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Bill: House of Commons Size Reduction Bill of Dec. 2720
Details
Submitted by[?]: People's Party - Republican Democrats
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: September 2721
Description[?]:
| Another attempt to curb the excessive size of the House of Commons, with a more moderate reduction this time. |
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: 700
Proposed: 499
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 07:54:55, March 05, 2009 CET | From | Traditionalist Party | To | Debating the House of Commons Size Reduction Bill of Dec. 2720 |
| Message | We of the Traditionalist Party do not see why we need to change the number of seats in our assembly. Please let us know your reasons. Why should we change if it has worked so well in the past? |
| Date | 08:38:22, March 05, 2009 CET | From | People's Party - Republican Democrats | To | Debating the House of Commons Size Reduction Bill of Dec. 2720 |
| Message | The House as it is is excessively big and its procedures are cumbersome. Besides, a reduction in combination with introducing an odd number of total seats reduces the likelihood of hung parliaments. |
| Date | 22:06:30, March 05, 2009 CET | From | Traditionalist Party | To | Debating the House of Commons Size Reduction Bill of Dec. 2720 |
| Message | Sorry but we have not been convinced of the benefits. |
| Date | 22:09:44, March 05, 2009 CET | From | Traditionalist Party | To | Debating the House of Commons Size Reduction Bill of Dec. 2720 |
| Message | Sorry but we have not been convinced of the benefits. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 642 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 108 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| 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: "Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance." - H. L. Mencken |