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Bill: Head of State Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Latter-Day Saints Party
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: February 2942
Description[?]:
| ARTICLE 1: The Commonwealth of Rutania shall be, from this point on, a hereditary monarch. ARTICLE 2: The Royal House shall be known as the House of Monaghan. ARTICLE 3: The Head of the House of Monaghan shall be Liam Monaghan, who shall, from this point on, be known as His Majesty King Liam of Rutania and East Dovani. ARTICLE 4: The oldest child of His Majesty King Liam shall become King of Rutania and East Dovani upon the death, abdication, or incapacity of the King. From then on, the oldest child of the reigning monarch shall become King of Rutania and East Dovani, or, if the oldest child is a female, Queen of Rutania and East Dovani. If the heir apparent of the reigning monarch is, for any reason, unable or unwilling to ascend to the throne, then the next oldest child of the reigning monarch shall ascend to the throne. If the reigning monarch has no children, or no children able or willing to ascend to the throne, then the monarch's oldest sibling or, if the oldest sibling is unable or unwilling to ascend to the throne, the oldest sibling's oldest child, shall ascend to the throne. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Structure of the executive branch.
Old value:: The Head of State is also Head of Government.
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 2
Proposal[?] to change The formal title of the Head of State.
Old value:: Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Rutania
Current:
| A Mhòrachd Rìoghail, Euan Chlann Asgaill, Righ na Rutha, Àrd Cheann-cinnidh na Caldonnach (His Royal Highness, Euan of Clan Asgaill, King of Rutania, High Chieftain of Caldorians) |
Proposed: H.M. The King of Rutania and East Dovani
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 17:18:37, May 20, 2010 CET | From |  Rutanian Restoration Party | To | Debating the Head of State Act |
| Message | We fully endorse this legislation and look forward to organizing a government under this new system. |
| Date | 19:58:40, May 20, 2010 CET | From | Freedom Party | To | Debating the Head of State Act |
| Message | We are amazed the LDSP managed to withstand such an intense cross-examination from the Orange Party........ |
| Date | 23:31:36, May 20, 2010 CET | From | Rutanian Restoration Party | To | Debating the Head of State Act |
| Message | We intend to bring forward a more detailed royal charter that defines the role of the monarchy, should this Constitutional amendment pass. |
| Date | 01:42:54, May 21, 2010 CET | From | Freedom Party | To | Debating the Head of State Act |
| Message | What there hasn't been is a discussion about why this change to a monarchy, which isn't a small change to Rutanian structure, is necessary at all before this half-baked proposal was put forward. (ooc: Very concerned that this game has devolved into a "because-I-can" fest and no attempt is made to go through even some of the motions that real life proposals have to go through. If you think about it, it actually makes the game pretty lifeless and dul really) |
| Date | 14:07:30, May 21, 2010 CET | From | Rutanian Elitist Party | To | Debating the Head of State Act |
| Message | We believe that this change is beneficial for the Commonwealth. First of all we shall have a monarch that symbolizes our might and prestige. Secondly by this act we order the situation regarding the executive power. We would have a more clear and restricted executive than in the present. And I think this is what the Freedom Party wants as well. (OOC: No, it is not the "because-I-can" attitude. It is a very good opportunity of RP and plus it is a needed change for our game...I think, Ben, this time is really not about bugging each other.) |
| Date | 17:17:30, May 21, 2010 CET | From | Freedom Party | To | Debating the Head of State Act |
| Message | (ooc: Yep...black is white and white is black. Quite frankly, the REP themselves are part of the reason this game has been so boring for so long) |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 397 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 73 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 30 |
| Random fact: In Culturally Protected nations, special care must be taken to ensure realism is maintained when role-playing a government controlled by an ethnic and/or religious minority. If it is to be supposed that this government is supported by a majority of the population, then this should be plausibly and sufficiently role-played. The burden of proof is on the player or players role-playing such a regime to demonstrate that it is being done realistically |
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