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Bill: Impeachment Process Resolution
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[?]:
| We, the Parliament of the United Republics of Lodamun, do hereby establish the following rules for teh impeachment process. The following procedures must be taken in an impeachment process: 1- Articles of impeachment must be introduced in Parliament citing the reasons for the impeachment. 2- Parliament will vote on the Articles of impeachment to allow debate on them. Only a majority of votes present in Parliament is needed. 3- A debate of the impeachment shall be conducted chaired by the Chief Justice, if a Supreme Court exists but they shall not play any role in the decision, that is a sole power given to Parliament members. 4- During this debate phase, all arguments must be presented including additions to the charges if agreed to by a majority of votes present in Parliament in case objection occurs. if objection does not occur, the motion will be introduced without the need of a vote. 5- The government officials being impeached has the right to defend himself/herself from all charges but may not play a role in the decision making process, that is a sole power given to Parliament members. 6- After all arguments have been heard a final vote on the removal of the government official shall take place. A fifty-nine percent majority of votes in Parliament is needed for removal of the government official. If this threshold is not achived, the government official will be exonerated of all charges. 7- Upon finding of new evidence, the government official may be impeached again under the same charges and the process will follow steps one through six. As a Constitutional Amendment, this bill requires two-thirds of Parliament to vote in favor. |
Proposals
Debate
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| Vote | Seats | |
| yes |
Total Seats: 67 | |
| no | Total Seats: 0 | |
| abstain |
Total Seats: 33 |
| Random fact: Any RP law granting extraordinary "emergency powers" or dictator-like powers to a government must be passed by at least a 2/3rds majority, but (like all RP laws) may always be overturned by a simple majority vote of the legislature. |
| Random quote: "Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people." - Oscar Wilde |