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Bill: Amendment to the Supreme Court Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: The Liberal Party
Status[?]: passed
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: January 2597
Description[?]:
| The following amendments are going to be made to the Supreme Court Act 1- The Supreme shall have a member from each party with seats in Parliament with one vote per each Justice. 2- Parties with no seats in Parliament can only qualify if they have been formed at least for five years at the time of nomination. 3- All Justices will be replaced together, meaning all the nominees will be nominated together to avoid politics to leave any party out, and rejection will constitute rejection of all nominees. 4- Any Justice can recuse himself/herself but no replacement may be named. 5- Openings in the Supreme Court cannot be filled until the term has ended in which case clause 3 would aplly. 6- Parliament will confirm the nominees with more than 50% of the seats available at the time and according to clause 3. 7- When Supreme Court Justices would like to speak at the proceeding, they must write their names to be identified, otherwise it will be taken as being said by a party or party member. 8- When a tie occurs, the action is not declare unconstitutional, thus making it legal until further decision by the Supreme Court. 9- Each case is going to have a deadline of one year in which each side must be presented and the Justices must give their decision. If the deadline is reached and a Justice has not made his/her decision, his/her decision will not count. |
Proposals
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:59:39, June 23, 2008 CET | From | The Liberal Party | To | Debating the Amendment to the Supreme Court Act |
| Message | We fell 5 votes short the other time because of inactivity. |
| Date | 23:59:49, June 23, 2008 CET | From | The Liberal Party | To | Debating the Amendment to the Supreme Court Act |
| Message | and absent votes |
| Date | 00:14:10, June 24, 2008 CET | From | The Liberal Party | To | Debating the Amendment to the Supreme Court Act |
| Message | Nice, it has passed. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 110 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 24 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 16 |
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