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Bill: Re-addressing the democratic deficit
Details
Submitted by[?]: Communist Workers 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: December 2098
Description[?]:
| The current electoral system means that the vote of an individual in a small prefecture is worth more than the vote of someone in a large prefecture. We must re-address this issue. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The method used to determine the number of seats each region receives in the national legislature.
Old value:: Equal representation, regardless of region population.
Current: A proportional algorithm that gives a very small advantage to larger regions.
Proposed: A proportional algorithm that gives a very small advantage to larger regions.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 12:10:34, August 20, 2005 CET | From |  Jesters & Jugglers Party | To | Debating the Re-addressing the democratic deficit |
| Message | I like the way it is now |
| Date | 14:39:35, August 20, 2005 CET | From | Society of Sadists | To | Debating the Re-addressing the democratic deficit |
| Message | We have our prefectural system in Endralon to make sure that all communities are represented. Most nations have the option BLP proposes. But we feel it gives too much say to the big cities. Parliament is more than bloc votes, though I'm sure BLP disagrees with me! |
| Date | 11:49:00, August 21, 2005 CET | From | Communist Workers Party | To | Debating the Re-addressing the democratic deficit |
| Message | The system is undemocratic. It should be "one citizen, one vote". As it is, if you live in a sparsely populated rural prefecture, one citizen's vote counts for more than one citizen's vote in the more populous areas. Essentially you are diminishing the vote from the urban masses. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 18 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 67 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 15 |
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