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Bill: Supreme Court Act of 2700
Details
Submitted by[?]: The Liberal Party
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: February 2701
Description[?]:
| The Parliament of the United Republics of Lodamun hereby creates a Supreme Court. A Chief Justice shall preside all meeting accompanied by other Associate Justices. All Justices to the Supreme Court shall be nominated by the Head of State of the United Republics of Lodamun. The following clauses apply: 1- The Supreme Court shall have a member from each party with seats in Parliament with one vote per each Justice. 2- Parties with no seats in Parliament can only qualify if they have been formed at least for ten years at the time of nomination. 3- 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. 4- Any Justice can recuse himself/herself but no replacement may be named. 5- Openings in the Supreme Court cannot be filled until the term has ended in which case clause 3 would aplly. 6- Parliament will confirm the nominees with a majority of the votes casted at the time of the confirmation and according to clause 3. 7- When Supreme Court Justices would like to speak at the proceeding, they must write their names to be identified. 8- When a tie occurs, the action is not declare unconstitutional, thus making it legal until further decision by the Supreme Court. 9- Each case is going to have a deadline of two years 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. This is an amendment to the Constitution and required a 2/3 majority of Parliament to be approved. Any subsequent amendment will require 2/3 majority of Parliament to be approved. |
Proposals
Debate
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| Vote | Seats | |
| yes |
Total Seats: 67 | |
| no | Total Seats: 0 | |
| abstain |
Total Seats: 33 |
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