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Bill: Presidential Incapacity Act
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: January 2769
Description[?]:
| Section 1. In case of the removal of the President from office or of his death or resignation, the Vice President shall become President. Section 2. Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, the President shall nominate a Vice President who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of Parliament as provided by the Vice President Act. Section 3. Whenever the President transmits to the Speaker of Parliament and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court his written declaration that he is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, and until he transmits to them a written declaration to the contrary, such powers and duties shall be discharged by the Vice President as Acting President. Section 4. Whenever the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive departments or of such other body as Parliament may by law provide, transmit to the Speaker of Parliament and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall immediately assume the powers and duties of the office as Acting President. Thereafter, when the President transmits to the Speaker of Parliament and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court his written declaration that no inability exists, he shall resume the powers and duties of his office unless the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive department or of such other body as Parliament may by law provide, transmit within four days to the Speaker of Parliament and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office. Thereupon Parliament shall decide the issue, assembling within forty-eight hours for that purpose if not in session. If the Parliament, within twenty-one days after receipt of the latter written declaration, or, if Parliament is not in session, within twenty-one days after Parliament is required to assemble, determines by two-thirds vote that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall continue to discharge the same as Acting President; otherwise, the President shall resume the powers and duties of his office. This is a Constitutional Amendment and will require a two-thirds majority in order to be approved. |
Proposals
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 15:36:16, June 05, 2009 CET | From | Church of Divine Rengheed | To | Debating the Presidential Incapacity Act |
| Message | We approve. |
| Date | 21:42:35, June 05, 2009 CET | From | United Republics Party | To | Debating the Presidential Incapacity Act |
| Message | As with all LP amendments - we don't recognize this and will not obey its provisions. Once the liberation of Lodamun has occured these "amendments" will be swept aside. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 100 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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