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Bill: Who can propose a cabinet
Details
Submitted by[?]: Populist Liberation Animals Environment
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: May 2832
Description[?]:
| A government is not run well when it is comprised of many parties. It should be decided by the largest party, the reward for winning an election. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The constitutional right and responsibility to propose a cabinet to the legislature.
Old value:: Each party can propose a cabinet coalition.
Current: Each party can propose a cabinet coalition.
Proposed: Only the largest party can propose a cabinet.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 21:25:09, October 13, 2009 CET | From | Society of Free Thinkers | To | Debating the Who can propose a cabinet |
| Message | Don't you see this is a restriction of the democratic process? Imagine the hypothetical situation in which the party with the most seats is completely at odds with every other party, and two lesser parties have the strength to form their own effective government. Why would you want to shut out that possibility? |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 337 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 63 |
| Random fact: Real-life quotations may be used in Particracy, but the real-life speaker or author should always be referenced in an OOC (out-of-character) note alongside the quotation. |
| Random quote: "Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first." - Ronald Reagan |