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Bill: Presidential Powers Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: The Liberal Party
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This bill is a resolution. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: June 2586
Description[?]:
| The powers of the President have to be clearly defined. Some of these powers are already known. 1- Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces. i) Power to move troops around the country without Parliament's intervention. 2- De Facto Foreign Affairs Minister. Establishes foreign policy. 3- Power to void a Minister's action. 4- Fire a Minister with given reason and a majority approval of Parliament (decided by the Supreme Court). 5- Chief Legislator* 6- Head of the Executive Branch *Power to propose bills in Parliament. Also refers to as the person that proposes the most laws. This is a Constitutional change and require a 2/3 majority of Parliament to vote in favor. |
Proposals
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 06:52:34, May 30, 2008 CET | From | United Republics Party | To | Debating the Presidential Powers Act |
| Message | If the President has the power to void a Minister's actions, what's the point of having a cabinet anyway? |
| Date | 07:05:04, May 30, 2008 CET | From | United Republics Party | To | Debating the Presidential Powers Act |
| Message | The President has the following powers: 1. Commander-in-Chief 2. Head of State (In charge of foreign policy aided by Foreign Minister, but Foreign Minister runs day to day operations of FM.) with power to propose and negotiate treaties 3. Appoint cabinet with approval of PFP The Prime Minister is: 1. Head of Executive Branch 2. In charge of Domestic Policy |
| Date | 11:00:07, May 30, 2008 CET | From | Lodamun Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Presidential Powers Act |
| Message | I oppose 5, the president is in now way part of the legislative branch Also I agree with the URRA |
| Date | 13:43:00, May 30, 2008 CET | From | The Liberal Party | To | Debating the Presidential Powers Act |
| Message | A cabinet is supposed to aid the President. Remember, the executive power is vested on him/her, so he can void a Minister's actions. It is very clear both of you don't have a clear concept of what a cabinet is for. OOC: LLP, the President's party will propose legislation anyways, I am just trying to include the President in the policy making. |
| Date | 20:47:19, May 30, 2008 CET | From | Lodamun Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Presidential Powers Act |
| Message | I do remember you saying that the recent supreme court desicions ruled that the president did not have the power to void a ministers desicion LP :P But a cabinet is there to ensure that the president does not have too much power, and its the cabinet, not the president, who shall exercise the executive power. He may own it all he want, but according to the constiution he is not the one who shall exercise it Also the president should not have anything to do in the legislative branch. The presidents party may propose legislations in the same way all parties can propose legislations, but the president himself should not get any power to propose legislations (The way I read the bill you are giving the president the power to introduce bills in the parliament, which is a big no) We will not accept anything that weakens the seperation of the 3 branches of government and the seperation of power |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 31 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 105 | ||||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 14 |
| Random fact: In order for a Cabinet bill to pass, more than half of the legislature must vote for it and all of the parties included in the proposed Cabinet must support it. If your nation has a Head of State who is also the Head of Government, then the party controlling this character must also vote for the bill, since the Head of Government is also a member of the Cabinet. If any of these requirements are not met, the bill will not pass. |
| Random quote: "The United States is in no sense founded upon the Christian doctrine." - George Washington |