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Bill: Supreme Court Act of 2643
Details
Submitted by[?]: The Liberal Party
Status[?]: defeated
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: August 2644
Description[?]:
| This bill has as its purpose to create the Supreme Court of the United Republics of Lodamun. The Supreme Court has jurisdiction over all Constitutional cases. It may also take criminal or civil cases at its discretion. The following clauses apply: 1- The Supreme Court shall receive funding through the Justice Ministry but in no way that funding is controlled by the Justice Minister, the President, or the Senate. The Supreme Court shall receive fifty million LOD annualy (fiscal year) unless otherwise stated by an Amendment to this bill. 2- The Supreme shall have a member from each party with seats in the Senate with one vote per each Justice. 3- Parties with no seats in the Senate can only qualify if they have been formed at least for five years at the time of nomination. 4- 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. 5-A Chief Justice shall preside over all cases unless he or she recuses, in which case an agreement between the Associate Justices must take place to decide who will preside over the case(s). 6- Any Justice can recuse himself/herself but no replacement may be named. 7- Openings in the Supreme Court cannot be filled until the term has ended in which case clause 3 would apply. 8- The Senate will confirm the nominees with more than 50% of the seats available at the time and according to clause 3. 9- (OOC)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. 10- When a tie occurs, the action is not declare unconstitutional, thus making it legal until further decision by the Supreme Court or the Senate, by the passage of a law. 11- Before any debate occurs on any case, the Supreme Court shall vote on whether or not it wiltake up the case. A majority of Justices present at that time is necessary to take up a case. The dealine to vote on taking up a case is eight months (OOC: Bills time in the voting procedure). 12- 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 towards the final vote. 13- At least six months of debate shall occur before proceeding to a vote on ANY case. This is a Constitutional Amendment and will require 2/3 majority of the Senate in order to pass. Any amendments to this bill constitutes a Constitutional Amendment and will require a Consitutional majority to pass. |
Proposals
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:57:31, September 26, 2008 CET | From | The Liberal Party | To | Debating the Supreme Court Act of 2643 |
| Message | This bill will create a very democratic Supreme Court while putting politics aside. OOC: This will help solve any "problems" that may arise in a very democratic way: one person, one vote. |
| Date | 00:59:08, September 27, 2008 CET | From | Holy Eliyahu Confession | To | Debating the Supreme Court Act of 2643 |
| Message | We disagree and will fight this proposed ammendment. |
| Date | 01:08:36, September 27, 2008 CET | From | The Liberal Party | To | Debating the Supreme Court Act of 2643 |
| Message | Any reason for disagreeing besides being stubborn and undemocratic? |
| Date | 02:41:18, September 27, 2008 CET | From | United Republics Party | To | Debating the Supreme Court Act of 2643 |
| Message | This is not a democratic Supreme Court. If we had 5 communist parties controlling 2% of the Senate and 1 capitalist party controling 98%, why should the communists rule the court? I question placing a Liberal judge on the court period! The party refuses to obey the law and roleplay if someone dare question the unlimited power it grants itself. |
| Date | 02:50:47, September 27, 2008 CET | From | Reformed Conservative Party of Lodamun | To | Debating the Supreme Court Act of 2643 |
| Message | RCPL will also not support this bill, on the same grounds mentioned by the URP. We got rid of the supreme court for many of those same reasons. |
| Date | 05:00:04, September 27, 2008 CET | From | The Liberal Party | To | Debating the Supreme Court Act of 2643 |
| Message | Then, there is abuse of power. If there is any violation of the Constitution, it is obvious that the current government will not vote against itself, that is common sense, especially with parties like the URP and the CLL. Justices do not make laws, they interpret them. To cite your example. Wouldn't that capitalist party be able to violate the law however many times it wanted if it controlled the Supreme Court? When it comes to interpreting the law, we must leave politics aside and the only way to do so is to have a democratic Supreme Court such as this one. OOC: Please keep IC and OOC separate. It is annoying when you combine both. And stick to the subject. I have explained many times why I took the decisions I took. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 47 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 90 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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