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Bill: Duke Major's Forced Resignation (2890)
Details
Submitted by[?]: Fortunato's Fascist Formation
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This bill presents the formation of a cabinet. It requires more than half of the legislature to vote yes. Traditionally, parties in the proposal vote yes, others (the opposition) vote no. This bill will pass as soon as the required yes votes are in and all parties in the proposal have voted yes, or will be defeated if unsufficient votes are reached on the deadline.
Voting deadline: June 2891
Description[?]:
| The current cabinet will remain the same but effectively see our current Lord Protector, Duke Major removed from power. For he does not have the support of the people nor the support of the other parties. He has shown incompetent leadership skills that has infact created barriers and a united front against both him and his party. For his title as Lord Protector is only honourary with a lucrative salary to accompany it. He is merely a stone in our shoe, a thorn in our side as we move towards progress. Let us remove this man and put a more suitable canidate in power, one who actually has the support of the parties and the people. |
Proposals
Article 1
The responsibilites of Head of Government will be conducted by the 
Cabal of Entrenched Plutocrats
Article 2
The responsibilites of Science and Technology will be conducted by the Cabal of Entrenched Plutocrats
Article 3
The responsibilites of Food and Agriculture will be conducted by the House Lusk-Nat'l Syndicalist Party (UM)
Article 4
The responsibilites of Environment and Tourism will be conducted by the House Lusk-Nat'l Syndicalist Party (UM)
Article 5
The responsibilites of Trade and Industry will be conducted by the House Lusk-Nat'l Syndicalist Party (UM)
Article 6
The responsibilites of Foreign Affairs will be conducted by the Cabal of Entrenched Plutocrats
Article 7
The responsibilites of Internal Affairs will be conducted by the Union of Radical Republicans (UM)
Article 8
The responsibilites of Finance will be conducted by the Cabal of Entrenched Plutocrats
Article 9
The responsibilites of Defence will be conducted by the Cabal of Entrenched Plutocrats
Article 10
The responsibilites of Justice will be conducted by the Union of Radical Republicans (UM)
Article 11
The responsibilites of Infrastructure and Transport will be conducted by the Cabal of Entrenched Plutocrats
Article 12
The responsibilites of Health and Social Services will be conducted by the Union of Radical Republicans (UM)
Article 13
The responsibilites of Education and Culture will be conducted by the House Lusk-Nat'l Syndicalist Party (UM)
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 10:52:38, February 08, 2010 CET | From | Conservative-Libertarian Party (UM) | To | Debating the Duke Major's Forced Resignation (2890) |
| Message | Rt Hon Duke Major MP, Prime Minister: Mr Speaker, I must of course respond to this matter and the confidence vote that is currently taking place. It is the first time, since my re-election that I have spoken in parliament, although I have been here constantly to listen to my ministers give statements, and to vote on important matters. Mr Speaker, as was outlined at the beginning of my term, my role has been to ensure that a strong coalition could be formed with the intention of protecting liberty and democracy. Mr Speaker, upon the return of the Ultranationalists, I knew that they posed a threat far greater than the existence of the NWP. They had a large grassroots, and there are still a few people in Hutori who enjoyed the pain and suffering caused by the terrorism of the '70s. I also knew that their return could be more spectacular than last time, and that they could, with a good election campaign, and the spread of fear throughout the land, return as the largest party. And so I approached Duchess Thompson to ask that I be considered to stand for election once again, to serve in this House of Lords. She was only too happy to oblige, and so at the election I stood and here am I. Mr Speaker, the election result was clear. The nationalists were the largest party, and this had to be countered. Duchess Thompson suggested that I would be best placed to lead a government uniting a rainbow coalition, made up of parties with very different ideologies. After much negotiation, the other parties agreed to this idea and supported it. Mr Speaker, I am a man in my late 70s, but I am still sound of mind and still of good physical strength for a man of my age. Many may feel, perhaps, too old, but, Mr Speaker, I am sure that those who work closely with me would say that, in the face of this vile enemy, strength comes to me like bees to honey. I am a strong man, Mr Speaker, perfectly capable of running this shop. Mr Speaker, I am interested to hear why the