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Bill: Local Government Act of 2888
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: December 2888
Description[?]:
| This act updates and modernizes the Local Government Reform Act of 2719 ( http://classic.particracy.net/viewbill.php?billid=242433 ) to conform with the reality in modern Hutori. I. All powers assigned to local governments by this House shall be vested solely in local Councils. There shall be one Council for each major metropolitan area, and one for each large section of countryside, to be assigned as described in Schedule 1 of this act. No Council shall be drawn between two constituencies, nor shall the jurisdiction of several councils overlap. II. The Councils shall be legislatures with jurisdiction over their various areas. No council shall have fewer than twenty members, or more than one thousand. III. The methods of election, to be determined by the councils themselves, shall be described in Schedule 2. No Council shall have its method of election changed by the central authority, except by amendment to this Act. Each council shall select a method of election from Schedule 2, or some combination thereof. No council, having chosen a method of election which involves districts, shall grant districts different methods of election. IV. Councils shall have the ability to remove their respective mayors by a vote of no confidence. V. Beyond the provisions of this act, and the provisions of any mayoralty act enacted by this House, the Councils shall have absolute autonomy in their own constitutional affairs. VI. All Councils shall be equal in dignity and autonomy. VII. No Council shall have more than two-fifths of its seats apportioned by an undemocratic method. Schedule 1. (List of Councils) Parliamentary Constituency of Adelia Metropolitan Council of Bekenial — Bekenial and suburbs Metropolitan Council of Axminster — Axminster and suburbs Metropolitan Council of Glentingham — Glentingham and suburbs Metropolitan Council of Acton — Glentingham and suburbs Council of Ulfried — costal plain between Glentingham and Bekenial Mountain Council of Adelia — area around border between Lagard and Adelia Council of Lands and Hamlets of the Upper Harding— area on upper Harding River, north of Glentingham Council of West Lirona — area in Adelia between Bekenial and the Telamonese border Council of Upper Adelia — area north of Axminster, upper Adel river Council of the Upper Laures River — area north of Acton, upper Laures river Parliamentary Constituency of Lagard Metropolitan Council of Woodhurst — Woodhurst and suburbs Council of the Western Athor Valley — area between Woodhurst and the Davostani border Council of the Eastern Athor Valley — area between Woodhurst and the Kenai border Council of the Constantinian Mountains — mountain range north of Woodhurst Metropolitan Council of Constantine — Constantine and suburbs Council of the Upper St. John River — area between Aylesbury and the Constantian mountains Metropolitan Council of Dalry — Dalry and suburbs Council of Central Lagard— rural area in center of Lagard Council of Marbury — area near Falristan border Metropolitan Council of Aylesbury — Aylesbury and suburbs Parliamentary Constituency of Falristan Council of Ihmatella— area south of Tremaine Metropolitan Council of Tremaine — Tremaine and suburbs Council of the Lower Maine — area north of Tremaine Council of University City — area at mouth of Maine river, location of University of Falristan Council of Ixan — coastline between Maine and Carter rivers Council of Carterford — area south of Carter City Metropolitan Council of Carter City — Carter City and suburbs Metropolitan Council of Saint John — Saint John and suburbs, rural areas extending to Davostani border Metropolitan Council of Corktown — Corktown and suburbs Council of Farlsburg — area south of Corktown Council of the Winter Palace — area around Winter Palace, east of Tremaine Council of Little Falristan — area between the Maine and the Carter Indigenous Council of the Frozen Ocean — area and coastline northeast of Carter City, only majority-Mashacara council in Hutori Parliamentary Constituency of Roccato and the Isle of Sutton Metropolitan Council of Langdon — Langdon and suburbs Metropolitan Council of Throne and Altar — Throne and Altar and suburbs Metropolitan Council of Kincardine — Kincardine and suburbs Council of North Langdon — area north of Langdon Council of Coastal Roccato — north coast of Roccato Council of the Upper Card — area west of Kincardine Council of Central Roccato — area in central Roccato Council of the Straits — area along coast in northeastern Roccato Council of the Shoreline — area north of Kincardine Council of Ingelwood — area between Central Roccato and Coastal Roccato Metropolitan Council of Sutton — the city of Sutton, not including suburbs Council of South Sutton — south island Council of Central Sutton — central island Council of North Sutton — north island Parliamentary Constituency of Kenai Metropolitan Council of Saint Adrian — Saint Adrian and suburbs Metropolitan Council of Saint Anselm — Saint Anselm and suburbs Metropolitan Council of Wrightstown— Wrightstown and suburbs Metropolitan Council of Port Prosperity — Port Prosperity and suburbs Council of Ethelinda — area south of W-L Council of the Upper Surrey — area west of W-L Council of the Athor Valley in Kenai — area near Lagard border in southwest Council of the Upper Harvey — area west of St. Adrian Council of the Upper Gerald — area west of St. Anselm Council of New Bestat — area between W-L and PP Council of the Upper Fal River — area northwest of W-L Council of Little Beityenu — area along Lagard-Kenai border in west Council of Northwest Kenai — area along Falristan-Kenai border Council of South-Central Kenai — area north of W-L Council of Salisbury — area north of St. Adrian, up to Roccato border Council of the Wash — area between Fal and the Roccato border Schedule 2. (Methods of Election) 1. Proportional election from party lists 2. Election by multiple-member districts 3. Election by a single multiple-member district 4. Election by lot from districts, single-member or multiple-member 5. Hereditary seats to not exceed 30% of the total size of the council in combination with another method 6. Seats granted by lifetime or term appointment of the mayor, not to exceed 30% of the total size of the council, to be used in combination with another method. |
Proposals
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 19:54:32, January 31, 2010 CET | From | Conservative-Libertarian Party (UM) | To | Debating the Local Government Act of 2888 |
| Message | Mr Speaker, before anything else, the Act must recognise and respect the name of "Wrightstown" rather than calling it "Wrightstown-Linda". It was a decision made through Act of Parliament, with an overwhelming majority. All other name-changes have been respected, and so should this one. |
| Date | 19:57:30, January 31, 2010 CET | From | Conservative-Libertarian Party (UM) | To | Debating the Local Government Act of 2888 |
| Message | Secondly Mr Speaker, we will not vote in favour of this bill whilst hereditary seats still exist. We would like to see all of these abolished, and hope other parties support us in this aim. |
| Date | 06:27:22, February 01, 2010 CET | From | House Lusk-Nat'l Syndicalist Party (UM) | To | Debating the Local Government Act of 2888 |
| Message | Benedict Williams Bt MP Mr Speaker, for a party that trumpets that it is "conservative," the CLP has once again shown opposition to existing institutions and a disdain for tradition. The CLP's continued revolutionary fervor vexes those of us here at the NSP, who hope that the CLP will see the anarchism inherent in their ways. |
| Date | 10:50:11, February 01, 2010 CET | From | Conservative-Libertarian Party (UM) | To | Debating the Local Government Act of 2888 |
| Message | Rt Hon Duchess Thompson MP: Mr Speaker, as the NSP are well aware, and hopefully all other parties are too, the hereditary seat system, of all parties represented here, benefits the NSP the most. Currently, the CLP hold absolutely no hereditary seats, nor any that are appointed. Perhaps all other parties could declare the total that they hold. This Act leaves the possibility open that in some councils, only 40% of the seats will be elected - less than half, Mr Speaker. When councils are also supposed to be overseeing the activities of the mayor, amongst other duties, it would be wrong for the mayor to be able to fill the council with his fervent supporters. Mr Speaker, we would like to hear the opinions of other parties on this matter? |
| Date | 15:09:07, February 01, 2010 CET | From | House Lusk-Nat'l Syndicalist Party (UM) | To | Debating the Local Government Act of 2888 |
| Message | Benedict Williams MP Mr Speaker, we have always believed that hereditary offices grant an air of political impartiality, because without having to seek election, the office-holders have no need to pander to the electorate. Although some in my party will disagree, we are willing to add an article limiting the number of total unelected seats— appointed and hereditary— to 40% or some other figure. |
| Date | 16:35:39, February 01, 2010 CET | From | Conservative-Libertarian Party (UM) | To | Debating the Local Government Act of 2888 |
| Message | Mr Speaker, as I have already said, the vast majority of hereditary seats belong to the NSP, or to other groups related to the Lusk family. This is hardly impartiality in practice Mr Speaker, but the relics of a bygone age. |
