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Bill: Constitutional Court Articles Resolution 2932
Details
Submitted by[?]: Freedom Party
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: September 2932
Description[?]:
| Freedom propose the following Articles be put into a file named "---- CONSTITUTIONAL COURT ----" ----------- SECTION 1: BACKGROUND Article 1 - Foundation: The Constitutional Court was established in May 2927 following unanimous support in Parliament for the Establishment of Constitutional Court Act 2926. http://classic.particracy.net/viewbill.php?billid=288132 Article 2 - Preamble: The Constitutional Court of Rutania having been established in May 2927, by the unanimous support of Parliament, has the express purpose of upholding the Constitution of Rutania. It provides a means by which political parties can question the Constitutionality of Parliamentary proposals and decisions, irrespective of a party's numbers in Parliament, and thereby assists in preventing a majority in Parliament using the numbers they hold in a manner which may be perceived as running contrary to the Constitution itself. Article 3 - Enforcement: The Constitutional Court and the decisions they make are considered binding on all Parties within Rutania. Article 4 - Amendments: Amendments, Deletions or Insertions to ANY section or article of this document, in part or in whole, require a Resolution put to Parliament with 2/3rds majority support of a FULL PARLIAMENT in order to come into effect. SECTION 2: PROCESSES and STRUCTURE Article 1 - To be decided. Articles relating to procedure, instruments of authority and structure should be placed here. ----------- The "Constitutional Court Articles Resolution 2931" requires 2/3rd's of Parliament to vote in favour in order to come into effect. Valerie Atkins Freedom Party Ldr |
Proposals
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 20:48:00, May 01, 2010 CET | From | Freedom Party | To | Debating the Constitutional Court Articles Resolution 2932 |
| Message | In the interests of disclosure, Freedom have made a few very minor alterations to the wording of the document, for the sake of clarity, before we put it to vote. We urge all Parties to take the time to re-read. Any concerns should be raised as soon as possible. Valerie Atkins Freedom Party Ld |
| Date | 07:22:39, May 02, 2010 CET | From | Rutanian Restoration Party | To | Debating the Constitutional Court Articles Resolution 2932 |
| Message | So, is this bill just a mandate to move the court forward? The OP do not see the wisdom of creating a court which we do not even know the protocol or structure of. |
| Date | 11:50:19, May 02, 2010 CET | From | Reform Party | To | Debating the Constitutional Court Articles Resolution 2932 |
| Message | The Reform Party strongly supports the concept of a Court designed to protect the constitution. The constitution is the legal foundation of Rutania, and is therefore the most important thing underpinning its governance and defining the limitations thereof. |
| Date | 15:55:57, May 02, 2010 CET | From | Freedom Party | To | Debating the Constitutional Court Articles Resolution 2932 |
| Message | Freedom feel the current resolution is an extremely important second phase of the construction of the Constitutional Court. It highlights and reinforces what it is we seek to achieve thereby giving current and future discussions on protocols and structure a necessary context. Valerie Atkins Freedom Party Ldr |
| Date | 18:46:51, May 02, 2010 CET | From | Rutanian Restoration Party | To | Debating the Constitutional Court Articles Resolution 2932 |
| Message | We will support if this is just another step towards constructing the court then. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 352 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 148 |
| Random fact: Any RP law granting extraordinary "emergency powers" or dictator-like powers to a government must be passed by at least a 2/3rds majority, but (like all RP laws) may always be overturned by a simple majority vote of the legislature. |
| Random quote: "I think it's about time we voted for senators with breasts. After all, we've been voting for boobs long enough." - Clarie Sargent |