the central government in this instance. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The appointment of mayors.
Old value:: Citizens elect their mayor directly in a local election.
Current: Citizens elect their mayor directly in a local election.
Proposed: The Head of State oversees the appointment of all mayors.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 01:38:45, October 12, 2007 CET | From | Party Party | To | Debating the Board of Directors Empowerment Act |
| Message | This is outrageous! Citizens should be able to elect their mayors! |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 373 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 77 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 18 |
| Random fact: Any RP law granting extraordinary "emergency powers" or dictator-like powers to a government must be passed by at least a 2/3rds majority, but (like all RP laws) may always be overturned by a simple majority vote of the legislature. |
| Random quote: "I'm not a leftist; I'm where the righteous ought to be." - M.M. Coady |