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Bill: Equial Republics Ammendment
Details
Submitted by[?]: Holy Eliyahu Confession
Status[?]: defeated
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: September 2646
Description[?]:
| a Amendment to allow the voice of each republic to be heard equally in the Senate of Lodamun. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The method used to determine the number of seats each region receives in the national legislature.
Old value:: A proportional algorithm that gives a very small advantage to larger regions.
Current: Equal representation, regardless of region population.
Proposed: Equal representation, regardless of region population.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:04:20, October 02, 2008 CET | From | The Liberal Party | To | Debating the Equial Republics Ammendment |
| Message | How do you explain Andalay, with a 64 million population, having the same amount of seats as Golavia, with a 41 million population? |
| Date | 00:03:28, October 03, 2008 CET | From | United Republics Party | To | Debating the Equial Republics Ammendment |
| Message | Totally opposed. If a bicameral legislature was permitted we'd have room to negotiate, however the URP supports the current system for the sake of equality. |
| Date | 01:54:06, October 03, 2008 CET | From | The Liberal Party | To | Debating the Equial Republics Ammendment |
| Message | OOC: Paragon will have a bicameral legislature as well as unicameral one. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 67 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 51 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 32 |
| Random fact: Parties have the ability to endorse another party's candidate for the Head of State election (if there is one). This adds a strategic element to the elections. |
| Random quote: "An economist is a surgeon with an excellent scalpel and a rough-edged lancet, who operates beautifully on the dead and tortures the living." - Nicholas Chamfort |