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Bill: Head of State Amendment and Governor-General Election
Details
Submitted by[?]: Liberaldemokratische Allianz
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: October 2915
Description[?]:
| This Act amends the Government Reform and Reorganization Act. Article II, Section 3, "The Governor-General shall have sole authority to propose Cabinets to the Imperial Diet" is repealed. --- A single candidate, Hieronymus von Büren, was nominated. Therefore the Diet shall vote on that candidate alone. If the nominee gains the votes of 2/3rds of the full membership of the Diet (the threshold needed to pass the constitutional amendment), he shall become Governor-General for a twelve-year term beginning at the conclusion of this vote. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The constitutional right and responsibility to propose a cabinet to the legislature.
Old value:: Only the Head of State can propose a cabinet coalition.
Current: Each party can propose a cabinet coalition.
Proposed: Each party can propose a cabinet coalition.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Structure of the executive branch.
Old value:: The Head of State and Head of Government are two separate officials.
Current: The Head of State and Head of Government are two separate officials.
Proposed: The Head of State is hereditary and symbolic; the Head of Government chairs the cabinet.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The formal title of the Head of State.
Old value:: Governor-General, elected representative of Ferdinand II, Emperor of Hulstria,
Current: Präsident/Shachō
Proposed: Governor-General, elected representative of Ferdinand II, Emperor of Hulstria, Hieronymus von Büren
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 04:20:18, March 29, 2010 CET | From |  Konstitutionelle Monarchie Partei | To | Debating the Head of State Amendment and Governor-General Election |
| Message | Again, the FAP does not propose a candidate, and we endorse Hieronymus von Büren. We're in support of the cabinet change article since now the Hulstrian parties are clearly in control and if the need arises, we can simply change the article back to the state it is now. |
| Date | 19:32:44, March 29, 2010 CET | From | Imperial Order of the Knights Illuminate | To | Debating the Head of State Amendment and Governor-General Election |
| Message | We do not support the introduction of an inherited Governor-General. The Governor-General should be elected by the people to represent His Imperial Majesty. I do not propose the oberthrow of the monarchy, not at all, but at least lets us choose our repersentative to him! |
| Date | 20:08:11, March 29, 2010 CET | From | Liberaldemokratische Allianz | To | Debating the Head of State Amendment and Governor-General Election |
| Message | It's not an "inherited Governor-General", this is the legislature-appointed Governor-General set out in the Government Reform and Reorganization Act. An individual is selected by the Diet to serve a single term of 12 years. |
| Date | 19:59:01, March 30, 2010 CET | From | Liberaldemokratische Allianz | To | Debating the Head of State Amendment and Governor-General Election |
| Message | NOTE: 12 year term began October 2915; will end October 2927 |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 576 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 149 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Submitting a bill without any proposals in it will not attract or detract voters. It will not raise your visibility or change your political position. |
| Random quote: "The reason there are so few female politicians is that it is too much trouble to put makeup on two faces." - Maureen Murphy |