nationalists claim my leadership skills have not been well demonstrated. Whilst such affairs are not regularly broadcast, this House will be delighted to know, I am sure, that since the formation of this government, there has not been a single terrorist attack, although many have been plotted. Mr Speaker, day in and day out, I have been working closely with Hutorian Secret Services to foil terrorist plots and to ensure that we do not return to the days of the 70s. So far, we have been successful in this, and I shall ensure that such successes continue. Mr Speaker, furthermore, we have seen crime rates fall and petty criminality removed from our streets whilst importantly, Mr Speaker, ensuring that civil liberties are not removed. Mr Speaker, these are great successes that we speak of. Mr Speaker, I am under no illusions that I will not have the support of the nationalists and their followers. Why would I when my government brought about their downfall once before? But Mr Speaker, I do have the support of the other parties. Whilst I know they will not support many of my personal political beliefs, I know that they will respect the way in which I have brought together this coalition, and I am sure that they would agree that, despite many bills being proposed that they know I will disagree with, my efforts have been fully focused on ensuring this government combats our enemies that seek to reap havoc on this nation. I am also aware, Mr Speaker, that these same parties may be tempted slightly to support this vote of no confidence, simply to 'get one over' on the Conservative-Libertarian Party. And I understand that Mr Speaker, truly I do. But let me just say one thing to them. This proposal, with only the CEP, the NSP and the URR, would not have majority support in this House. If it came to it, on important matters of government, they would be unable to govern. And yet, the nationalists support them. Do they really want to go down in history as the government that had to be propped up by a nationalist party? Because that is what this proposal would achieve. The nationalists would have the power to govern this nation without actually being in government. And that would be terrible for this country. Mr Speaker, this coalition has so far been more than successful in effectively governing the nation. I know that this success can continue, and I hope that the other parties allow this partnership to carry on in the way that it has been until now. Mr Speaker, I thank you for your time, and I must apologise for leaving this chamber somewhat too quickly, but I have important meetings to attend. |
| Date | 11:08:32, February 08, 2010 CET | From | Fortunato's Fascist Formation | To | Debating the Duke Major's Forced Resignation (2890) |
| Message | Mr Speaker, what about your role in the hurried execution of the Bekenial Three. A recent inquiry proved their innocence and the killers were never brought to justice. |
| Date | 11:17:58, February 08, 2010 CET | From | Fortunato's Fascist Formation | To | Debating the Duke Major's Forced Resignation (2890) |
| Message | *I watch him and his entourage leave the chamber as my question goes unanswered* |
| Date | 11:41:56, February 08, 2010 CET | From | Conservative-Libertarian Party (UM) | To | Debating the Duke Major's Forced Resignation (2890) |
| Message | Rt Hon Ian Garry MP, CLP backbencher: Mr Speaker, can I please respond to the disgusting accusation made by the honourable gentleman against my colleague the Right Honourable Prime Minister? I was caretaker Justice Secretary at the time of the prosecution of the terrorists. Caretaker, I may add, because the rightful Justice Secretary, Marquess Percival, was unceremoniously murdered by groups attached to the party opposite. Mr Speaker, I can say here and now that at no point did Duke Major or myself play any part in the prosecution. Whilst many parties encouraged us to have a quick and easy trial, led by myself, we were clear from the outset that we would allow the criminal justice system to take its course. At no point did we intervene or attempt to hurry it along. A free criminal trial was held with the case made by the defence and by the prosecution. There was overwhelming evidence that indicated the guilt of the three men, and they were found guilty by an independent jury of normal citizens of Hutori, with no links to any of the families of the victims, and who had been unable to follow any of the media reaction to the arrest of the three men. The judge then gave the maximum possible sentence to these men, namely death by hanging. Members opposite will recall that the CLP has always opposed the death penalty, and Duke Major expressed regret at the time, that they should be hanged. To accuse a Prime Minister of interfering in the justice system in this way is a disgrace, and the honourable gentleman should apologise. As for the inquiry, Mr Speaker, it must be noted that this was never an official inquiry and so has no standing whatsover. Indeed, it was entirely a creation of the nationalists, and little surprise then, that it reached this verdict. |
