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Bill: Amendment to the Vice-President 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: September 2618
Description[?]:
| The following Articles will serve as amendments to the Vice-President Act. 1- The formal title of the Vice-President of the United Republics of Lodamun shall change to: Vice-President and Second Commander of the Armed Forces. 2- The Office of the Vice-President shall recieve funding through the Head of Government Office. 3- A maximum term of 30 consecutive or non-consecutive years can be served. 4- Only Natural Born Citizens may occupy the Office of the Vice-President of the United Republics of Lodamun. 5- Only natural born citizens over the age of 30 years may serve as Vice-President. 6- If a majority of the cabinet, with the approval of the Head of Government and the Vice-President, state that the President is not able to discharge his/her duties as President of the United Republics of Lodamun, the Vice-President shall immediately become Acting President until a majority of the cabinet with the approval of the Head of Government or a majority of Parliament state that the President is able to discharge his duties as President of the United Republics of Lodamun. This is a Constitutional Amendment and requires a two-thirds of Parliament to vote on the affirmartive. |
Proposals
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 15:21:19, August 07, 2008 CET | From | Collectivist Party of Lodamun | To | Debating the Amendment to the Vice-President Act |
| Message | Can we get a link to the first Vice-President Act? |
| Date | 20:05:22, August 07, 2008 CET | From | The Liberal Party | To | Debating the Amendment to the Vice-President Act |
| Message | Sure. I have to look for it. |
| Date | 20:14:22, August 07, 2008 CET | From | The Liberal Party | To | Debating the Amendment to the Vice-President Act |
| Message | http://80.237.164.51/particracy/main/viewbill.php?billid=186755 |
| Date | 20:35:48, August 07, 2008 CET | From | The Liberal Party | To | Debating the Amendment to the Vice-President Act |
| Message | Since there are 137 seats in Parliament, only 91 are needed to achieve the 2/3 threshold. |
| Date | 20:57:13, August 08, 2008 CET | From | Holy Eliyahu Confession | To | Debating the Amendment to the Vice-President Act |
| Message | we don't like the natural born clause. |
| Date | 22:09:02, August 08, 2008 CET | From | The Liberal Party | To | Debating the Amendment to the Vice-President Act |
| Message | Would you want a foreigner to occupy the second most important office in our government? |
| Date | 00:15:36, August 09, 2008 CET | From | Holy Eliyahu Confession | To | Debating the Amendment to the Vice-President Act |
| Message | why must we differentiate between natural born citizens and naturalized ones? |
| Date | 00:16:43, August 09, 2008 CET | From | Holy Eliyahu Confession | To | Debating the Amendment to the Vice-President Act |
| Message | i'd also note that the current opposition amounts to more than 1/3rd, meaning this cannot enter our constitution. |
| Date | 07:30:46, August 09, 2008 CET | From | The Liberal Party | To | Debating the Amendment to the Vice-President Act |
| Message | OOC: I am not blind, I can see that and I can also calculate the numbers. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 62 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 54 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 21 |
| Random fact: References to prominent real-life persons are not allowed. This includes references to philosophies featuring the name of a real-life person (eg. "Marxism", "Thatcherism", "Keynesianism"). |
| Random quote: "Stupid people are ruining America." - Herman Cain |