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Bill: Democracy Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Republican Patriciate Coalition
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: November 2588
Description[?]:
| Reversing the effects of the Tongists |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning gated communities.
Old value:: No gated communities are allowed.
Current: The private sector can set up gated communities.
Proposed: The private sector can set up gated communities.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The method used to determine the number of seats each region receives in the national legislature.
Old value:: A pseudo-proportional algorithm that gives considerable advantage to smaller regions.
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 | 02:03:59, June 06, 2008 CET | From | Al'Badaran Socialist Party | To | Debating the Democracy Bill |
| Message | I dislike article 2. We have no mechanism for that. |
| Date | 02:20:17, June 06, 2008 CET | From | Republican Patriciate Coalition | To | Debating the Democracy Bill |
| Message | It would be the same as in Kafuristan, the party with the highest votes in the province wins the appointment of mayor. |
| Date | 21:05:27, June 07, 2008 CET | From | Enlightened Cosmic Brotherhood | To | Debating the Democracy Bill |
| Message | Gated communities are bad. |
| Date | 21:06:24, June 07, 2008 CET | From | Al'Badaran Socialist Party | To | Debating the Democracy Bill |
| Message | Why? |
| Date | 21:19:18, June 07, 2008 CET | From | Enlightened Cosmic Brotherhood | To | Debating the Democracy Bill |
| Message | Of all parties I would assume the socialists would know why. Gated communities assume that land can be owned by private individuals simply by having money. Land isn't something one can own, and it is not a part of democracy. If I have land, it means I have total dominion over its use, regardless of if the community needs it more. |
| Date | 21:21:31, June 07, 2008 CET | From | Al'Badaran Socialist Party | To | Debating the Democracy Bill |
| Message | Well, yeah. But I set up my own gated communities (apartment buildings surrounded by large walls, towers, barb wire, small amount of militia, etc) for my officials and some supporters to live in. To keep the religious and right wingers away from us. |
| Date | 21:22:56, June 07, 2008 CET | From | Enlightened Cosmic Brotherhood | To | Debating the Democracy Bill |
| Message | Those people should be kept out of the nation. To bar off a specific part of the nation is to divide us. |
| Date | 21:26:42, June 07, 2008 CET | From | Al'Badaran Socialist Party | To | Debating the Democracy Bill |
| Message | Um, you are the religious ones... OOC: You're playing as an entirely new party now right? Not a successor to the DVF/AV/etc? |
| Date | 23:50:48, June 07, 2008 CET | From | Republican Patriciate Coalition | To | Debating the Democracy Bill |
| Message | OOC: Yes, completely new party We support gated communities because the Aneists lead by the Forge family have found it to be the only way to live safely in otherwise turbulent nations. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 228 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 291 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 196 |
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