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Bill: Equal Say
Details
Submitted by[?]: Protectorate Party
Status[?]: defeated
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: February 2134
Description[?]:
| The rights of one province should not be infringed upon due to a lower population. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The method used to determine the number of seats each region receives in the national legislature.
Old value:: A proportional algorithm that gives a very small advantage to larger regions.
Current: A proportional algorithm that gives a very small advantage to larger regions.
Proposed: Equal representation, regardless of region population.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 01:14:45, October 27, 2005 CET | From | Imperial Malivian Party | To | Debating the Equal Say |
| Message | Against, this idea is incredibly hypocritical as by removing the power of population you don't allow the lagrer province to have there fair say. |
| Date | 01:54:23, October 27, 2005 CET | From | LibCom Party | To | Debating the Equal Say |
| Message | Indeed. One person, one vote, regardless of where they live. |
| Date | 18:35:25, October 27, 2005 CET | From |  Protectorate Party | To | Debating the Equal Say |
| Message | So those who live in dense areas are permitted to trample over those who live in rural areas. Our provinces help define who are citizens are and the current system permits the majority (city dwellers) to dominate the debate. It permits the larger provinces to control the issues in the smaller ones. By changing this we no longer permit any single province to dominate over others. The smaller provinces cannot force a larger one to its will, it will take three provinces united to dominate a vote. Currently two provinces can nearly control the nation. A town should not be dominated and controlled by a city, nor a farmer by an urban professional. |
| Date | 01:22:23, October 29, 2005 CET | From | Social Republican Party | To | Debating the Equal Say |
| Message | Seeing as we aren't doing well lately, we will support. |
| Date | 16:46:25, October 29, 2005 CET | From | Ministerial Party | To | Debating the Equal Say |
| Message | Suprisingly, we agree with the Protectorate's on this one. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 96 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 181 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 24 |
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