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Bill: Bipartisan Representation of Minor Parties Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Loyalist Party of House Gwyneth-Matisse
Status[?]: passed
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: July 2714
Description[?]:
| Since there are so many minor parties springing up in Athlorcaea, the Ecogeorgists think the ruling coalition would do well to give them each a seat or two. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The total number of seats in the legislative assembly. Should be between 75 and 750.
Old value:: 250
Current: 205
Proposed: 750
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 20:51:41, February 18, 2009 CET | From | Loyalist Party of House Gwyneth-Matisse | To | Debating the Bipartisan Representation of Minor Parties Act |
| Message | If 750 is too much please let us know. |
| Date | 21:30:44, February 18, 2009 CET | From | Populist Party | To | Debating the Bipartisan Representation of Minor Parties Act |
| Message | I believe that 750 is far too many. Perhaps we can have a system to figure out how many seats we have in the legislative assembly. My idea is that for every 50 million people, we add another 50 seats. So for now, with 310 million people, 300 seats doesn't seem too bad. |
| Date | 21:36:42, February 18, 2009 CET | From | House Lusk-Nat'l Syndicalist Party (UM) | To | Debating the Bipartisan Representation of Minor Parties Act |
| Message | Ideally, we should have a system that has a number that is prime (to avoid ties) and divisible by 2 and 3 (for voting purposes). Unfortunately, there is no number both prime and divisible by 2 and 3 so one or the other is good. |
| Date | 22:59:59, February 18, 2009 CET | From | Liberal-Democratic Party | To | Debating the Bipartisan Representation of Minor Parties Act |
| Message | We support, because it mights give the smaller parties some seats. |
| Date | 03:01:44, February 19, 2009 CET | From | Democratic Socialist Union | To | Debating the Bipartisan Representation of Minor Parties Act |
| Message | Oh hell no. HELL no. |
| Date | 03:03:04, February 19, 2009 CET | From | Democratic Socialist Union | To | Debating the Bipartisan Representation of Minor Parties Act |
| Message | I mean, seriously? 750 seats for 300 million people? Who's going to pay for all those politicians? You're out of your freaking mind. |
| Date | 07:01:29, February 19, 2009 CET | From | Loyalist Party of House Gwyneth-Matisse | To | Debating the Bipartisan Representation of Minor Parties Act |
| Message | All of my representatives will voluntarily waive their salaries. |
| Date | 16:27:52, February 19, 2009 CET | From | House Lusk-Nat'l Syndicalist Party (UM) | To | Debating the Bipartisan Representation of Minor Parties Act |
| Message | House Lusk will agree to pay for any Assemblyman's living expenses, regardless of political association. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 167 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 49 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 34 |
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