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Bill: Equal Representation Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Conservative Party of Lourenne
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: January 2533
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The method used to determine the number of seats each region receives in the national legislature.
Old value:: A proportional algorithm that gives a very small advantage to larger 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 | 07:37:47, February 15, 2008 CET | From | Parti de Garde Royales | To | Debating the Equal Representation Act |
| Message | We will not support this. Sen. William Wyndhaven |
| Date | 17:03:08, February 15, 2008 CET | From | Federal Peace Movement | To | Debating the Equal Representation Act |
| Message | Would you please tell us why you think the current system is inadequate? |
| Date | 18:40:19, February 16, 2008 CET | From | People's Anarchist Union | To | Debating the Equal Representation Act |
| Message | This is a terrible idea, as the CPP draws much support from large regions, and the People in large regions must not be disenfranchised. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 34 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 241 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 28 |
| 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: "It makes no difference, in principle, if this 'collective will' is divined by the edicts of a dictator or by majority vote, so long as the rights of the individual may still be sacrificed." - Robert Garmong |