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Bill: Cabinet Proposal of January 2596
Details
Submitted by[?]: Groene ArbeidersPartij
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: March 2597
Description[?]:
| Proposing a Cabinet: DNP: 4 seats CCF: 3 seats ALP(L): 2 seats FGGP: 2 seats ALP(R): 1 seat UP: 1 seat |
Proposals
Article 1
The responsibilites of Head of Government will be conducted by the Liberale Partij (L)
Article 2
The responsibilites of Science and Technology will be conducted by the Democratic Nationalists Party
Article 3
The responsibilites of Food and Agriculture will be conducted by the Christian Communist Front
Article 4
The responsibilites of Environment and Tourism will be conducted by the Groene ArbeidersPartij
Article 5
The responsibilites of Trade and Industry will be conducted by the Democratic Nationalists Party
Article 6
The responsibilites of Foreign Affairs will be conducted by the Christian Communist Front
Article 7
The responsibilites of Internal Affairs will be conducted by the Democratic Nationalists Party
Article 8
The responsibilites of Finance will be conducted by the Liberale Partij (L)
Article 9
The responsibilites of Defence will be conducted by the Liberale Partij (U)
Article 10
The responsibilites of Justice will be conducted by the Athlorcaean Liberal Party (R)
Article 11
The responsibilites of Infrastructure and Transport will be conducted by the Democratic Nationalists Party
Article 12
The responsibilites of Health and Social Services will be conducted by the Christian Communist Front
Article 13
The responsibilites of Education and Culture will be conducted by the Groene ArbeidersPartij
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 08:22:55, June 23, 2008 CET | From | Groene ArbeidersPartij | To | Debating the Cabinet Proposal of January 2596 |
| Message | We propose this as a new cabinet. I know it looks impossible, but the HoG is from the liberals, and the DNP and CCF had the majority in votes. See this proposal as an attempt to fraternization. |
| Date | 15:52:14, June 23, 2008 CET | From | Folks Revolusjonær Kommunistiske Parti | To | Debating the Cabinet Proposal of January 2596 |
| Message | As an outsider, I find it odd that you would allocate HoG to the Liberal party, when they're not even close to being the largest party. |
| Date | 17:19:11, June 23, 2008 CET | From | Liberale Partij (L) | To | Debating the Cabinet Proposal of January 2596 |
| Message | Ah, but you are wrong my foreign friend! This is how we view the election: The Athlorcaean Liberal Party is indeed once again the largest party in the land. Athlorcaean Liberal Party (Liberal 33 + Royalist 18) = 51 seats. The Democratic Nationalists Party holds 47 seats and the Christian Communist Front holds 41 seats. It would make sense therefore, that in any coalition government the Head of Government would be of the ALP. In general, we're happy about this election outcome. The two factions of the ALP picked up nine seats. We've also been restored to the position of Head of State, and intend to use this job to represent our country. The majority of the government has been reduced. However, we have to admit that the DNP/CCF government has held a majority (the lowest possible) of 88 seats. Our centrist coalition of ALP, Greens and Union Party obtained only 87 seats. In other words, the parliament is split. As the government held its majority, it has the power to maintain its two party coalition. If we were running the DNP, we'd push for more ministers at the expense of the CCF, but doing so isn't our job. On the other hand, we do recognise that there may be problems with a shared executive. Here's the principles that we propose cabinets on: -We will always invite parties that supported our People's Representative during the election to join government with us. The ALP is FIRMLY committed to its allies, the Greens and the Union Party. We're not going to join any cabinet that doesn't have them. Doing so would be political treason, even if it'd form a majority. -The government should have a parliamentary majority, but it should be as small as possible. Because of these principles, we are lukewarm about a government of national unity, as the greens propose. We're not opposed to the idea, but DNP/CCF have every democratic right to form a government that excludes the People's Representative. I'd remind the greens that we originally favoured an arrangement whereby only the Head of State can propose a cabinet coalition, but we dropped this policy on their request. If the other parties want a government of national unity, we will join it. If they do not, we'll happily be in opposition for four more years. |
| Date | 19:44:11, June 23, 2008 CET | From | Groene ArbeidersPartij | To | Debating the Cabinet Proposal of January 2596 |
| Message | Yes, and this was the reason why I wanted that every party had the right to propose a cabinet. After the response of some other parties, I will bring this up to vote. |
| Date | 19:58:05, June 23, 2008 CET | From | Athlorcaean Liberal Party (R) | To | Debating the Cabinet Proposal of January 2596 |
| Message | We support the analysis made by our liberal wing. As we, I speak only in the name of the royalist wing, are not in a position to make demands as to government posts we are willing to step into this government of national unity, but only if the DNP and CCP agree as they could technically form a government on their own . |
| Date | 20:07:04, June 23, 2008 CET | From | Liberale Partij (L) | To | Debating the Cabinet Proposal of January 2596 |
| Message | Agreed with our Royalist wing. It's up to the DNP and the CCF. |
| Date | 20:16:31, June 23, 2008 CET | From | Democratic Nationalists Party | To | Debating the Cabinet Proposal of January 2596 |
| Message | Umm, I would rather not. This will never work. We refuse to work with the Liberal. They wish to kill Zombies. We can never work with someone so blood thirsty. |
| Date | 10:34:39, June 25, 2008 CET | From | Athlorcaean Liberal Party (R) | To | Debating the Cabinet Proposal of January 2596 |
| Message | "We 'd like to clear up a little point ; the royalist wing of the liberal party voted ultimately no on this proposal ,although it supports the cabinet, for two reasons; 1. We thought the DNP vote (was to be) crucial for the succes of this cabinet, their dismissing it and the probable disapproval of the CCP was understood to be it's downfall. 2. As our Liberal wing proposed another cabinet formation we expected it to be put to a vote and thus preferred ,quite naturally, to support our friends proposal and thus voted no. Although this vote may seem to create a chasm within the Liberal Party we would like to assure voters and fellow politicians that this is not the case and that we are dealing with a simple misunderstanding" - Lord Henry Havisham adresses Parliament on behalf of the Royalist ALP-wing |
| Date | 16:03:48, June 25, 2008 CET | From | Liberale Partij (L) | To | Debating the Cabinet Proposal of January 2596 |
| Message | Lord Havisham is correct. Our vote for this cabinet should be read as a sign of support for the green initiative, despite DNP rejection. -An anonymous Liberal spokesperson |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 69 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 65 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 41 |
| Random fact: Dorvik is a nation based on Germanic and old Prussian cultures, it is located on the far north of Artania, making it an almost arctic nation. |
| Random quote: "You have to remember one thing about the will of the people: it wasn't that long ago that we were swept away by the Macarena." - Jon Stewart |