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Bill: Cabinet Proposal of May 2472
Details
Submitted by[?]: Liberty Party
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This bill presents the formation of a cabinet. It requires more than half of the legislature to vote yes. Traditionally, parties in the proposal vote yes, others (the opposition) vote no. This bill will pass as soon as the required yes votes are in and all parties in the proposal have voted yes, or will be defeated if unsufficient votes are reached on the deadline.
Voting deadline: July 2473
Description[?]:
| OOC: Sorry, completely forgot about the cabinet, hectic day yesterday.... IC: *After being elected to his 6th consecutive term of office Protector-General Rowan Payne, revealing his Party's proposed cabinet to the Directory today is clearly still troubled by the death of former Chancellor Lord Byngham* "Myself and my Party sincerely hope that our supporters in the Cavalier Party will fill the Chancellorship with an able and competent member, my friend, Lord Byngham, has certainly left large....large shoes to fill. *brushes tear away* As, *clears throat*, my fellow Libertarians have once again supported my Party's effort to retain the office of Protector-General, they've both being allocated ministries in accordance with their recent election results." *After resuming his seat Mr. Payne was seen shedding more tears, and after a quick word with his front bench, discretely left today's Directory meeting.* |
Proposals
Article 1
As per the Constitution, the Ŝtatestro (Head of State) chairs the cabinet.
Article 2
The responsibilites of Science and Technology will be conducted by the 
Stoic Party
Article 3
The responsibilites of Food and Agriculture will be conducted by the Stoic Party
Article 4
The responsibilites of Environment and Tourism will be conducted by the Neo-Libertarian Party
Article 5
The responsibilites of Trade and Industry will be conducted by the Ancient and Noble Order of the Cavaliers
Article 6
The responsibilites of Foreign Affairs will be conducted by the Stoic Party
Article 7
The responsibilites of Internal Affairs will be conducted by the Neo-Libertarian Party
Article 8
The responsibilites of Finance will be conducted by the Stoic Party
Article 9
The responsibilites of Defence will be conducted by the Ancient and Noble Order of the Cavaliers
Article 10
The responsibilites of Justice will be conducted by the Ancient and Noble Order of the Cavaliers
Article 11
The responsibilites of Infrastructure and Transport will be conducted by the Ancient and Noble Order of the Cavaliers
Article 12
The responsibilites of Health and Social Services will be conducted by the Stoic Party
Article 13
The responsibilites of Education and Culture will be conducted by the Stoic Party
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 03:05:37, October 19, 2007 CET | From | Ancient and Noble Order of the Cavaliers | To | Debating the Cabinet Proposal of May 2472 |
| Message | "This is an entirely appropriate cabinet." -James Tammworth, Lord Byngham (son of the late Cavalier Party Leader) |
| Date | 08:10:55, October 19, 2007 CET | From | Liberty Party | To | Debating the Cabinet Proposal of May 2472 |
| Message | *Protector-General Payne is back in the Directory today to commit his cabinet to the vote as is officially required by Zardugali law* "Ah, my boy, I'm glad to see your shaping up to be a fine man. Your father would be proud. Anyhow, now to the formalities. I shall now commit this cabinet for approval by the National Directory. I hope for a swift and positive result." ~Protector-General Rowan Payne |
| Date | 05:19:09, October 20, 2007 CET | From | Ancient and Noble Order of the Cavaliers | To | Debating the Cabinet Proposal of May 2472 |
| Message | "Gee whiz!" -the Lord Byngham |
| Date | 13:51:04, October 21, 2007 CET | From | Revolutionary Army Left Movement | To | Debating the Cabinet Proposal of May 2472 |
| Message | "Once again the Protector-General fail to put together a cabinet" |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 166 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 110 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 111 |
| Random fact: Don't put "the" as the first word in your party name, because when parties are referred to in news reports, their names are preceded with "the", e.g. the [Socialist Party] has lost. |
| Random quote: "I am strongly in favour of using poisoned gas against uncivilised tribes." - Winston Churchill |