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Bill: End of Term Adjustments (The covers of the writing of the terminologica)
Details
Submitted by[?]: Goldstein Corporation
Status[?]: passed
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: February 2621
Description[?]:
| »It is time.« ~Natasha Goldstein (Society of Goldstein) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- »It is time.« ~Natasha Goldstein (Goldstein Corporation) |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The age at which a person is considered an adult (limited between 12 and 24).
Old value:: 18
Current: 16
Proposed: 24
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The length of a legislative and executive term, in months. Should be between 24 and 72.
Old value:: 72
Current: 48
Proposed: 24
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 16:35:57, August 12, 2008 CET | From | Goldstein Corporation | To | Debating the End of Term Adjustments (The covers of the writing of the terminologica) |
| Message | »The necessity for the bill, I believe, is self-evident. It will be reversed (except for the age) if we still have a supermajority.« ~Natasha Goldstein (Goldstein Corporation) |
| Date | 16:37:01, August 12, 2008 CET | From | Union of Leprosy and Knitting | To | Debating the End of Term Adjustments (The covers of the writing of the terminologica) |
| Message | We support it, but why the age change? |
| Date | 02:22:32, August 13, 2008 CET | From | Corrupt Dealings Party | To | Debating the End of Term Adjustments (The covers of the writing of the terminologica) |
| Message | I would agree to an age change of 21. Landowners are only 21. OOC: you're sounding all Lion King, now. IT IS TIME |
| Date | 22:24:08, August 13, 2008 CET | From | Goldstein Corporation | To | Debating the End of Term Adjustments (The covers of the writing of the terminologica) |
| Message | [OOC] @Union of Leprosy and Knitting: Because the voting age affects the voting in the game mechanics. Younger voters are programmed to be more likely to upset the powers-that-be, so therefore, any regime that wishes to keep its power, would be better off with the older voters. |
| Date | 23:23:01, August 13, 2008 CET | From | Union of Leprosy and Knitting | To | Debating the End of Term Adjustments (The covers of the writing of the terminologica) |
| Message | Oh, I had no idea it was so complex. |
| Date | 00:00:16, August 14, 2008 CET | From | Goldstein Corporation | To | Debating the End of Term Adjustments (The covers of the writing of the terminologica) |
| Message | [OOC] Only Wouter knows everything about it; and barely remembers much of it as he programmed long ago. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 153 | ||||||
| no | Total Seats: 68 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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