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Bill: Speaker of the House Act of 2882
Details
Submitted by[?]: House Lusk-Nat'l Syndicalist Party (UM)
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: March 2883
Description[?]:
| I. The Speaker of the House is the president of the legislature. II. The Speaker shall be elected by a two-round election from the legislature, with each party receiving one vote as a corporate body. No party may vote for a candidate of their own nomination. III. Each party, as a corporate body, may nominate one individual for the position. IV. The Speaker of the House shall serve for ten years, and shall not be eligible for re-election. V. The Speaker of the House's office shall be responsible for keeping records of the transactions and proceedings of the legislature. |
Proposals
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:49:06, January 21, 2010 CET | From | House Lusk-Nat'l Syndicalist Party (UM) | To | Debating the Speaker of the House Act of 2882 |
| Message | Comment appreciated. |
| Date | 11:10:42, January 22, 2010 CET | From | Conservative-Libertarian Party (UM) | To | Debating the Speaker of the House Act of 2882 |
| Message | I. The Speaker of the House is the presiding officer of the legislature, and oversees debates and ministerial statements. II. The Speaker shall be elected by a two-round election from the legislature, with each party receiving one vote as a corporate body. Each party shall nominate on candidate, but no party may vote for their own candidate. III. The Speaker of the House shall serve for ten years, and shall not be eligible for re-election. IV. Upon their election, the Speaker must resign his political party membership and renounce all other political affiliations, remaining politically impartial. V. The Speaker of the House's office shall be responsible for keeping records of the transactions and proceedings of the legislature. |
| Date | 11:11:34, January 22, 2010 CET | From | Conservative-Libertarian Party (UM) | To | Debating the Speaker of the House Act of 2882 |
| Message | Re Article I, we would like the current tradition, that it is His Most Royal and Serene Majesty, in His role as a constitutional monarch who opens and dissolves parliament. |
| Date | 17:26:44, January 22, 2010 CET | From | House Lusk-Nat'l Syndicalist Party (UM) | To | Debating the Speaker of the House Act of 2882 |
| Message | We cannot abide by a legal fiction of political neutrality in the Speaker. That makes no sense in light of how MPs are elected in the first place. |
| Date | 22:53:08, January 22, 2010 CET | From | House Lusk-Nat'l Syndicalist Party (UM) | To | Debating the Speaker of the House Act of 2882 |
| Message | We would urge parties mostly in agreement to vote "yes," as this legislation can be easily amended. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 219 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 2 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 170 |
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