| Date | 12:19:19, February 08, 2010 CET | From | Fortunato's Fascist Formation | To | Debating the Duke Major's Forced Resignation (2890) |
| Message | Mr Speaker, evidence has also suggested that Tom Major played a major role in bringing back the corpse of the Revolutionary Guard Terrorist leader and former General of the Hutori Armed Forces after he was killed during an attack on the Lironese Mountain Range. Why has his corpse never been released to his friends and his family? For surely this is a direct breach of our customs and international humanitarian laws that your party often preaches. |
| Date | 12:28:59, February 08, 2010 CET | From | Conservative-Libertarian Party (UM) | To | Debating the Duke Major's Forced Resignation (2890) |
| Message | Rt Hon Ian Garry MP: Mr Speaker, we know nothing about the case that the honourable gentleman is suggesting. Such issues are dealt with by the armed forces and security services, not the government and, given the Duke's overwhelming humanitarian beliefs, I am confident and certain in these facts. |
| Date | 12:31:03, February 08, 2010 CET | From | Conservative-Libertarian Party (UM) | To | Debating the Duke Major's Forced Resignation (2890) |
| Message | Margaret Moore, Backbench CLP MP: Mr Speaker, surely all of this talk is simply treading the ground of the '70s. Surely this issue is not relevant to today's politics and this motion which is seeking to remove Duke Major for failures in office in this parliamentary term. Perhaps we could get back to the debate we should be having. |
| Date | 14:46:06, February 08, 2010 CET | From | Fortunato's Fascist Formation | To | Debating the Duke Major's Forced Resignation (2890) |
| Message | Mr Speaker, the reason for not mentioning the failures of the current man in question is that they have become apparently obvious. Our nation faces an economic disaster, our precious resources are being sold to foreign corporations with little return. The people of Hutori would have a become a racial minority had it not been for our nationality laws. Our concrete jungles have become a babylon of races with rampant moral decay. The solution, our government needs a structured united government sharing similiar ideals in order to restore law and order. The Leadership of the Conservative Libertarian Party may have the rhetorical ability of a worthy leader but their ideals, their illusions of freedom are mere instruments of Corporate greed. Tom Major himself has proven himself to be nothing but a mere figurehead for the profiteers. He is merely a stone in our shoe, a thorn in our side as we move towards progress. Remove this man. The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. |
| Date | 15:02:57, February 08, 2010 CET | From | Conservative-Libertarian Party (UM) | To | Debating the Duke Major's Forced Resignation (2890) |
| Message | Rt Hon Duchess Thompson MP: Mr Speaker, the claims of the nationalists are laughable, and entirely predictable. They simply seek to control the government like a puppet. Mr Speaker, attempting to blame Duke Major for policies of the CLP is ludicrous. We have made it quite clear that Duke Major has no say in party policy, and the party has no say in the government of Duke Major. Apart from opposition to the racial and fascist policies of the nationalists, when was the last time the Prime Minister spoke about policy. Has he declared opposition to the increasing power of the state? Has he declared opposition to the role that the state will soon take in bailing out industry? He has not commented on a single policy proposed by any of the parties, not even nationality laws, and to attempt to say he is a figurehead for anyone is ridiculous. The only people that he is a figurehead for, are those people who reject the politics of fear, and believe in a tolerant and inclusive Hutori, that respects all individuals. My views are a different matter altogether, and I will not fail in voicing these views. Mr Speaker, the nationalists time and time again betray their ignorance. The most recent population survey suggested the opposite to what the nationalists claim. The Hutori people are nowhere near being a minority, and the rejection of immigrant nationality is simply scaremongering. Mr Speaker, the reference to jungles we infer as an extremely ugly example of racial abuse, and the connection of race to moral decay is outrageous. The honourable gentleman should apologise. It is nationalist policies that are harming Hutori. The change in nationality status has once again rocked the country, with many fearing their status in Hutori. The protectionist economic policies simply make