| Date | 05:36:50, February 02, 2010 CET | From | House Lusk-Nat'l Syndicalist Party (UM) | To | Debating the Local Government Act of 2888 |
| Message | Mr Speaker, it would be a trivial matter for the CLP to get hereditary seats put in in the councils they control. Their protestation that Lusk controls a majority of seats as a result of the hereditary mechanism. is as facetious as it is false. We have to wonder, Mr Speaker, whether the party of the honorable lady is really pushing a republican agenda, with all offices to eventually be elected. In reality, Mr Speaker, the National Syndicalist Party as such controls a very low number of hereditary seats— for illustration we have provided the Lusk stronghold of the Metropolitan Council of Axminster's current seat distribution. Axminster holds council elections every five years. What's invisible from Bekenial— that most councils are fragmented among minor, non-federal parties— will become quickly apparent. Hereditary members are free to, and often do, form their own tiny political parties, of which they are often the only member, deviating from the party which they are expected to join, often in quite jarring and bizarre ways. Hereditary members allow ideas that might have merit that would otherwise be swept under the rug by the fact that they cannot be easily broken down into soundbites for the digestion of voters to have a fair hearing. Mr Speaker, we urge the other six parties to comment on this act, since we expect to soon put it to a vote. I have specific instructions from His Illustriousness that he wants this to be put to a vote before the new year. Metropolitan Council of Axminster Election Results for 2885 529 Seats Total 115 Hereditary 23 Appointed for 20-year terms 391 Elected (196 by party list voting, 195 by 65 three-member districts) Mayor — Kinkaid Freeman (Indepedent Lusk Monarchist Party) Council President — Wendell Paul, Bt. (National Syndicalist Party) Party-List Elected Seats — 33 NSP, 29 URR, 23 Axminster Party, 17 Axminster Charter Party, 14 ILMP, 14 CLP, 14 Luskite Swedenborgian Party, 13 NAP, 10 Adelian Green Party, 9 GKF, 9 UFC, 8 CEP, 2 Citizen's List, 1 NWPH Three-Member Districts— 65 NSP, 62 URR, 45 CL, 21 ILMP, 1 LSP, 1 Luskite Jewish People's Party Appointed — 17 ILMP, 5 NSP Hereditary — 61 Cross-benchers, 10 ILMP, 8 AGP, 6 Aristocratic Concern, 5 LSP, 5 NSP, 3 URR, 2 CEP, 2 ACP, 2 AP, 1 LJPP, 1 NWPH, 1 GKF, 1 Surrealist Party, 1 Social Democratic Party, 1 Hegelian Party, 1 Boating and Rafting Concern, 1 Hospital Party, 1 Loyalist Party, 1 Esperantist Party, 1 Parks and Recreation Party TOTAL — 108 NSP, 94 URR, 62 ILMP, 46 CL, 25 AP, 20 LSP, 19 ACP, 18 AGP 14 CLP, 13 NAP, 10 GKF, 10 CEP, 9 UFC, 6 Aristocratic Concern, 2 NWPH, plus ten seats controlled by parties with only one seat each. |
| Date | 17:36:31, February 02, 2010 CET | From | House Lusk-Nat'l Syndicalist Party (UM) | To | Debating the Local Government Act of 2888 |
| Message | Mr Speaker, to avoid contentiousness, we have renamed the Schedule 1 "Metropolitan Council of Wrightstown-Linda" to "Metropolitan Council of Wrightstown." We hope that this in combination with the arguments we have made in favor of hereditary seats makes this bill acceptable to all parties. We plan on moving this act to vote within the next few weeks. |
| Date | 05:44:02, February 03, 2010 CET | From | Fortunato's Fascist Formation | To | Debating the Local Government Act of 2888 |
| Message | Mr Speaker, we also will not vote in favour of this bill whilst hereditary seats still exist. We would also like to see all of these abolished, and hope other parties support you in this aim. Every man deserves to be given an equal opportunity in life. |
| Date | 10:24:03, February 04, 2010 CET | From | Conservative-Libertarian Party (UM) | To | Debating the Local Government Act of 2888 |
| Message | Mr Speaker, the move towards a maximum of 40% of unelected seats is a step in the right direction. Whilst ultimately, we would like to see unelected seats abolished, for now we can vote in favour of this bill. I would hope, Mr Speaker, that perhaps in the next parliament, an amendment can be raised perhaps lowering this maximum figure even further, to perhaps 30% or so. Mr Speaker, in any case, this bill will need amending due to the use of the acronym "W-L", which, in reality, does not make sense. For now Mr Speaker, with the intention to amend this in a future parliament, we can support this bill. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 121 | ||||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 270 |
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