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Bill: Repeal "Bill: State of the Union Act"
Details
Submitted by[?]: Reformed Conservative Party of Lodamun
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: May 2631
Description[?]:
| We propose that the state of the Union Act be repealed. Although it is necessary that our nation's people be updated on news and the direction of our nation, these speeches have become more symbolic and ceremonial than actually informative, as our information systems have developed greatly since the act was originally proposed. In addition, our leaders are exceptionally busy making sure that our nation runs smoothly, and this is something they should not have to focus on. http://80.237.164.51/particracy/main/viewbill.php?billid=201949 This repeal does not expressly forbid State of the Union addresses, it just removes the requirement of them. |
Proposals
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 06:33:46, September 02, 2008 CET | From | Holy Eliyahu Confession | To | Debating the Repeal "Bill: State of the Union Act" |
| Message | We agree that the State of the Union speech no longer bears any merit. |
| Date | 17:19:28, September 02, 2008 CET | From | The Liberal Party | To | Debating the Repeal "Bill: State of the Union Act" |
| Message | If it gets two-thirds majority, it will be repealed. |
| Date | 18:37:16, September 02, 2008 CET | From | Holy Eliyahu Confession | To | Debating the Repeal "Bill: State of the Union Act" |
| Message | I disagree, this was never earmarked as a Constitutional amendment, so we have to assume that it is simply a law. |
| Date | 19:16:32, September 02, 2008 CET | From | The Liberal Party | To | Debating the Repeal "Bill: State of the Union Act" |
| Message | Well, it is a Constitutional Amendment. OOC: I am going to do some research, meaning looking for the actual bill and the previous failed attempts of the same bills to show you it, in fact, is a Constitutional Amendment. |
| Date | 00:13:31, September 03, 2008 CET | From | Collectivist Party of Lodamun | To | Debating the Repeal "Bill: State of the Union Act" |
| Message | There, it gets 2/3rds. That was easy. : P |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 109 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 24 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 17 |
| Random fact: In cases where a party has no seat, the default presumption should be that the party is able to contribute to debates in the legislature due to one of its members winning a seat at a by-election. However, players may collectively improvise arrangements of their own to provide a satisfying explanation for how parties with no seats in the legislature can speak and vote there. |
| Random quote: "If this were a dictatorship, it'd be a heck of a lot easier, just so long as I'm the dictator." - George W. Bush |