our economy weaker, less competitive and introspective. We should be embracing the world economy, welcoming the input from foreign lands and opening our markets, in order to become stronger, and provide a better deal for the working man on the street, who cares not who owns the company, but cares dearly about its standard and its cost. These outdated beliefs in national economic borders are not relevant to the man on a small wage, who simply wants a good but cheap product. As long as we reject the enormous contribution from foreign workers, this average man will suffer. But that is beside the point Mr Speaker. This is a vote of no confidence in the Prime Minister, and all parties should reject this unless they want to grant the nationalists the control they so desire. |
| Date | 16:02:07, February 08, 2010 CET | From | House Lusk-Nat'l Syndicalist Party (UM) | To | Debating the Duke Major's Forced Resignation (2890) |
| Message | Rt Hon Benedict Williams MP Mr Speaker, the NSP would like to go on the record as being more than pleased with Duke Major's leadership in his cabinet. Although he is not a visionary, and never has claimed to be, he is an excellent administrator and works well and fairly with the other three parties in the cabinet, who thankfully do not need to meet with each other very often, as they are quite at odds. |
| Date | 17:34:07, February 08, 2010 CET | From | Fortunato's Fascist Formation | To | Debating the Duke Major's Forced Resignation (2890) |
| Message | Mr Speaker, it's true that we are authoritarian but we are not powerhungry and not greedy like you and some of the other parties. We have not made one effort to form a cabinet since we won the last election. Our motto has always been, if we must do it we must do it alone. So tell me, if we are so hated. Why do the people continue to vote for us? Why are we more popular than ever? We are not fascist, we are not racist. We merely want our country back. |
| Date | 17:42:45, February 08, 2010 CET | From | Conservative-Libertarian Party (UM) | To | Debating the Duke Major's Forced Resignation (2890) |
| Message | Rt Hon Duchess Thompson MP: Mr Speaker, I do not for one minute believe that the nationalists are popular. There are sections of Hutori that will always vote for this sort of thing. Those that have an illogical dislike for the 'other' and have a misconceived notion of what a Hutorian is. But there are others Mr Speaker, that the nationalists have skilfully tapped into using the politics of fear, who have been convinced to vote nationalist in the idea that they will offer them a safer country. Unfortunately, Mr Speaker, this politics of fear is dangerous and misleads people. However, they would soon realise their mistake if the nationalists got anywhere near power. As for their not proposing a cabinet, we know that they know that they would simply fail in such an endeavour, and so they have resisted. |
| Date | 18:40:04, February 08, 2010 CET | From | Fortunato's Fascist Formation | To | Debating the Duke Major's Forced Resignation (2890) |
| Message | Over sixty million people can hardly be seen as a minority of voters. Our return has been 'spectacular' in the words of Tom Major. You and your party sit back and watch our nation rot away and oppose every step of progress. The people voted for us because they know we have their best intentions. |
| Date | 23:35:06, February 08, 2010 CET | From | House Lusk-Nat'l Syndicalist Party (UM) | To | Debating the Duke Major's Forced Resignation (2890) |
| Message | Mr Speaker, sixty million out of two hundred and seventy-five million voters is definitely within the realm of what the word "minority" means. |
| Date | 01:19:33, February 09, 2010 CET | From | Fortunato's Fascist Formation | To | Debating the Duke Major's Forced Resignation (2890) |
| Message | The fact that our party won the election, I believe says it all. |
| Date | 01:30:04, February 09, 2010 CET | From | Fortunato's Fascist Formation | To | Debating the Duke Major's Forced Resignation (2890) |
| Message | Mr Speaker, Lusks I may have respect for their social conscience but I can only fairly point out that they are indeed lowly regarded amongst amongst the voters. Their results have hardly been a spectactular. Acquiring a low thirty eight seats. Whilst our party has acquired sixty three million out of two hundred and seventy-five million voters, two hundred seventy five voters devided by eight political parties. For a stand alone party with no official allies, we are definetely within the realm of the what the word "majority" means. We are the largest party. The voters must love us for a reason. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 89 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 240 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 62 |
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