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Bill: Legislative Downsizing Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Selucian People's Party
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: November 2691
Description[?]:
| Resolved, that the Senatus Selucium shall be reduced in membership from seven-hundred fifty (750) members to five-hundred (500) members, effective at the next general election. Resolved, that the renumeration for members of the Senatus Selucium shall be reduced ten percent (10%) effective upon the next general election. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The total number of seats in the legislative assembly. Should be between 75 and 750.
Old value:: 750
Current: 200
Proposed: 500
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:48:04, January 04, 2009 CET | From | Selucian People's Party | To | Debating the Legislative Downsizing Act |
| Message | Having 750 members in the chamber can be unruly. Also, cutting 250 members and reducing pay by 10% will save money which is necessary due to a shaky economy. |
| Date | 23:21:58, January 04, 2009 CET | From | Minarchist Party | To | Debating the Legislative Downsizing Act |
| Message | We oppose this as giving less voice to the people. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 298 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 452 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Submitting a bill without any proposals in it will not attract or detract voters. It will not raise your visibility or change your political position. |
| Random quote: "God has cared for these trees, saved them from drought, disease, avalanches, and a thousand tempests and floods. But he cannot save them from fools." - John Muir |